Matt Doherty — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
36–41
46.8%
win rate
-0.2
avg margin
77
games
Games (77)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000-11-10 | 2000–01 | #6 North Carolina | Winthrop | Big South | Home | W | 66–61 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 2 | 2000-12-30 | 2000–01 | #14 North Carolina | College of Charleston | SoCon | Neutral | W | 64–60 | Regular | Charlotte Coliseum |
| 3 | 2001-01-06 | 2000–01 | #13 North Carolina | #4 Wake Forest | ACC | Home | W | 70–69 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 4 | 2001-01-10 | 2000–01 | #9 North Carolina | #14 Maryland | ACC | Away | W | 86–83 | Regular | Jones-Hill House |
| 5 | 2001-02-01 | 2000–01 | #4 North Carolina | #2 Duke | ACC | Away | W | 85–83 | Regular | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
| 6 | 2001-11-20 | 2001–02 | #19 North Carolina | Davidson | SoCon | Home | L | 54–58 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 7 | 2001-12-16 | 2001–02 | #19 North Carolina | Binghamton | Am. East | Home | W | 61–60 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 8 | 2002-01-12 | 2001–02 | #19 North Carolina | #7 Virginia | ACC | Home | L | 67–71 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 9 | 2002-11-20 | 2002–03 | North Carolina | Rutgers | Big East | Home | W | 71–67 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 10 | 2002-12-28 | 2002–03 | #22 North Carolina | St. John's (NY) | Big East | Away | W | 63–59 | Regular | Carnesecca Arena |
| 11 | 2003-01-04 | 2002–03 | #22 North Carolina | Miami (FL) | Big East | Away | L | 61–64 OT | Regular | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center |
| 12 | 2003-01-14 | 2002–03 | #22 North Carolina | Clemson | ACC | Home | W | 68–66 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 13 | 2003-01-18 | 2002–03 | #22 North Carolina | #6 Connecticut | Big East | Home | W | 68–65 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 14 | 2003-02-02 | 2002–03 | #22 North Carolina | #17 Wake Forest | ACC | Home | L | 75–79 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 15 | 2003-02-08 | 2002–03 | #22 North Carolina | Florida State | ACC | Home | W | 61–60 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 16 | 2003-02-15 | 2002–03 | #22 North Carolina | Clemson | ACC | Away | L | 77–80 | Regular | Littlejohn Coliseum |
| 17 | 2003-03-01 | 2002–03 | #22 North Carolina | Georgia Tech | ACC | Home | W | 67–66 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 18 | 2003-03-09 | 2002–03 | #22 North Carolina | #10 Duke | ACC | Home | W | 82–79 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 19 | 2003-03-26 | 2002–03 | #22 North Carolina | Georgetown | Big East | Home | L | 74–79 | NIT | Dean Smith Center |
| 20 | 2006-11-12 | 2006–07 | Southern Methodist | Illinois State | Missouri Valley | Neutral | W | 57–55 | Regular | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center |
| 21 | 2006-11-18 | 2006–07 | Southern Methodist | Dayton | A10 | Home | W | 53–48 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 22 | 2006-12-21 | 2006–07 | Southern Methodist | TCU | Mountain West | Away | W | 64–62 | Regular | Schollmaier Arena |
| 23 | 2006-12-30 | 2006–07 | Southern Methodist | North Carolina A&T | MEAC | Home | L | 76–80 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 24 | 2007-01-06 | 2006–07 | Southern Methodist | Brown | Ivy | Home | W | 60–56 OT | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 25 | 2007-01-10 | 2006–07 | Southern Methodist | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | Home | L | 56–57 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 26 | 2007-01-20 | 2006–07 | Southern Methodist | UTEP | CUSA | Home | L | 67–72 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 27 | 2007-01-24 | 2006–07 | Southern Methodist | Tulane | CUSA | Home | W | 55–53 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 28 | 2007-01-27 | 2006–07 | Southern Methodist | Tulsa | CUSA | Away | L | 66–70 | Regular | Reynolds Center |
| 29 | 2007-01-31 | 2006–07 | Southern Methodist | UAB | CUSA | Away | W | 60–56 | Regular | Bartow Arena |
| 30 | 2007-02-10 | 2006–07 | Southern Methodist | Rice | CUSA | Home | L | 60–63 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 31 | 2007-02-14 | 2006–07 | Southern Methodist | Marshall | CUSA | Away | L | 49–52 | Regular | Cam Henderson Center |
| 32 | 2007-03-03 | 2006–07 | Southern Methodist | #6 Memphis | CUSA | Home | L | 61–64 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 33 | 2007-12-18 | 2007–08 | Southern Methodist | South Carolina Upstate | ASUN | Home | L | 56–58 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 34 | 2007-12-30 | 2007–08 | Southern Methodist | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | Home | L | 58–61 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 35 | 2008-01-19 | 2007–08 | Southern Methodist | Tulsa | CUSA | Home | L | 71–72 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 36 | 2008-01-26 | 2007–08 | Southern Methodist | UCF | CUSA | Home | W | 69–67 OT | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 37 | 2008-02-13 | 2007–08 | Southern Methodist | Marshall | CUSA | Home | L | 74–75 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 38 | 2008-03-01 | 2007–08 | Southern Methodist | UTEP | CUSA | Home | W | 99–96 2OT | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 39 | 2008-03-08 | 2007–08 | Southern Methodist | Rice | CUSA | Away | W | 61–58 | Regular | Merrell Center |
| 40 | 2008-11-22 | 2008–09 | Southern Methodist | Alabama State | SWAC | Home | W | 56–51 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 41 | 2008-12-15 | 2008–09 | Southern Methodist | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | SWAC | Home | L | 62–64 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 42 | 2008-12-29 | 2008–09 | Southern Methodist | UTSA | Southland | Home | L | 75–80 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 43 | 2009-01-05 | 2008–09 | Southern Methodist | Colorado | B12 | Home | W | 70–67 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 44 | 2009-01-21 | 2008–09 | Southern Methodist | Marshall | CUSA | Away | L | 50–53 | Regular | Cam Henderson Center |
| 45 | 2009-02-14 | 2008–09 | Southern Methodist | UAB | CUSA | Away | L | 75–78 | Regular | Bartow Arena |
| 46 | 2009-02-21 | 2008–09 | Southern Methodist | Rice | CUSA | Home | W | 69–66 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 47 | 2009-02-25 | 2008–09 | Southern Methodist | UTEP | CUSA | Away | L | 58–61 OT | Regular | Don Haskins Center |
| 48 | 2009-03-04 | 2008–09 | Southern Methodist | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | Home | W | 67–65 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 49 | 2009-11-23 | 2009–10 | Southern Methodist | Huston-Tillotson | - | Home | W | 69–65 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 50 | 2009-12-23 | 2009–10 | Southern Methodist | College of Charleston | SoCon | Neutral | L | 71–72 | Regular | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 51 | 2010-01-02 | 2009–10 | Southern Methodist | Texas State | Southland | Away | L | 86–91 | Regular | Strahan Arena |
| 52 | 2010-01-06 | 2009–10 | Southern Methodist | UTEP | CUSA | Away | L | 45–49 | Regular | Don Haskins Center |
| 53 | 2010-01-16 | 2009–10 | Southern Methodist | UAB | CUSA | Home | L | 62–63 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 54 | 2010-02-02 | 2009–10 | Southern Methodist | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | Away | L | 53–56 | Regular | Reed Green Coliseum |
| 55 | 2010-02-24 | 2009–10 | Southern Methodist | East Carolina | CUSA | Away | W | 59–54 | Regular | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum |
| 56 | 2010-03-03 | 2009–10 | Southern Methodist | Tulsa | CUSA | Away | L | 55–58 | Regular | Reynolds Center |
| 57 | 2010-11-20 | 2010–11 | Southern Methodist | UC Riverside | Big West | Home | L | 69–73 OT | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 58 | 2010-11-28 | 2010–11 | Southern Methodist | Central Arkansas | Southland | Home | W | 76–72 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 59 | 2010-12-01 | 2010–11 | Southern Methodist | Louisiana Tech | WAC | Away | L | 64–69 | Regular | Thomas Assembly Center |
| 60 | 2010-12-18 | 2010–11 | Southern Methodist | McMurry | - | Away | W | 70–67 | Regular | Kimbrell Arena |
| 61 | 2011-01-15 | 2010–11 | Southern Methodist | Houston | CUSA | Home | L | 68–70 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 62 | 2011-01-26 | 2010–11 | Southern Methodist | Tulsa | CUSA | Away | W | 59–58 | Regular | Reynolds Center |
| 63 | 2011-02-02 | 2010–11 | Southern Methodist | East Carolina | CUSA | Home | W | 46–41 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 64 | 2011-02-09 | 2010–11 | Southern Methodist | Tulane | CUSA | Home | W | 66–61 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 65 | 2011-02-26 | 2010–11 | Southern Methodist | Marshall | CUSA | Away | L | 62–64 | Regular | Cam Henderson Center |
| 66 | 2011-03-02 | 2010–11 | Southern Methodist | UCF | CUSA | Away | L | 48–51 | Regular | Addition Financial Arena |
| 67 | 2011-03-05 | 2010–11 | Southern Methodist | UTEP | CUSA | Home | L | 56–59 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 68 | 2011-03-09 | 2010–11 | Southern Methodist | Rice | CUSA | Neutral | L | 57–58 | Conf. Tourn. | Don Haskins Center |
| 69 | 2011-03-19 | 2010–11 | Southern Methodist | Jacksonville | ASUN | Home | W | 63–62 | CIT | Moody Coliseum |
| 70 | 2011-11-15 | 2011–12 | Southern Methodist | Fresno State | WAC | Neutral | L | 52–54 | Regular | Maples Pavilion |
| 71 | 2011-11-19 | 2011–12 | Southern Methodist | Florida Gulf Coast | ASUN | Home | W | 65–64 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 72 | 2011-12-15 | 2011–12 | Southern Methodist | Jackson State | SWAC | Neutral | L | 58–59 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 73 | 2012-01-03 | 2011–12 | Southern Methodist | Mississippi | SEC | Away | L | 48–50 | Regular | Tad Smith Coliseum |
| 74 | 2012-01-07 | 2011–12 | Southern Methodist | Tulsa | CUSA | Away | W | 57–55 | Regular | Reynolds Center |
| 75 | 2012-02-11 | 2011–12 | Southern Methodist | Rice | CUSA | Away | L | 39–43 | Regular | Tudor Fieldhouse |
| 76 | 2012-02-18 | 2011–12 | Southern Methodist | Marshall | CUSA | Home | L | 68–73 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 77 | 2012-02-25 | 2011–12 | Southern Methodist | Houston | CUSA | Away | L | 59–62 | Regular | Fertitta Center |