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Bruce Pearl — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)

96–60
61.5% win rate +1.0 avg margin 156 games

Games (156)

# Date Season School Opponent Opp. Conf. Loc W/L Score Type Arena
1 2006-01-21 2005–06 #23 Tennessee #2 Florida SEC Home W 80–76 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
2 2006-02-11 2005–06 #11 Tennessee Georgia SEC Away W 83–78 Regular Stegeman Coliseum
3 2006-02-22 2005–06 #10 Tennessee #12 Florida SEC Away W 76–72 Regular Stephen C. O'Connell Center
4 2006-02-25 2005–06 #10 Tennessee Arkansas SEC Home L 69–73 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
5 2006-03-01 2005–06 #11 Tennessee Kentucky SEC Home L 78–80 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
6 2006-03-16 2005–06 #14 Tennessee Winthrop Big South Neutral W 63–61 NCAA First Horizon Coliseum
7 2006-12-18 2006–07 #22 Tennessee #15 Oklahoma State B12 Neutral W 79–77 Regular Bridgestone Arena
8 2006-12-30 2006–07 #21 Tennessee East Tennessee State ASUN Home W 93–88 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
9 2007-01-10 2006–07 #16 Tennessee Vanderbilt SEC Away L 81–82 Regular Memorial Gymnasium
10 2007-01-13 2006–07 #16 Tennessee #5 Ohio State B10 Away L 66–68 Regular Value City Arena
11 2007-01-17 2006–07 #22 Tennessee Auburn SEC Away L 80–83 Regular Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
12 2007-01-20 2006–07 #22 Tennessee South Carolina SEC Home W 64–61 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
13 2007-02-06 2006–07 #22 Tennessee Louisiana State SEC Home W 70–67 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
14 2007-02-13 2006–07 #22 Tennessee #20 Kentucky SEC Home W 89–85 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
15 2007-02-21 2006–07 #22 Tennessee #25 Alabama SEC Home W 69–66 OT Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
16 2007-03-18 2006–07 #25 Tennessee Virginia ACC Neutral W 77–74 NCAA Nationwide Arena
17 2007-03-22 2006–07 #25 Tennessee #1 Ohio State B10 Neutral L 84–85 NCAA Alamodome
18 2007-11-23 2007–08 #7 Tennessee West Virginia Big East Neutral W 74–72 Regular Prudential Center
19 2008-01-09 2007–08 #8 Tennessee #16 Mississippi SEC Home W 85–83 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
20 2008-01-19 2007–08 #6 Tennessee Ohio State B10 Home W 74–69 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
21 2008-02-02 2007–08 #7 Tennessee Mississippi State SEC Away W 76–71 Regular Humphrey Coliseum
22 2008-02-09 2007–08 #7 Tennessee Louisiana State SEC Away W 47–45 Regular Maravich Assembly Center
23 2008-02-16 2007–08 #4 Tennessee Georgia SEC Away W 74–71 Regular Stegeman Coliseum
24 2008-02-23 2007–08 #2 Tennessee #1 Memphis CUSA Away W 66–62 Regular FedExForum
25 2008-02-26 2007–08 #1 Tennessee #18 Vanderbilt SEC Away L 69–72 Regular Memorial Gymnasium
26 2008-03-02 2007–08 #1 Tennessee Kentucky SEC Home W 63–60 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
27 2008-03-05 2007–08 #4 Tennessee Florida SEC Away W 89–86 Regular Stephen C. O'Connell Center
28 2008-03-14 2007–08 #4 Tennessee South Carolina SEC Neutral W 89–87 Conf. Tourn. Georgia Dome
29 2008-03-15 2007–08 #4 Tennessee Arkansas SEC Neutral L 91–92 Conf. Tourn. Georgia Dome
30 2008-03-23 2007–08 #5 Tennessee #11 Butler Horizon Neutral W 76–71 OT NCAA Legacy Arena
31 2008-12-20 2008–09 #16 Tennessee Belmont ASUN Home W 79–77 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
32 2009-01-17 2008–09 #24 Tennessee South Carolina SEC Home W 82–79 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
33 2009-01-24 2008–09 #24 Tennessee #22 Memphis CUSA Home L 52–54 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
34 2009-02-04 2008–09 #24 Tennessee Arkansas SEC Away W 74–72 Regular Bud Walton Arena
35 2009-02-07 2008–09 #24 Tennessee Auburn SEC Away L 77–78 Regular Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
36 2009-02-25 2008–09 #24 Tennessee Mississippi State SEC Home W 81–76 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
37 2009-03-01 2008–09 #24 Tennessee Florida SEC Away W 79–75 Regular Stephen C. O'Connell Center
38 2009-03-08 2008–09 #24 Tennessee Alabama SEC Home L 67–70 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
39 2009-03-15 2008–09 #24 Tennessee Mississippi State SEC Neutral L 61–64 Conf. Tourn. Benchmark International Arena
40 2009-03-20 2008–09 #24 Tennessee Oklahoma State B12 Neutral L 75–77 NCAA University of Dayton Arena
41 2009-11-22 2009–10 #10 Tennessee DePaul Big East Neutral W 57–53 Regular UVI Sports and Fitness Center
42 2009-11-23 2009–10 #9 Tennessee #6 Purdue B10 Neutral L 72–73 Regular UVI Sports and Fitness Center
43 2010-01-16 2009–10 #9 Tennessee #21 Mississippi SEC Home W 71–69 OT Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
44 2010-01-31 2009–10 #14 Tennessee Florida SEC Home W 61–60 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
45 2010-02-04 2009–10 #14 Tennessee Louisiana State SEC Away W 59–54 Regular Maravich Assembly Center
46 2010-03-18 2009–10 #15 Tennessee San Diego State Mountain West Neutral W 62–59 NCAA Amica Mutual Pavilion
47 2010-03-26 2009–10 #15 Tennessee #5 Ohio State B10 Neutral W 76–73 NCAA The Dome at America's Center
48 2010-03-28 2009–10 #15 Tennessee #13 Michigan State B10 Neutral L 69–70 NCAA The Dome at America's Center
49 2010-11-17 2010–11 #24 Tennessee Missouri State Missouri Valley Home W 60–56 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
50 2010-11-24 2010–11 #24 Tennessee Virginia Commonwealth Colonial Neutral W 77–72 Regular Madison Square Garden
51 2010-12-17 2010–11 #7 Tennessee Charlotte A10 Neutral L 48–49 Regular Dale F. Halton Arena
52 2010-12-21 2010–11 #19 Tennessee Southern California Pacific 10 Home L 64–65 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
53 2010-12-23 2010–11 #19 Tennessee Belmont ASUN Home W 66–65 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
54 2011-01-08 2010–11 #19 Tennessee Arkansas SEC Away L 65–68 Regular Bud Walton Arena
55 2011-01-15 2010–11 #19 Tennessee Vanderbilt SEC Home W 67–64 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
56 2011-01-18 2010–11 #19 Tennessee Georgia SEC Away W 59–57 Regular Stegeman Coliseum
57 2011-02-05 2010–11 #19 Tennessee Alabama SEC Home L 60–65 OT Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
58 2011-02-12 2010–11 #19 Tennessee #17 Florida SEC Away L 60–61 Regular Stephen C. O'Connell Center
59 2011-02-26 2010–11 #19 Tennessee Mississippi State SEC Home L 69–70 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
60 2011-03-03 2010–11 #19 Tennessee South Carolina SEC Away W 73–69 Regular Colonial Life Arena
61 2014-11-26 2014–15 Auburn Oregon State Pacific 12 Neutral W 71–69 Regular MGM Grand Garden Arena
62 2014-12-03 2014–15 Auburn Texas Tech B12 Away L 44–46 Regular United Supermarkets Arena
63 2014-12-05 2014–15 Auburn Coastal Carolina Big South Home L 54–58 Regular Neville Arena
64 2014-12-20 2014–15 Auburn Xavier Big East Home W 89–88 2OT Regular Neville Arena
65 2014-12-23 2014–15 Auburn Texas Southern SWAC Home W 61–60 Regular Neville Arena
66 2015-01-17 2014–15 Auburn South Carolina SEC Home W 71–68 Regular Neville Arena
67 2015-01-24 2014–15 Auburn Alabama SEC Away L 55–57 Regular Coleman Coliseum
68 2015-02-05 2014–15 Auburn Louisiana State SEC Away W 81–77 Regular Maravich Assembly Center
69 2015-02-14 2014–15 Auburn Georgia SEC Away W 69–68 Regular Stegeman Coliseum
70 2015-03-03 2014–15 Auburn Missouri SEC Away L 61–63 Regular Mizzou Arena
71 2015-03-07 2014–15 Auburn Georgia SEC Home L 61–64 Regular Neville Arena
72 2015-03-13 2014–15 Auburn Louisiana State SEC Neutral W 73–70 OT Conf. Tourn. Bridgestone Arena
73 2015-11-13 2015–16 Auburn UAB CUSA Home W 75–74 Regular Neville Arena
74 2015-12-02 2015–16 Auburn Coastal Carolina Big South Away W 81–78 Regular HTC Center
75 2015-12-22 2015–16 Auburn New Mexico Mountain West Neutral W 83–78 Regular Stan Sheriff Center
76 2016-01-16 2015–16 Auburn #14 Kentucky SEC Home W 75–70 Regular Neville Arena
77 2016-02-17 2015–16 Auburn Arkansas SEC Away W 90–86 Regular Bud Walton Arena
78 2016-02-24 2015–16 Auburn Georgia SEC Home W 84–81 Regular Neville Arena
79 2016-11-22 2016–17 Auburn Texas Tech B12 Neutral W 67–65 Regular Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
80 2016-12-03 2016–17 Auburn UAB CUSA Away W 74–70 Regular Bartow Arena
81 2016-12-12 2016–17 Auburn Boston College ACC Neutral L 71–72 Regular Madison Square Garden
82 2016-12-18 2016–17 Auburn Mercer SoCon Home W 76–74 Regular Neville Arena
83 2016-12-21 2016–17 Auburn Oklahoma B12 Neutral W 74–70 Regular Mohegan Sun Arena
84 2016-12-23 2016–17 Auburn Connecticut AAC Away W 70–67 OT Regular PeoplesBank Arena
85 2017-01-07 2016–17 Auburn Mississippi SEC Home L 85–88 Regular Neville Arena
86 2017-01-10 2016–17 Auburn Missouri SEC Away W 77–72 Regular Mizzou Arena
87 2017-01-18 2016–17 Auburn Louisiana State SEC Home W 78–74 Regular Neville Arena
88 2017-02-04 2016–17 Auburn Alabama SEC Away W 82–77 Regular Coleman Coliseum
89 2017-03-01 2016–17 Auburn Georgia SEC Away L 78–79 Regular Stegeman Coliseum
90 2017-03-08 2016–17 Auburn Missouri SEC Neutral L 83–86 OT Conf. Tourn. Bridgestone Arena
91 2017-12-09 2017–18 Auburn UAB CUSA Home W 85–80 Regular Neville Arena
92 2017-12-19 2017–18 Auburn Murray State OVC Away W 81–77 Regular CFSB Center
93 2018-01-17 2017–18 #17 Auburn Alabama SEC Away L 71–76 Regular Coleman Coliseum
94 2018-02-07 2017–18 #8 Auburn Texas A&M SEC Home L 80–81 Regular Neville Arena
95 2018-03-16 2017–18 #19 Auburn College of Charleston Colonial Neutral W 62–58 NCAA Viejas Arena
96 2018-12-15 2018–19 #8 Auburn UAB CUSA Neutral W 75–71 OT Regular Legacy Arena
97 2018-12-22 2018–19 #7 Auburn Murray State OVC Home W 93–88 Regular Neville Arena
98 2019-01-19 2018–19 #14 Auburn #12 Kentucky SEC Home L 80–82 Regular Neville Arena
99 2019-01-22 2018–19 #16 Auburn South Carolina SEC Away L 77–80 Regular Colonial Life Arena
100 2019-02-09 2018–19 #16 Auburn #21 Louisiana State SEC Away L 78–83 Regular Maravich Assembly Center
101 2019-02-13 2018–19 #16 Auburn Mississippi SEC Home L 55–60 Regular Neville Arena
102 2019-02-27 2018–19 #16 Auburn Georgia SEC Away W 78–75 Regular Stegeman Coliseum
103 2019-03-02 2018–19 #16 Auburn Mississippi State SEC Home W 80–75 Regular Neville Arena
104 2019-03-09 2018–19 #16 Auburn #5 Tennessee SEC Home W 84–80 Regular Neville Arena
105 2019-03-16 2018–19 #22 Auburn Florida SEC Neutral W 65–62 Conf. Tourn. Bridgestone Arena
106 2019-03-21 2018–19 #14 Auburn New Mexico State WAC Neutral W 78–77 NCAA Delta Center
107 2019-04-06 2018–19 #14 Auburn #2 Virginia ACC Neutral L 62–63 NCAA U.S. Bank Stadium
108 2019-11-12 2019–20 #22 Auburn South Alabama Sun Belt Away W 70–69 Regular Mitchell Center
109 2019-12-05 2019–20 #14 Auburn Furman SoCon Home W 81–78 OT Regular Neville Arena
110 2020-01-08 2019–20 #5 Auburn Vanderbilt SEC Home W 83–79 Regular Neville Arena
111 2020-01-25 2019–20 #16 Auburn Iowa State B12 Home W 80–76 Regular Neville Arena
112 2020-01-28 2019–20 #17 Auburn Mississippi SEC Away W 83–82 2OT Regular The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss
113 2020-02-04 2019–20 #11 Auburn Arkansas SEC Away W 79–76 OT Regular Bud Walton Arena
114 2020-02-08 2019–20 #11 Auburn #18 Louisiana State SEC Home W 91–90 OT Regular Neville Arena
115 2020-02-12 2019–20 #11 Auburn Alabama SEC Home W 95–91 OT Regular Neville Arena
116 2020-03-04 2019–20 #17 Auburn Texas A&M SEC Home L 75–78 Regular Neville Arena
117 2020-11-26 2020–21 Auburn Saint Joseph's A10 Neutral W 96–91 OT Regular Suncoast Credit Union Arena
118 2020-12-12 2020–21 Auburn Memphis AAC Neutral W 74–71 Regular State Farm Arena
119 2021-01-02 2020–21 Auburn Texas A&M SEC Away L 66–68 Regular Reed Arena
120 2021-01-09 2020–21 Auburn Alabama SEC Home L 90–94 Regular Neville Arena
121 2021-01-20 2020–21 Auburn Arkansas SEC Away L 73–75 Regular Bud Walton Arena
122 2021-02-02 2020–21 Auburn Georgia SEC Home L 86–91 Regular Neville Arena
123 2021-02-06 2020–21 Auburn Mississippi SEC Home L 84–86 OT Regular Neville Arena
124 2021-02-13 2020–21 Auburn Kentucky SEC Away L 80–82 Regular Rupp Arena
125 2021-02-27 2020–21 Auburn #25 Tennessee SEC Home W 77–72 Regular Neville Arena
126 2021-12-18 2021–22 #13 Auburn Saint Louis A10 Away W 74–70 Regular Chaifetz Arena
127 2022-01-11 2021–22 #4 Auburn #24 Alabama SEC Away W 81–77 Regular Coleman Coliseum
128 2022-01-25 2021–22 #1 Auburn Missouri SEC Away W 55–54 Regular Mizzou Arena
129 2022-02-05 2021–22 #1 Auburn Georgia SEC Away W 74–72 Regular Stegeman Coliseum
130 2022-02-08 2021–22 #1 Auburn Arkansas SEC Away L 76–80 OT Regular Bud Walton Arena
131 2022-02-19 2021–22 #2 Auburn Florida SEC Away L 62–63 Regular Stephen C. O'Connell Center
132 2022-02-26 2021–22 #3 Auburn #17 Tennessee SEC Away L 62–67 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
133 2022-03-11 2021–22 #4 Auburn Texas A&M SEC Neutral L 62–67 Conf. Tourn. Benchmark International Arena
134 2022-11-23 2022–23 #13 Auburn Northwestern B10 Neutral W 43–42 Regular Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
135 2022-11-27 2022–23 #13 Auburn Saint Louis A10 Home W 65–60 Regular Neville Arena
136 2022-12-18 2022–23 #19 Auburn Southern California Pacific 12 Away L 71–74 Regular Galen Center
137 2022-12-28 2022–23 #20 Auburn Florida SEC Home W 61–58 Regular Neville Arena
138 2023-01-28 2022–23 #15 Auburn West Virginia B12 Away L 77–80 Regular Hope Coliseum
139 2023-02-04 2022–23 #25 Auburn #2 Tennessee SEC Away L 43–46 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
140 2023-02-07 2022–23 #25 Auburn Texas A&M SEC Away L 78–83 Regular Reed Arena
141 2023-02-18 2022–23 #25 Auburn Vanderbilt SEC Away L 65–67 Regular Memorial Gymnasium
142 2023-02-22 2022–23 #25 Auburn Mississippi SEC Home W 78–74 Regular Neville Arena
143 2023-03-01 2022–23 #25 Auburn #2 Alabama SEC Away L 85–90 OT Regular Coleman Coliseum
144 2023-03-09 2022–23 #25 Auburn Arkansas SEC Neutral L 73–76 Conf. Tourn. Bridgestone Arena
145 2023-12-03 2023–24 Auburn Appalachian State Sun Belt Away L 64–69 Regular Holmes Center
146 2024-01-24 2023–24 #8 Auburn Alabama SEC Away L 75–79 Regular Coleman Coliseum
147 2024-03-22 2023–24 #7 Auburn Yale Ivy Neutral L 76–78 NCAA Spokane Arena
148 2024-11-09 2024–25 #11 Auburn #4 Houston B12 Neutral W 74–69 Regular Toyota Center
149 2024-11-25 2024–25 #4 Auburn #5 Iowa State B12 Neutral W 83–81 Regular Lahaina Civic Center
150 2025-01-07 2024–25 #2 Auburn Texas SEC Away W 87–82 Regular Moody Center
151 2025-01-11 2024–25 #2 Auburn South Carolina SEC Away W 66–63 Regular Colonial Life Arena
152 2025-01-18 2024–25 #1 Auburn #23 Georgia SEC Away W 70–68 Regular Stegeman Coliseum
153 2025-01-25 2024–25 #1 Auburn #6 Tennessee SEC Home W 53–51 Regular Neville Arena
154 2025-03-08 2024–25 #1 Auburn #7 Alabama SEC Home L 91–93 OT Regular Neville Arena
155 2025-03-14 2024–25 #3 Auburn Mississippi SEC Neutral W 62–57 Conf. Tourn. Bridgestone Arena
156 2025-03-15 2024–25 #3 Auburn #8 Tennessee SEC Neutral L 65–70 Conf. Tourn. Bridgestone Arena

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