Mick Cronin — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
at UCLA
40–25
61.5%
win rate
+0.8
avg margin
65
games
Games (65)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-11-06 | 2019–20 | UCLA | Long Beach State | Big West | Home | W | 69–65 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 2 | 2019-12-28 | 2019–20 | UCLA | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | Home | L | 74–77 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 3 | 2020-01-02 | 2019–20 | UCLA | Washington | Pacific 12 | Away | W | 66–64 | Regular | Alaska Airlines Arena |
| 4 | 2020-01-23 | 2019–20 | UCLA | Oregon State | Pacific 12 | Away | W | 62–58 | Regular | Gill Coliseum |
| 5 | 2020-01-30 | 2019–20 | UCLA | #20 Colorado | Pacific 12 | Home | W | 72–68 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 6 | 2020-02-13 | 2019–20 | UCLA | Washington State | Pacific 12 | Home | W | 86–83 OT | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 7 | 2020-02-27 | 2019–20 | UCLA | Arizona State | Pacific 12 | Home | W | 75–72 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 8 | 2020-02-29 | 2019–20 | UCLA | Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 12 | Home | W | 69–64 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 9 | 2020-03-07 | 2019–20 | UCLA | Southern California | Pacific 12 | Away | L | 52–54 | Regular | Galen Center |
| 10 | 2020-12-31 | 2020–21 | #22 UCLA | Utah | Pacific 12 | Home | W | 72–70 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 11 | 2021-01-02 | 2020–21 | #22 UCLA | Colorado | Pacific 12 | Home | W | 65–62 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 12 | 2021-01-09 | 2020–21 | #22 UCLA | Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 12 | Away | W | 81–76 | Regular | McKale Center |
| 13 | 2021-01-16 | 2020–21 | #22 UCLA | Washington | Pacific 12 | Home | W | 81–76 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 14 | 2021-01-21 | 2020–21 | #24 UCLA | California | Pacific 12 | Away | W | 61–57 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 15 | 2021-01-23 | 2020–21 | #24 UCLA | Stanford | Pacific 12 | Away | L | 72–73 OT | Regular | Maples Pavilion |
| 16 | 2021-01-30 | 2020–21 | #23 UCLA | Oregon State | Pacific 12 | Home | W | 57–52 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 17 | 2021-02-13 | 2020–21 | #21 UCLA | Washington | Pacific 12 | Away | W | 64–61 | Regular | Alaska Airlines Arena |
| 18 | 2021-02-20 | 2020–21 | #21 UCLA | Arizona State | Pacific 12 | Home | W | 80–79 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 19 | 2021-03-06 | 2020–21 | #21 UCLA | Southern California | Pacific 12 | Home | L | 63–64 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 20 | 2021-03-11 | 2020–21 | #21 UCLA | Oregon State | Pacific 12 | Neutral | L | 79–83 OT | Conf. Tourn. | T-Mobile Arena |
| 21 | 2021-03-30 | 2020–21 | #21 UCLA | #4 Michigan | B10 | Neutral | W | 51–49 | NCAA | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 22 | 2021-04-03 | 2020–21 | #21 UCLA | #1 Gonzaga | WCC | Neutral | L | 90–93 OT | NCAA | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 23 | 2022-01-13 | 2021–22 | #3 UCLA | Oregon | Pacific 12 | Home | L | 81–84 OT | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 24 | 2022-01-20 | 2021–22 | #9 UCLA | Utah | Pacific 12 | Away | W | 63–58 | Regular | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
| 25 | 2022-02-05 | 2021–22 | #3 UCLA | Arizona State | Pacific 12 | Away | L | 84–87 3OT | Regular | Desert Financial Arena |
| 26 | 2022-02-12 | 2021–22 | #12 UCLA | #21 Southern California | Pacific 12 | Away | L | 64–67 | Regular | Galen Center |
| 27 | 2022-02-24 | 2021–22 | #12 UCLA | Oregon | Pacific 12 | Away | L | 63–68 | Regular | Matthew Knight Arena |
| 28 | 2022-03-17 | 2021–22 | #11 UCLA | Akron | MAC | Neutral | W | 57–53 | NCAA | Moda Center |
| 29 | 2022-11-20 | 2022–23 | #8 UCLA | #5 Baylor | B12 | Neutral | L | 75–80 | Regular | T-Mobile Arena |
| 30 | 2022-12-30 | 2022–23 | #11 UCLA | Washington State | Pacific 12 | Away | W | 67–66 | Regular | Beasley Coliseum |
| 31 | 2023-01-05 | 2022–23 | #10 UCLA | Southern California | Pacific 12 | Home | W | 60–58 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 32 | 2023-02-26 | 2022–23 | #4 UCLA | Colorado | Pacific 12 | Away | W | 60–56 | Regular | CU Events Center |
| 33 | 2023-03-11 | 2022–23 | #2 UCLA | #8 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 12 | Neutral | L | 59–61 | Conf. Tourn. | T-Mobile Arena |
| 34 | 2023-03-18 | 2022–23 | #7 UCLA | Northwestern | B10 | Neutral | W | 68–63 | NCAA | Golden 1 Center |
| 35 | 2023-03-23 | 2022–23 | #7 UCLA | #9 Gonzaga | WCC | Neutral | L | 76–79 | NCAA | T-Mobile Arena |
| 36 | 2023-11-20 | 2023–24 | UCLA | #4 Marquette | Big East | Neutral | L | 69–71 | Regular | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 37 | 2023-11-23 | 2023–24 | UCLA | #11 Gonzaga | WCC | Neutral | L | 65–69 | Regular | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 38 | 2023-11-30 | 2023–24 | UCLA | UC Riverside | Big West | Home | W | 66–65 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 39 | 2023-12-19 | 2023–24 | UCLA | Cal State Northridge | Big West | Home | L | 72–76 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 40 | 2023-12-30 | 2023–24 | UCLA | Oregon | Pacific 12 | Away | L | 59–64 | Regular | Matthew Knight Arena |
| 41 | 2024-01-17 | 2023–24 | UCLA | Arizona State | Pacific 12 | Away | W | 68–66 | Regular | Desert Financial Arena |
| 42 | 2024-02-10 | 2023–24 | UCLA | California | Pacific 12 | Away | W | 61–60 | Regular | Haas Pavilion |
| 43 | 2024-02-15 | 2023–24 | UCLA | Colorado | Pacific 12 | Home | W | 64–60 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 44 | 2024-02-18 | 2023–24 | UCLA | Utah | Pacific 12 | Home | L | 69–70 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 45 | 2024-03-14 | 2023–24 | UCLA | Oregon | Pacific 12 | Neutral | L | 66–68 | Conf. Tourn. | T-Mobile Arena |
| 46 | 2024-12-08 | 2024–25 | #22 UCLA | #12 Oregon | B10 | Away | W | 73–71 | Regular | Matthew Knight Arena |
| 47 | 2024-12-14 | 2024–25 | #24 UCLA | Arizona Wildcats | B12 | Neutral | W | 57–54 | Regular | Mortgage Matchup Center |
| 48 | 2024-12-21 | 2024–25 | #18 UCLA | North Carolina | ACC | Neutral | L | 74–76 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 49 | 2024-12-28 | 2024–25 | #22 UCLA | #14 Gonzaga | WCC | Neutral | W | 65–62 | Regular | Intuit Dome |
| 50 | 2025-01-21 | 2024–25 | #22 UCLA | #18 Wisconsin | B10 | Home | W | 85–83 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 51 | 2025-01-24 | 2024–25 | #22 UCLA | Washington | B10 | Away | W | 65–60 | Regular | Alaska Airlines Arena |
| 52 | 2025-02-04 | 2024–25 | #22 UCLA | #9 Michigan State | B10 | Home | W | 63–61 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 53 | 2025-02-11 | 2024–25 | #22 UCLA | Illinois | B10 | Away | L | 78–83 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 54 | 2025-02-14 | 2024–25 | #22 UCLA | Indiana | B10 | Away | W | 72–68 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 55 | 2025-02-18 | 2024–25 | #22 UCLA | Minnesota | B10 | Home | L | 61–64 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 56 | 2025-03-03 | 2024–25 | #22 UCLA | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 73–69 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 57 | 2025-11-14 | 2025–26 | #15 UCLA | #5 Arizona Wildcats | B12 | Neutral | L | 65–69 | Regular | Intuit Dome |
| 58 | 2025-12-03 | 2025–26 | #18 UCLA | Washington | B10 | Away | W | 82–80 | Regular | Alaska Airlines Arena |
| 59 | 2026-01-20 | 2025–26 | #25 UCLA | #4 Purdue | B10 | Home | W | 69–67 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 60 | 2026-01-31 | 2025–26 | #25 UCLA | Indiana | B10 | Home | L | 97–98 2OT | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 61 | 2026-02-07 | 2025–26 | #25 UCLA | Washington | B10 | Home | W | 77–73 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 62 | 2026-02-21 | 2025–26 | #25 UCLA | #10 Illinois | B10 | Home | W | 95–94 OT | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 63 | 2026-02-28 | 2025–26 | #25 UCLA | Minnesota | B10 | Away | L | 73–78 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 64 | 2026-03-13 | 2025–26 | #25 UCLA | #8 Michigan State | B10 | Neutral | W | 88–84 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 65 | 2026-03-20 | 2025–26 | #25 UCLA | UCF | B12 | Neutral | W | 75–71 | NCAA | Xfinity Mobile Arena |