Kyle Smith — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
40–43
48.2%
win rate
-0.1
avg margin
83
games
Games (83)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010-11-28 | 2010–11 | Columbia | American | Patriot | Away | W | 64–62 | Regular | Bender Arena |
| 2 | 2010-12-01 | 2010–11 | Columbia | Bucknell | Patriot | Away | L | 68–73 | Regular | Sojka Pavilion |
| 3 | 2010-12-04 | 2010–11 | Columbia | Stony Brook | Am. East | Home | W | 73–72 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 4 | 2010-12-11 | 2010–11 | Columbia | Bryant | NEC | Home | W | 76–72 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 5 | 2010-12-30 | 2010–11 | Columbia | Maine | Am. East | Away | W | 74–71 | Regular | Alfond Arena |
| 6 | 2011-01-02 | 2010–11 | Columbia | Elon | SoCon | Home | L | 69–70 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 7 | 2011-01-05 | 2010–11 | Columbia | Lafayette | Patriot | Away | W | 76–73 | Regular | Kirby Sports Center |
| 8 | 2011-01-08 | 2010–11 | Columbia | Union (NY) | - | Home | W | 64–59 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 9 | 2011-01-15 | 2010–11 | Columbia | Cornell | Ivy | Home | W | 79–75 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 10 | 2011-01-22 | 2010–11 | Columbia | Cornell | Ivy | Away | W | 70–66 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 11 | 2011-02-05 | 2010–11 | Columbia | Yale | Ivy | Away | L | 67–72 | Regular | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 12 | 2011-02-26 | 2010–11 | Columbia | Princeton | Ivy | Away | L | 61–66 | Regular | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| 13 | 2011-11-14 | 2011–12 | Columbia | Furman | SoCon | Home | L | 58–62 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 14 | 2011-12-06 | 2011–12 | Columbia | Holy Cross | Patriot | Home | W | 46–45 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 15 | 2012-01-08 | 2011–12 | Columbia | Elon | SoCon | Away | W | 65–60 | Regular | Alumni Gym (Elon) |
| 16 | 2012-01-13 | 2011–12 | Columbia | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Home | L | 64–66 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 17 | 2012-01-14 | 2011–12 | Columbia | Princeton | Ivy | Home | L | 58–62 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 18 | 2012-01-21 | 2011–12 | Columbia | Cornell | Ivy | Home | W | 61–56 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 19 | 2012-01-28 | 2011–12 | Columbia | Cornell | Ivy | Away | L | 60–65 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 20 | 2012-02-03 | 2011–12 | Columbia | Dartmouth | Ivy | Away | W | 64–62 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 21 | 2012-02-04 | 2011–12 | Columbia | Harvard | Ivy | Away | L | 52–57 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 22 | 2012-02-11 | 2011–12 | Columbia | Yale | Ivy | Home | L | 58–59 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 23 | 2012-02-18 | 2011–12 | Columbia | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Away | L | 59–61 OT | Regular | The Palestra |
| 24 | 2012-11-17 | 2012–13 | Columbia | Marist | MAAC | Home | L | 62–67 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 25 | 2012-12-22 | 2012–13 | Columbia | Elon | SoCon | Home | L | 69–70 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 26 | 2013-01-26 | 2012–13 | Columbia | Cornell | Ivy | Home | L | 63–66 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 27 | 2013-02-01 | 2012–13 | Columbia | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Away | L | 58–62 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 28 | 2013-02-08 | 2012–13 | Columbia | Dartmouth | Ivy | Home | L | 57–60 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 29 | 2013-02-15 | 2012–13 | Columbia | Brown | Ivy | Away | L | 55–58 | Regular | Pizzitola Sports Center |
| 30 | 2013-03-02 | 2012–13 | Columbia | Brown | Ivy | Home | L | 58–61 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 31 | 2013-03-08 | 2012–13 | Columbia | Harvard | Ivy | Away | L | 51–56 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 32 | 2013-11-12 | 2013–14 | Columbia | Manhattan | MAAC | Home | L | 70–71 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 33 | 2013-11-21 | 2013–14 | Columbia | North Texas | CUSA | Neutral | W | 70–66 | Regular | Chiles Center |
| 34 | 2013-11-23 | 2013–14 | Columbia | Idaho | WAC | Neutral | W | 65–60 | Regular | Chiles Center |
| 35 | 2013-12-01 | 2013–14 | Columbia | Elon | SoCon | Away | L | 65–68 OT | Regular | Alumni Gym (Elon) |
| 36 | 2013-12-07 | 2013–14 | Columbia | Bucknell | Patriot | Away | L | 52–57 | Regular | Sojka Pavilion |
| 37 | 2014-01-08 | 2013–14 | Columbia | Stony Brook | Am. East | Home | W | 68–63 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 38 | 2014-02-07 | 2013–14 | Columbia | Princeton | Ivy | Away | W | 53–52 | Regular | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| 39 | 2014-02-14 | 2013–14 | Columbia | Harvard | Ivy | Home | L | 84–88 2OT | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 40 | 2014-02-21 | 2013–14 | Columbia | Brown | Ivy | Home | W | 70–68 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 41 | 2014-03-18 | 2013–14 | Columbia | Valparaiso | Horizon | Away | W | 58–56 | CIT | Athletics-Recreation Center |
| 42 | 2014-03-26 | 2013–14 | Columbia | Yale | Ivy | Home | L | 69–72 | CIT | Levien Gymnasium |
| 43 | 2014-11-14 | 2014–15 | Columbia | Stony Brook | Am. East | Away | L | 56–57 | Regular | Stony Brook Arena |
| 44 | 2014-12-02 | 2014–15 | Columbia | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Home | L | 62–64 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 45 | 2014-12-20 | 2014–15 | Columbia | Hofstra | Colonial | Home | W | 82–77 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 46 | 2014-12-28 | 2014–15 | Columbia | Colgate | Patriot | Home | W | 69–64 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 47 | 2015-01-17 | 2014–15 | Columbia | Cornell | Ivy | Away | W | 48–45 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 48 | 2015-01-30 | 2014–15 | Columbia | Yale | Ivy | Home | L | 59–63 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 49 | 2015-02-13 | 2014–15 | Columbia | Harvard | Ivy | Away | L | 68–72 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 50 | 2015-03-07 | 2014–15 | Columbia | Princeton | Ivy | Away | L | 83–85 | Regular | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| 51 | 2015-11-20 | 2015–16 | Columbia | Northwestern | B10 | Away | L | 80–83 OT | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 52 | 2015-11-27 | 2015–16 | Columbia | Fairfield | MAAC | Away | L | 81–82 OT | Regular | Total Mortgage Arena |
| 53 | 2015-11-28 | 2015–16 | Columbia | Longwood | Big South | Home | L | 69–70 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 54 | 2015-12-04 | 2015–16 | Columbia | Saint Josephs | A10 | Home | L | 78–80 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 55 | 2015-12-09 | 2015–16 | Columbia | Manhattan | MAAC | Away | W | 72–71 | Regular | Draddy Gymnasium |
| 56 | 2016-01-16 | 2015–16 | Columbia | Cornell | Ivy | Home | W | 74–70 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 57 | 2016-01-30 | 2015–16 | Columbia | Harvard | Ivy | Away | W | 55–54 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 58 | 2016-02-06 | 2015–16 | Columbia | Brown | Ivy | Away | W | 77–73 | Regular | Pizzitola Sports Center |
| 59 | 2016-02-13 | 2015–16 | Columbia | Princeton | Ivy | Home | L | 83–88 OT | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 60 | 2016-02-26 | 2015–16 | Columbia | Princeton | Ivy | Away | L | 83–88 | Regular | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| 61 | 2016-03-04 | 2015–16 | Columbia | Brown | Ivy | Home | W | 66–63 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 62 | 2016-03-23 | 2015–16 | Columbia | Ball State | MAC | Home | W | 69–67 | CIT | Levien Gymnasium |
| 63 | 2024-11-23 | 2024–25 | Stanford | Santa Clara | WCC | Away | W | 71–69 | Regular | Leavey Center |
| 64 | 2025-01-18 | 2024–25 | Stanford | North Carolina | ACC | Away | W | 72–71 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 65 | 2025-02-08 | 2024–25 | Stanford | NC State | ACC | Home | W | 74–73 | Regular | Maples Pavilion |
| 66 | 2025-02-22 | 2024–25 | Stanford | Cal | ACC | Home | W | 66–61 | Regular | Maples Pavilion |
| 67 | 2025-03-01 | 2024–25 | Stanford | SMU | ACC | Home | W | 73–68 | Regular | Maples Pavilion |
| 68 | 2025-03-05 | 2024–25 | Stanford | Notre Dame | ACC | Away | L | 54–56 | Regular | Purcell Pavilion |
| 69 | 2025-03-12 | 2024–25 | Stanford | Cal | ACC | Neutral | W | 78–73 | Conf. Tourn. | Spectrum Center |
| 70 | 2025-03-13 | 2024–25 | Stanford | #13 Louisville | ACC | Neutral | L | 73–75 | Conf. Tourn. | Spectrum Center |
| 71 | 2025-03-23 | 2024–25 | Stanford | Kent State | MAC | Home | L | 75–77 | NIT | Maples Pavilion |
| 72 | 2025-11-27 | 2025–26 | Stanford | Minnesota | B10 | Neutral | W | 72–68 | Regular | Acrisure Arena |
| 73 | 2025-11-28 | 2025–26 | Stanford | Saint Louis | A10 | Neutral | W | 78–77 | Regular | Acrisure Arena |
| 74 | 2025-12-07 | 2025–26 | Stanford | Nevada Las Vegas | Mountain West | Home | L | 74–75 | Regular | Maples Pavilion |
| 75 | 2025-12-13 | 2025–26 | Stanford | San Jose State | Mountain West | Away | W | 86–82 | Regular | Provident Credit Union Event Center |
| 76 | 2026-01-02 | 2025–26 | Stanford | #16 Louisville | ACC | Home | W | 80–76 | Regular | Maples Pavilion |
| 77 | 2026-01-07 | 2025–26 | Stanford | Virginia Tech | ACC | Away | W | 69–68 | Regular | Cassell Coliseum |
| 78 | 2026-01-14 | 2025–26 | Stanford | #14 North Carolina | ACC | Home | W | 95–90 | Regular | Maples Pavilion |
| 79 | 2026-02-04 | 2025–26 | Stanford | #20 Clemson | ACC | Home | L | 64–66 | Regular | Maples Pavilion |
| 80 | 2026-02-14 | 2025–26 | Stanford | Wake Forest | ACC | Away | L | 63–68 | Regular | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 81 | 2026-03-07 | 2025–26 | Stanford | NC State | ACC | Away | W | 85–84 | Regular | Lenovo Center |
| 82 | 2026-03-10 | 2025–26 | Stanford | Pitt | ACC | Neutral | L | 63–64 | Conf. Tourn. | Spectrum Center |
| 83 | 2026-04-02 | 2025–26 | Stanford | West Virginia | B12 | Neutral | L | 77–82 OT | CBC | MGM Grand Garden Arena |