Steve Donahue — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
at Pennsylvania
33–31
51.6%
win rate
+0.3
avg margin
64
games
Games (64)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-11-13 | 2015–16 | Pennsylvania | Robert Morris | NEC | Home | W | 76–75 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 2 | 2015-12-09 | 2015–16 | Pennsylvania | Temple | AAC | Home | L | 73–77 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 3 | 2015-12-22 | 2015–16 | Pennsylvania | Drexel | Colonial | Away | L | 52–53 OT | Regular | Daskalakis Athletic Center |
| 4 | 2016-01-09 | 2015–16 | Pennsylvania | Princeton | Ivy | Home | L | 71–73 OT | Regular | The Palestra |
| 5 | 2016-02-19 | 2015–16 | Pennsylvania | Brown | Ivy | Home | W | 79–74 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 6 | 2016-03-08 | 2015–16 | Pennsylvania | Princeton | Ivy | Away | L | 71–72 | Regular | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| 7 | 2016-11-26 | 2016–17 | Pennsylvania | Navy | Patriot | Away | L | 68–70 | Regular | Alumni Hall |
| 8 | 2017-01-25 | 2016–17 | Pennsylvania | La Salle | A10 | Away | W | 77–74 | Regular | John Glaser Arena |
| 9 | 2017-02-04 | 2016–17 | Pennsylvania | Dartmouth | Ivy | Away | L | 71–74 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 10 | 2017-02-24 | 2016–17 | Pennsylvania | Cornell | Ivy | Away | W | 69–66 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 11 | 2017-02-25 | 2016–17 | Pennsylvania | Columbia | Ivy | Away | L | 67–70 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 12 | 2017-03-03 | 2016–17 | Pennsylvania | Dartmouth | Ivy | Home | L | 74–76 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 13 | 2017-03-04 | 2016–17 | Pennsylvania | Harvard | Ivy | Home | W | 75–72 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 14 | 2017-11-13 | 2017–18 | Pennsylvania | La Salle | A10 | Home | L | 71–75 2OT | Regular | The Palestra |
| 15 | 2017-11-22 | 2017–18 | Pennsylvania | Missouri Kansas City | WAC | Neutral | W | 68–65 | Regular | Hertz Arena |
| 16 | 2017-11-25 | 2017–18 | Pennsylvania | Monmouth | MAAC | Away | W | 101–96 4OT | Regular | OceanFirst Bank Center |
| 17 | 2017-12-06 | 2017–18 | Pennsylvania | Lafayette | Patriot | Away | W | 73–68 | Regular | Kirby Sports Center |
| 18 | 2018-02-02 | 2017–18 | Pennsylvania | Brown | Ivy | Home | W | 95–90 OT | Regular | The Palestra |
| 19 | 2018-02-09 | 2017–18 | Pennsylvania | Dartmouth | Ivy | Away | W | 64–61 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 20 | 2018-02-24 | 2017–18 | Pennsylvania | Harvard | Ivy | Home | W | 74–71 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 21 | 2018-03-02 | 2017–18 | Pennsylvania | Yale | Ivy | Away | L | 79–80 | Regular | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 22 | 2018-03-11 | 2017–18 | Pennsylvania | Harvard | Ivy | Neutral | W | 68–65 | Conf. Tourn. | The Palestra |
| 23 | 2018-11-06 | 2018–19 | Pennsylvania | George Mason | A10 | Away | W | 72–71 | Regular | EagleBank Arena |
| 24 | 2018-12-11 | 2018–19 | Pennsylvania | #17 Villanova | Big East | Home | W | 78–75 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 25 | 2018-12-31 | 2018–19 | Pennsylvania | Monmouth | MAAC | Home | L | 74–76 OT | Regular | The Palestra |
| 26 | 2019-01-05 | 2018–19 | Pennsylvania | Princeton | Ivy | Away | L | 65–68 OT | Regular | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| 27 | 2019-02-02 | 2018–19 | Pennsylvania | Columbia | Ivy | Away | W | 72–70 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 28 | 2019-02-15 | 2018–19 | Pennsylvania | Dartmouth | Ivy | Home | W | 82–79 OT | Regular | The Palestra |
| 29 | 2019-02-22 | 2018–19 | Pennsylvania | Columbia | Ivy | Home | L | 77–79 OT | Regular | The Palestra |
| 30 | 2019-11-05 | 2019–20 | Pennsylvania | Alabama | SEC | Away | W | 81–80 | Regular | Coleman Coliseum |
| 31 | 2019-11-28 | 2019–20 | Pennsylvania | UCF | AAC | Neutral | W | 68–67 | Regular | Anaheim Convention Center |
| 32 | 2020-01-10 | 2019–20 | Pennsylvania | Princeton | Ivy | Away | L | 58–63 | Regular | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| 33 | 2020-01-31 | 2019–20 | Pennsylvania | Harvard | Ivy | Home | W | 75–72 OT | Regular | The Palestra |
| 34 | 2020-02-22 | 2019–20 | Pennsylvania | Harvard | Ivy | Away | L | 65–69 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 35 | 2020-02-28 | 2019–20 | Pennsylvania | Yale | Ivy | Away | L | 73–76 | Regular | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 36 | 2020-02-29 | 2019–20 | Pennsylvania | Brown | Ivy | Away | W | 73–68 | Regular | Pizzitola Sports Center |
| 37 | 2021-11-14 | 2021–22 | Pennsylvania | Bucknell | Patriot | Away | W | 73–68 | Regular | Sojka Pavilion |
| 38 | 2021-12-11 | 2021–22 | Pennsylvania | La Salle | A10 | Away | L | 74–76 | Regular | John Glaser Arena |
| 39 | 2022-01-02 | 2021–22 | Pennsylvania | Brown | Ivy | Home | W | 77–73 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 40 | 2022-01-08 | 2021–22 | Pennsylvania | Columbia | Ivy | Home | L | 69–73 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 41 | 2022-01-28 | 2021–22 | Pennsylvania | Harvard | Ivy | Away | W | 78–74 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 42 | 2022-02-05 | 2021–22 | Pennsylvania | Cornell | Ivy | Away | W | 73–68 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 43 | 2022-02-19 | 2021–22 | Pennsylvania | Brown | Ivy | Away | W | 89–88 | Regular | Pizzitola Sports Center |
| 44 | 2022-11-15 | 2022–23 | Pennsylvania | Drexel | Colonial | Away | W | 64–59 | Regular | Daskalakis Athletic Center |
| 45 | 2022-11-30 | 2022–23 | Pennsylvania | Saint Josephs | A10 | Home | L | 80–85 OT | Regular | The Palestra |
| 46 | 2022-12-03 | 2022–23 | Pennsylvania | La Salle | A10 | Home | L | 81–84 OT | Regular | The Palestra |
| 47 | 2023-01-14 | 2022–23 | Pennsylvania | Dartmouth | Ivy | Away | L | 71–75 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 48 | 2023-02-17 | 2022–23 | Pennsylvania | Yale | Ivy | Home | W | 66–64 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 49 | 2023-11-13 | 2023–24 | Pennsylvania | #21 Villanova | Big East | Home | W | 76–72 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 50 | 2023-11-18 | 2023–24 | Pennsylvania | Maryland Eastern Shore | MEAC | Away | L | 80–83 OT | Regular | Hytche Athletic Center |
| 51 | 2023-11-24 | 2023–24 | Pennsylvania | Lafayette | Patriot | Home | W | 74–72 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 52 | 2023-11-25 | 2023–24 | Pennsylvania | Belmont | Missouri Valley | Home | L | 79–84 OT | Regular | The Palestra |
| 53 | 2023-12-02 | 2023–24 | Pennsylvania | La Salle | A10 | Neutral | L | 92–93 OT | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 54 | 2023-12-23 | 2023–24 | Pennsylvania | Rider | MAAC | Away | W | 77–73 OT | Regular | Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) |
| 55 | 2024-01-27 | 2023–24 | Pennsylvania | Columbia | Ivy | Away | L | 81–84 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 56 | 2024-02-24 | 2023–24 | Pennsylvania | Harvard | Ivy | Away | L | 70–74 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 57 | 2024-11-04 | 2024–25 | Pennsylvania | NJIT | Am. East | Away | W | 58–57 | Regular | Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center |
| 58 | 2024-11-07 | 2024–25 | Pennsylvania | Maryland Eastern Shore | MEAC | Home | W | 85–84 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 59 | 2024-11-12 | 2024–25 | Pennsylvania | Lafayette | Patriot | Away | L | 63–65 | Regular | Kirby Sports Center |
| 60 | 2025-01-11 | 2024–25 | Pennsylvania | Dartmouth | Ivy | Away | L | 70–73 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 61 | 2025-02-07 | 2024–25 | Pennsylvania | Princeton | Ivy | Home | L | 59–61 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 62 | 2025-02-14 | 2024–25 | Pennsylvania | Yale | Ivy | Away | L | 71–72 | Regular | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 63 | 2025-02-22 | 2024–25 | Pennsylvania | Harvard | Ivy | Home | L | 78–79 OT | Regular | The Palestra |
| 64 | 2025-03-01 | 2024–25 | Pennsylvania | Columbia | Ivy | Away | W | 92–87 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |