Steve Donahue — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)

102–88
53.7% win rate +0.3 avg margin 190 games

Games (190)

# 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
72 2010-11-25 2010–11 Boston College Texas A&M B12 Neutral W 67–65 Regular State Farm Field House
73 2010-12-04 2010–11 Boston College UMass A10 Neutral W 76–71 Regular TD Garden
74 2010-12-08 2010–11 Boston College Providence Big East Home W 88–86 Regular Conte Forum
75 2010-12-12 2010–11 Boston College Maryland ACC Away W 79–75 Regular Xfinity Center
76 2010-12-22 2010–11 Boston College Bucknell Patriot Home W 84–80 Regular Conte Forum
77 2010-12-29 2010–11 Boston College Rhode Island A10 Away L 65–67 Regular Ryan Center
78 2011-01-15 2010–11 Boston College Miami (FL) ACC Away L 71–72 Regular Watsco Center
79 2011-01-19 2010–11 Boston College Virginia ACC Home W 70–67 Regular Conte Forum
80 2011-02-05 2010–11 Boston College Virginia Tech ACC Home W 58–56 Regular Conte Forum
81 2011-02-12 2010–11 Boston College Maryland ACC Home W 76–72 Regular Conte Forum
82 2011-02-19 2010–11 Boston College #19 North Carolina ACC Away L 46–48 Regular Dean Smith Center
83 2011-11-14 2011–12 Boston College New Hampshire Am. East Home W 67–64 Regular Conte Forum
84 2011-11-25 2011–12 Boston College UC Riverside Big West Neutral W 66–62 OT Regular UC Riverside Student Recreation Center
85 2012-01-12 2011–12 Boston College Clemson ACC Home W 59–57 Regular Conte Forum
86 2012-01-14 2011–12 Boston College Virginia Tech ACC Home W 61–59 Regular Conte Forum
87 2012-02-01 2011–12 Boston College NC State ACC Home L 51–56 Regular Conte Forum
88 2012-02-04 2011–12 Boston College Georgia Tech ACC Away L 47–51 Regular State Farm Arena
89 2012-02-08 2011–12 Boston College #15 Florida State ACC Home W 64–60 Regular Conte Forum
90 2012-02-12 2011–12 Boston College Virginia Tech ACC Away L 65–66 Regular Cassell Coliseum
91 2012-02-29 2011–12 Boston College Georgia Tech ACC Home W 56–52 Regular Conte Forum
92 2012-11-18 2012–13 Boston College College of Charleston SoCon Neutral L 67–71 Regular TD Arena
93 2012-11-21 2012–13 Boston College Auburn SEC Home W 50–49 Regular TD Arena
94 2012-11-25 2012–13 Boston College Bryant NEC Home L 54–56 Regular Conte Forum
95 2012-12-16 2012–13 Boston College New Hampshire Am. East Home W 61–59 OT Regular Conte Forum
96 2012-12-22 2012–13 Boston College Providence Big East Home W 71–68 Regular Conte Forum
97 2013-01-05 2012–13 Boston College #23 NC State ACC Home L 73–78 Regular Conte Forum
98 2013-01-12 2012–13 Boston College Wake Forest ACC Away L 72–75 Regular Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
99 2013-01-16 2012–13 Boston College Miami (FL) ACC Home L 59–60 Regular Conte Forum
100 2013-01-22 2012–13 Boston College Maryland ACC Away L 59–64 Regular Xfinity Center
101 2013-02-10 2012–13 Boston College #4 Duke ACC Home L 61–62 Regular Conte Forum
102 2013-02-13 2012–13 Boston College Wake Forest ACC Home W 66–63 Regular Conte Forum
103 2013-02-16 2012–13 Boston College Florida State ACC Away L 66–69 Regular Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
104 2013-03-03 2012–13 Boston College Virginia ACC Home W 53–52 Regular Conte Forum
105 2013-03-09 2012–13 Boston College Georgia Tech ACC Home W 74–72 Regular Conte Forum
106 2013-11-08 2013–14 Boston College Providence Big East Away L 78–82 OT Regular Amica Mutual Pavilion
107 2013-11-14 2013–14 Boston College Toledo MAC Home L 92–95 Regular Conte Forum
108 2013-11-17 2013–14 Boston College Florida Atlantic CUSA Home W 82–79 Regular Conte Forum
109 2013-11-21 2013–14 Boston College #18 UConn AAC Neutral L 70–72 Regular Madison Square Garden
110 2014-01-04 2013–14 Boston College Clemson ACC Home L 60–62 Regular Conte Forum
111 2014-01-11 2013–14 Boston College Virginia Tech ACC Away W 62–59 Regular Cassell Coliseum
112 2014-02-01 2013–14 Boston College Notre Dame ACC Away L 73–76 OT Regular Purcell Pavilion
113 2014-02-13 2013–14 Boston College Georgia Tech ACC Away L 71–74 Regular McCamish Pavilion
114 2014-02-16 2013–14 Boston College Notre Dame ACC Home L 69–73 Regular Conte Forum
115 2014-02-19 2013–14 Boston College #1 Syracuse ACC Away W 62–59 OT Regular Carrier Dome
116 2014-03-04 2013–14 Boston College Florida State ACC Home L 70–74 Regular Conte Forum
117 2014-03-12 2013–14 Boston College Georgia Tech ACC Neutral L 70–73 OT Conf. Tourn. First Horizon Coliseum
118 2015-11-13 2015–16 Pennsylvania Robert Morris NEC Home W 76–75 Regular The Palestra
119 2015-12-09 2015–16 Pennsylvania Temple AAC Home L 73–77 Regular The Palestra
120 2015-12-22 2015–16 Pennsylvania Drexel Colonial Away L 52–53 OT Regular Daskalakis Athletic Center
121 2016-01-09 2015–16 Pennsylvania Princeton Ivy Home L 71–73 OT Regular The Palestra
122 2016-02-19 2015–16 Pennsylvania Brown Ivy Home W 79–74 Regular The Palestra
123 2016-03-08 2015–16 Pennsylvania Princeton Ivy Away L 71–72 Regular Jadwin Gymnasium
124 2016-11-26 2016–17 Pennsylvania Navy Patriot Away L 68–70 Regular Alumni Hall
125 2017-01-25 2016–17 Pennsylvania La Salle A10 Away W 77–74 Regular John Glaser Arena
126 2017-02-04 2016–17 Pennsylvania Dartmouth Ivy Away L 71–74 Regular Leede Arena
127 2017-02-24 2016–17 Pennsylvania Cornell Ivy Away W 69–66 Regular Newman Arena
128 2017-02-25 2016–17 Pennsylvania Columbia Ivy Away L 67–70 Regular Levien Gymnasium
129 2017-03-03 2016–17 Pennsylvania Dartmouth Ivy Home L 74–76 Regular The Palestra
130 2017-03-04 2016–17 Pennsylvania Harvard Ivy Home W 75–72 Regular The Palestra
131 2017-11-13 2017–18 Pennsylvania La Salle A10 Home L 71–75 2OT Regular The Palestra
132 2017-11-22 2017–18 Pennsylvania Missouri Kansas City WAC Neutral W 68–65 Regular Hertz Arena
133 2017-11-25 2017–18 Pennsylvania Monmouth MAAC Away W 101–96 4OT Regular OceanFirst Bank Center
134 2017-12-06 2017–18 Pennsylvania Lafayette Patriot Away W 73–68 Regular Kirby Sports Center
135 2018-02-02 2017–18 Pennsylvania Brown Ivy Home W 95–90 OT Regular The Palestra
136 2018-02-09 2017–18 Pennsylvania Dartmouth Ivy Away W 64–61 Regular Leede Arena
137 2018-02-24 2017–18 Pennsylvania Harvard Ivy Home W 74–71 Regular The Palestra
138 2018-03-02 2017–18 Pennsylvania Yale Ivy Away L 79–80 Regular Payne Whitney Gymnasium
139 2018-03-11 2017–18 Pennsylvania Harvard Ivy Neutral W 68–65 Conf. Tourn. The Palestra
140 2018-11-06 2018–19 Pennsylvania George Mason A10 Away W 72–71 Regular EagleBank Arena
141 2018-12-11 2018–19 Pennsylvania #17 Villanova Big East Home W 78–75 Regular The Palestra
142 2018-12-31 2018–19 Pennsylvania Monmouth MAAC Home L 74–76 OT Regular The Palestra
143 2019-01-05 2018–19 Pennsylvania Princeton Ivy Away L 65–68 OT Regular Jadwin Gymnasium
144 2019-02-02 2018–19 Pennsylvania Columbia Ivy Away W 72–70 Regular Levien Gymnasium
145 2019-02-15 2018–19 Pennsylvania Dartmouth Ivy Home W 82–79 OT Regular The Palestra
146 2019-02-22 2018–19 Pennsylvania Columbia Ivy Home L 77–79 OT Regular The Palestra
147 2019-11-05 2019–20 Pennsylvania Alabama SEC Away W 81–80 Regular Coleman Coliseum
148 2019-11-28 2019–20 Pennsylvania UCF AAC Neutral W 68–67 Regular Anaheim Convention Center
149 2020-01-10 2019–20 Pennsylvania Princeton Ivy Away L 58–63 Regular Jadwin Gymnasium
150 2020-01-31 2019–20 Pennsylvania Harvard Ivy Home W 75–72 OT Regular The Palestra
151 2020-02-22 2019–20 Pennsylvania Harvard Ivy Away L 65–69 Regular Lavietes Pavilion
152 2020-02-28 2019–20 Pennsylvania Yale Ivy Away L 73–76 Regular Payne Whitney Gymnasium
153 2020-02-29 2019–20 Pennsylvania Brown Ivy Away W 73–68 Regular Pizzitola Sports Center
154 2021-11-14 2021–22 Pennsylvania Bucknell Patriot Away W 73–68 Regular Sojka Pavilion
155 2021-12-11 2021–22 Pennsylvania La Salle A10 Away L 74–76 Regular John Glaser Arena
156 2022-01-02 2021–22 Pennsylvania Brown Ivy Home W 77–73 Regular The Palestra
157 2022-01-08 2021–22 Pennsylvania Columbia Ivy Home L 69–73 Regular The Palestra
158 2022-01-28 2021–22 Pennsylvania Harvard Ivy Away W 78–74 Regular Lavietes Pavilion
159 2022-02-05 2021–22 Pennsylvania Cornell Ivy Away W 73–68 Regular Newman Arena
160 2022-02-19 2021–22 Pennsylvania Brown Ivy Away W 89–88 Regular Pizzitola Sports Center
161 2022-11-15 2022–23 Pennsylvania Drexel Colonial Away W 64–59 Regular Daskalakis Athletic Center
162 2022-11-30 2022–23 Pennsylvania Saint Josephs A10 Home L 80–85 OT Regular The Palestra
163 2022-12-03 2022–23 Pennsylvania La Salle A10 Home L 81–84 OT Regular The Palestra
164 2023-01-14 2022–23 Pennsylvania Dartmouth Ivy Away L 71–75 Regular Leede Arena
165 2023-02-17 2022–23 Pennsylvania Yale Ivy Home W 66–64 Regular The Palestra
166 2023-11-13 2023–24 Pennsylvania #21 Villanova Big East Home W 76–72 Regular The Palestra
167 2023-11-18 2023–24 Pennsylvania Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC Away L 80–83 OT Regular Hytche Athletic Center
168 2023-11-24 2023–24 Pennsylvania Lafayette Patriot Home W 74–72 Regular The Palestra
169 2023-11-25 2023–24 Pennsylvania Belmont Missouri Valley Home L 79–84 OT Regular The Palestra
170 2023-12-02 2023–24 Pennsylvania La Salle A10 Neutral L 92–93 OT Regular Xfinity Mobile Arena
171 2023-12-23 2023–24 Pennsylvania Rider MAAC Away W 77–73 OT Regular Alumni Gymnasium (Rider)
172 2024-01-27 2023–24 Pennsylvania Columbia Ivy Away L 81–84 Regular Levien Gymnasium
173 2024-02-24 2023–24 Pennsylvania Harvard Ivy Away L 70–74 Regular Lavietes Pavilion
174 2024-11-04 2024–25 Pennsylvania NJIT Am. East Away W 58–57 Regular Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center
175 2024-11-07 2024–25 Pennsylvania Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC Home W 85–84 Regular The Palestra
176 2024-11-12 2024–25 Pennsylvania Lafayette Patriot Away L 63–65 Regular Kirby Sports Center
177 2025-01-11 2024–25 Pennsylvania Dartmouth Ivy Away L 70–73 Regular Leede Arena
178 2025-02-07 2024–25 Pennsylvania Princeton Ivy Home L 59–61 Regular The Palestra
179 2025-02-14 2024–25 Pennsylvania Yale Ivy Away L 71–72 Regular Payne Whitney Gymnasium
180 2025-02-22 2024–25 Pennsylvania Harvard Ivy Home L 78–79 OT Regular The Palestra
181 2025-03-01 2024–25 Pennsylvania Columbia Ivy Away W 92–87 Regular Levien Gymnasium
182 2025-11-30 2025–26 Saint Josephs Princeton Ivy Neutral W 60–58 Regular CURE Insurance Arena
183 2025-12-06 2025–26 Saint Josephs Temple American Neutral W 70–69 Regular Xfinity Mobile Arena
184 2026-01-11 2025–26 Saint Josephs Richmond A10 Away W 67–65 Regular Robins Center
185 2026-01-14 2025–26 Saint Josephs St. Bonaventure A10 Home W 68–64 Regular Hagan Arena
186 2026-02-04 2025–26 Saint Josephs George Washington A10 Home W 76–73 Regular Hagan Arena
187 2026-02-10 2025–26 Saint Josephs Fordham A10 Home L 64–68 Regular Hagan Arena
188 2026-03-04 2025–26 Saint Josephs Davidson A10 Away W 70–67 Regular John M. Belk Arena
189 2026-03-18 2025–26 Saint Josephs Colorado State Mountain West Away W 69–64 NIT Moby Arena
190 2026-03-22 2025–26 Saint Josephs Cal ACC Away W 76–75 NIT Haas Pavilion

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