Steve Donahue — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
at Cornell
38–33
53.5%
win rate
+0.3
avg margin
71
games
Games (71)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000-11-25 | 2000–01 | Cornell | Bradley | Missouri Valley | Neutral | L | 69–72 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 2 | 2001-01-27 | 2000–01 | Cornell | Columbia | Ivy | Away | L | 38–42 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 3 | 2001-02-03 | 2000–01 | Cornell | Dartmouth | Ivy | Home | L | 53–58 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 4 | 2001-02-09 | 2000–01 | Cornell | Yale | Ivy | Away | W | 73–70 | Regular | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 5 | 2001-02-16 | 2000–01 | Cornell | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Home | L | 57–59 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 6 | 2001-02-23 | 2000–01 | Cornell | Brown | Ivy | Home | L | 65–67 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 7 | 2001-03-02 | 2000–01 | Cornell | Dartmouth | Ivy | Away | L | 57–60 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 8 | 2002-01-12 | 2001–02 | Cornell | Yale | Ivy | Away | L | 74–79 | Regular | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 9 | 2002-02-09 | 2001–02 | Cornell | Harvard | Ivy | Home | W | 63–62 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 10 | 2002-02-16 | 2001–02 | Cornell | Brown | Ivy | Home | L | 78–81 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 11 | 2002-03-01 | 2001–02 | Cornell | Princeton | Ivy | Home | L | 57–61 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 12 | 2002-12-30 | 2002–03 | Cornell | Saint Francis (PA) | NEC | Away | L | 61–64 | Regular | DeGol Arena |
| 13 | 2003-01-21 | 2002–03 | Cornell | Bucknell | Patriot | Home | W | 64–60 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 14 | 2003-01-25 | 2002–03 | Cornell | Columbia | Ivy | Away | W | 55–53 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 15 | 2003-02-07 | 2002–03 | Cornell | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Home | L | 67–70 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 16 | 2003-02-28 | 2002–03 | Cornell | Harvard | Ivy | Home | W | 68–63 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 17 | 2003-12-29 | 2003–04 | Cornell | St. Francis (NY) | NEC | Away | L | 76–78 OT | Regular | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex |
| 18 | 2003-12-31 | 2003–04 | Cornell | Duquesne | A10 | Away | L | 69–70 | Regular | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse |
| 19 | 2004-02-13 | 2003–04 | Cornell | Princeton | Ivy | Home | L | 64–69 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 20 | 2004-02-21 | 2003–04 | Cornell | Harvard | Ivy | Home | L | 78–81 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 21 | 2004-03-05 | 2003–04 | Cornell | Yale | Ivy | Home | L | 61–64 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 22 | 2004-03-06 | 2003–04 | Cornell | Brown | Ivy | Home | L | 66–69 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 23 | 2004-11-19 | 2004–05 | Cornell | Marist | MAAC | Away | L | 67–72 | Regular | McCann Arena |
| 24 | 2004-11-20 | 2004–05 | Cornell | Northeastern | Am. East | Neutral | L | 85–88 | Regular | McCann Arena |
| 25 | 2004-11-29 | 2004–05 | Cornell | Ithaca | - | Home | W | 69–67 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 26 | 2004-12-04 | 2004–05 | Cornell | St. Bonaventure | A10 | Away | W | 58–54 | Regular | Reilly Center |
| 27 | 2004-12-06 | 2004–05 | Cornell | Lafayette | Patriot | Home | W | 75–72 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 28 | 2005-01-30 | 2004–05 | Cornell | Dartmouth | Ivy | Home | W | 63–58 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 29 | 2005-02-04 | 2004–05 | Cornell | Brown | Ivy | Home | W | 76–75 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 30 | 2005-02-05 | 2004–05 | Cornell | Yale | Ivy | Home | W | 87–82 2OT | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 31 | 2005-02-19 | 2004–05 | Cornell | Harvard | Ivy | Away | W | 67–63 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 32 | 2005-02-26 | 2004–05 | Cornell | Princeton | Ivy | Home | W | 52–49 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 33 | 2005-11-09 | 2005–06 | Cornell | #16 Syracuse | Big East | Away | L | 62–67 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 34 | 2005-11-26 | 2005–06 | Cornell | Hartford | Am. East | Away | L | 71–73 | Regular | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion |
| 35 | 2005-12-04 | 2005–06 | Cornell | Lehigh | Patriot | Home | W | 57–53 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 36 | 2006-01-21 | 2005–06 | Cornell | Columbia | Ivy | Home | L | 57–58 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 37 | 2006-02-04 | 2005–06 | Cornell | Harvard | Ivy | Home | W | 79–77 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 38 | 2006-02-10 | 2005–06 | Cornell | Brown | Ivy | Away | W | 63–59 | Regular | Pizzitola Sports Center |
| 39 | 2006-02-24 | 2005–06 | Cornell | Yale | Ivy | Home | W | 68–64 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 40 | 2006-02-25 | 2005–06 | Cornell | Brown | Ivy | Home | L | 64–69 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 41 | 2006-03-04 | 2005–06 | Cornell | Dartmouth | Ivy | Away | W | 64–60 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 42 | 2006-11-10 | 2006–07 | Cornell | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 64–61 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 43 | 2006-11-13 | 2006–07 | Cornell | Stony Brook | Am. East | Home | W | 76–72 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 44 | 2006-11-25 | 2006–07 | Cornell | Binghamton | Am. East | Away | L | 56–57 | Regular | Binghamton University Events Center |
| 45 | 2006-11-28 | 2006–07 | Cornell | Hartford | Am. East | Home | L | 61–63 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 46 | 2006-12-01 | 2006–07 | Cornell | Virginia Military Institute | Big South | Neutral | W | 99–94 | Regular | Kaplan Arena |
| 47 | 2006-12-02 | 2006–07 | Cornell | William Mary | Colonial | Away | L | 68–73 OT | Regular | Kaplan Arena |
| 48 | 2006-12-16 | 2006–07 | Cornell | Bucknell | Patriot | Home | L | 66–70 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 49 | 2006-12-22 | 2006–07 | Cornell | Albany (NY) | Am. East | Home | L | 75–78 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 50 | 2007-01-20 | 2006–07 | Cornell | Columbia | Ivy | Away | W | 49–45 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 51 | 2007-01-27 | 2006–07 | Cornell | Columbia | Ivy | Home | W | 56–51 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 52 | 2007-02-03 | 2006–07 | Cornell | Harvard | Ivy | Away | L | 64–65 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 53 | 2007-02-09 | 2006–07 | Cornell | Brown | Ivy | Home | W | 61–59 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 54 | 2007-02-10 | 2006–07 | Cornell | Yale | Ivy | Home | W | 60–59 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 55 | 2007-11-10 | 2007–08 | Cornell | Lehigh | Patriot | Home | W | 87–83 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 56 | 2007-11-27 | 2007–08 | Cornell | Binghamton | Am. East | Home | W | 73–68 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 57 | 2007-12-01 | 2007–08 | Cornell | Colgate | Patriot | Home | L | 73–76 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 58 | 2007-12-31 | 2007–08 | Cornell | Quinnipiac | NEC | Away | W | 86–84 OT | Regular | M&T Bank Arena |
| 59 | 2008-02-15 | 2007–08 | Cornell | Harvard | Ivy | Away | W | 72–71 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 60 | 2008-03-07 | 2007–08 | Cornell | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Away | W | 94–92 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 61 | 2008-12-22 | 2008–09 | Cornell | Saint Josephs | A10 | Away | L | 67–71 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 62 | 2008-12-31 | 2008–09 | Cornell | Quinnipiac | NEC | Home | W | 73–70 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 63 | 2009-02-14 | 2008–09 | Cornell | Dartmouth | Ivy | Home | W | 79–76 2OT | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 64 | 2009-02-28 | 2008–09 | Cornell | Harvard | Ivy | Away | L | 70–71 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 65 | 2009-11-14 | 2009–10 | Cornell | Alabama | SEC | Away | W | 71–67 | Regular | Coleman Coliseum |
| 66 | 2009-12-20 | 2009–10 | Cornell | Davidson | SoCon | Neutral | W | 91–88 OT | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 67 | 2009-12-21 | 2009–10 | Cornell | St. Johns (NY) | Big East | Away | W | 71–66 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 68 | 2009-12-29 | 2009–10 | Cornell | La Salle | A10 | Away | W | 78–75 | Regular | John Glaser Arena |
| 69 | 2010-01-06 | 2009–10 | Cornell | #1 Kansas | B12 | Away | L | 66–71 | Regular | Allen Fieldhouse |
| 70 | 2010-02-13 | 2009–10 | Cornell | Princeton | Ivy | Away | W | 48–45 | Regular | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| 71 | 2010-02-26 | 2009–10 | Cornell | Princeton | Ivy | Home | W | 50–47 | Regular | Newman Arena |