Ben Braun — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
39–33
54.2%
win rate
+0.2
avg margin
72
games
Games (72)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000-11-15 | 2000–01 | California | Texas | B12 | Away | L | 54–57 | Regular | Frank Erwin Center |
| 2 | 2000-12-02 | 2000–01 | California | UC Irvine | Big West | Away | L | 52–56 | Regular | Bren Events Center |
| 3 | 2001-01-04 | 2000–01 | California | #16 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 75–78 | Regular | McKale Center |
| 4 | 2001-01-25 | 2000–01 | California | Washington State | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 75–71 OT | Regular | Beasley Coliseum |
| 5 | 2001-02-08 | 2000–01 | California | Oregon State | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 72–69 OT | Regular | Gill Coliseum |
| 6 | 2001-03-01 | 2000–01 | California | #12 UCLA | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 75–79 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 7 | 2001-03-03 | 2000–01 | California | Southern California | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 69–74 | Regular | L.A. Sports Arena |
| 8 | 2001-03-10 | 2000–01 | California | #8 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 76–78 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 9 | 2001-12-29 | 2001–02 | California | Penn State | B10 | Home | W | 76–73 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 10 | 2002-01-10 | 2001–02 | California | Oregon | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 72–76 | Regular | McArthur Court |
| 11 | 2002-01-24 | 2001–02 | California | #23 Southern California | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 92–91 OT | Regular | L.A. Sports Arena |
| 12 | 2002-02-09 | 2001–02 | California | #13 Oregon | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 107–103 2OT | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 13 | 2002-12-07 | 2002–03 | California | Georgia | SEC | Neutral | L | 73–78 OT | Regular | Honda Center |
| 14 | 2003-01-11 | 2002–03 | California | Oregon State | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 78–73 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 15 | 2003-01-23 | 2002–03 | #25 California | Southern California | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 73–68 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 16 | 2003-01-30 | 2002–03 | #20 California | Arizona State | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 70–75 | Regular | Wells Fargo Arena |
| 17 | 2003-02-15 | 2002–03 | #22 California | Washington | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 58–53 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 18 | 2003-02-20 | 2002–03 | #18 California | UCLA | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 75–76 OT | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 19 | 2003-02-22 | 2002–03 | #18 California | Southern California | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 84–82 | Regular | L.A. Sports Arena |
| 20 | 2003-03-20 | 2002–03 | #24 California | NC State | ACC | Neutral | W | 76–74 OT | NCAA | Paycom Center |
| 21 | 2003-11-21 | 2003–04 | California | Cal Poly | Big West | Home | L | 62–63 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 22 | 2003-11-26 | 2003–04 | California | Brigham Young | Mountain West | Home | W | 47–46 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 23 | 2003-11-29 | 2003–04 | California | Nevada-Las Vegas | Mountain West | Away | L | 57–59 | Regular | Thomas & Mack Center |
| 24 | 2003-12-20 | 2003–04 | California | #11 Saint Joseph's | A10 | Neutral | L | 57–59 | Regular | Oakland Arena |
| 25 | 2003-12-28 | 2003–04 | California | Air Force | Mountain West | Home | L | 44–49 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 26 | 2004-01-04 | 2003–04 | California | Washington State | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 50–55 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 27 | 2004-01-22 | 2003–04 | California | Southern California | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 63–62 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 28 | 2004-02-05 | 2003–04 | California | #12 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 87–83 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 29 | 2004-02-07 | 2003–04 | California | Arizona State | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 85–83 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 30 | 2004-02-26 | 2003–04 | California | Oregon | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 85–81 OT | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 31 | 2004-03-11 | 2003–04 | California | Oregon | Pacific 10 | Neutral | L | 82–87 | Conf. Tourn. | Crypto.com Arena |
| 32 | 2004-11-27 | 2004–05 | California | Brigham Young | Mountain West | Away | W | 67–64 | Regular | Marriott Center |
| 33 | 2004-12-01 | 2004–05 | California | Nevada-Las Vegas | Mountain West | Home | L | 72–73 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 34 | 2004-12-07 | 2004–05 | California | Colorado | B12 | Home | L | 60–63 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 35 | 2004-12-11 | 2004–05 | California | San Diego State | Mountain West | Away | W | 60–57 | Regular | Viejas Arena |
| 36 | 2004-12-23 | 2004–05 | California | Pepperdine | WCC | Home | W | 61–58 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 37 | 2005-01-27 | 2004–05 | California | Oregon | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 65–62 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 38 | 2005-02-05 | 2004–05 | California | Arizona State | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 84–82 | Regular | Wells Fargo Arena |
| 39 | 2005-02-24 | 2004–05 | California | Oregon | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 58–63 | Regular | McArthur Court |
| 40 | 2005-11-18 | 2005–06 | California | Eastern Michigan | MAC | Away | L | 65–67 | Regular | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center |
| 41 | 2005-12-21 | 2005–06 | California | DePaul | Big East | Neutral | L | 65–68 | Regular | Oakland Arena |
| 42 | 2005-12-29 | 2005–06 | California | Southern California | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 62–58 | Regular | L.A. Sports Arena |
| 43 | 2006-01-21 | 2005–06 | California | Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 55–60 | Regular | McKale Center |
| 44 | 2006-01-26 | 2005–06 | California | #10 Washington | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 71–69 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 45 | 2006-01-28 | 2005–06 | California | Washington State | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 55–53 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 46 | 2006-02-04 | 2005–06 | California | Oregon | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 62–60 | Regular | McArthur Court |
| 47 | 2006-02-09 | 2005–06 | California | Stanford | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 65–62 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 48 | 2006-02-18 | 2005–06 | California | Arizona State | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 64–65 2OT | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 49 | 2006-02-23 | 2005–06 | California | Washington State | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 43–41 | Regular | Beasley Coliseum |
| 50 | 2006-03-10 | 2005–06 | California | Oregon | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 91–87 2OT | Conf. Tourn. | Crypto.com Arena |
| 51 | 2006-11-23 | 2006–07 | California | Marshall | CUSA | Neutral | W | 72–70 | Regular | Sullivan Arena |
| 52 | 2006-12-09 | 2006–07 | California | San Diego | WCC | Home | L | 67–72 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 53 | 2006-12-30 | 2006–07 | California | Arizona State | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 66–62 OT | Regular | Wells Fargo Arena |
| 54 | 2007-01-03 | 2006–07 | California | Stanford | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 67–63 | Regular | Maples Pavilion |
| 55 | 2007-01-18 | 2006–07 | California | Oregon State | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 77–74 | Regular | Gill Coliseum |
| 56 | 2007-01-27 | 2006–07 | California | #25 Southern California | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 73–76 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 57 | 2007-02-15 | 2006–07 | California | #15 Oregon | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 63–61 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 58 | 2007-02-17 | 2006–07 | California | Oregon State | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 84–80 OT | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 59 | 2007-03-01 | 2006–07 | California | Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 65–70 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 60 | 2007-03-03 | 2006–07 | California | Arizona State | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 41–42 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 61 | 2007-12-22 | 2007–08 | California | Utah | Mountain West | Home | L | 65–67 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 62 | 2008-01-19 | 2007–08 | California | Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 75–79 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 63 | 2008-01-26 | 2007–08 | California | #20 Stanford | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 77–82 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 64 | 2008-01-31 | 2007–08 | California | #9 Washington State | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 69–64 | Regular | Beasley Coliseum |
| 65 | 2008-02-02 | 2007–08 | California | Washington | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 79–75 | Regular | Alaska Airlines Arena |
| 66 | 2008-02-07 | 2007–08 | California | Oregon State | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 81–76 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 67 | 2008-02-16 | 2007–08 | California | Arizona State | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 76–73 | Regular | Wells Fargo Arena |
| 68 | 2008-03-01 | 2007–08 | California | Washington | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 84–87 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 69 | 2008-03-06 | 2007–08 | California | Southern California | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 89–93 OT | Regular | Galen Center |
| 70 | 2008-03-08 | 2007–08 | California | #3 UCLA | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 80–81 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 71 | 2008-03-12 | 2007–08 | California | Washington | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 84–81 | Conf. Tourn. | Crypto.com Arena |
| 72 | 2008-03-19 | 2007–08 | California | New Mexico | Mountain West | Home | W | 68–66 | NIT | Haas Pavilion |