Buzz Peterson — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
15–25
37.5%
win rate
-0.7
avg margin
40
games
Games (40)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001-12-15 | 2001–02 | Tennessee | Memphis | CUSA | Away | L | 69–71 | Regular | The Pyramid |
| 2 | 2001-12-20 | 2001–02 | Tennessee | Louisville | CUSA | Away | L | 72–73 | Regular | Freedom Hall |
| 3 | 2001-12-22 | 2001–02 | Tennessee | West Virginia | Big East | Home | L | 72–74 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 4 | 2001-12-29 | 2001–02 | Tennessee | Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 62–65 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 5 | 2002-01-09 | 2001–02 | Tennessee | #3 Florida | SEC | Home | L | 100–104 OT | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 6 | 2002-01-12 | 2001–02 | Tennessee | Georgia | SEC | Away | L | 70–73 | Regular | Stegeman Coliseum |
| 7 | 2002-01-16 | 2001–02 | Tennessee | Mississippi State | SEC | Away | L | 91–92 OT | Regular | Humphrey Coliseum |
| 8 | 2002-01-19 | 2001–02 | Tennessee | #8 Syracuse | Big East | Home | W | 66–62 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 9 | 2002-01-30 | 2001–02 | Tennessee | Louisiana State | SEC | Away | W | 61–58 | Regular | Maravich Assembly Center |
| 10 | 2002-02-02 | 2001–02 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | SEC | Away | W | 67–65 | Regular | Memorial Gymnasium |
| 11 | 2002-02-06 | 2001–02 | Tennessee | #7 Kentucky | SEC | Home | W | 76–74 OT | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 12 | 2002-02-19 | 2001–02 | Tennessee | #12 Kentucky | SEC | Away | L | 61–64 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 13 | 2002-02-23 | 2001–02 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | SEC | Home | L | 62–67 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 14 | 2002-11-22 | 2002–03 | Tennessee | Gardner-Webb | ASUN | Home | W | 71–69 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 15 | 2002-12-15 | 2002–03 | Tennessee | Georgia Tech | ACC | Away | W | 70–69 | Regular | McCamish Pavilion |
| 16 | 2002-12-21 | 2002–03 | Tennessee | West Virginia | Big East | Away | L | 62–65 | Regular | Hope Coliseum |
| 17 | 2003-01-08 | 2002–03 | Tennessee | #18 Kentucky | SEC | Home | L | 71–74 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 18 | 2003-01-11 | 2002–03 | Tennessee | Mississippi | SEC | Away | W | 66–64 | Regular | Tad Smith Coliseum |
| 19 | 2003-01-18 | 2002–03 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | SEC | Home | W | 71–66 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 20 | 2003-01-22 | 2002–03 | Tennessee | #19 Georgia | SEC | Away | L | 76–81 OT | Regular | Stegeman Coliseum |
| 21 | 2003-01-25 | 2002–03 | Tennessee | #9 Louisville | CUSA | Home | L | 69–72 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 22 | 2003-01-29 | 2002–03 | Tennessee | South Carolina | SEC | Home | W | 60–56 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 23 | 2003-02-01 | 2002–03 | Tennessee | Auburn | SEC | Away | W | 60–57 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 24 | 2003-02-22 | 2002–03 | Tennessee | Alabama | SEC | Home | L | 71–76 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 25 | 2003-03-08 | 2002–03 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | SEC | Away | W | 70–65 | Regular | Memorial Gymnasium |
| 26 | 2004-01-20 | 2003–04 | Tennessee | #9 Kentucky | SEC | Home | L | 68–69 OT | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 27 | 2004-01-25 | 2003–04 | Tennessee | #5 Louisville | CUSA | Home | L | 62–65 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 28 | 2004-01-31 | 2003–04 | Tennessee | #22 Florida | SEC | Home | W | 65–63 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 29 | 2004-02-11 | 2003–04 | Tennessee | Arkansas | SEC | Home | W | 69–65 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 30 | 2004-03-03 | 2003–04 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | SEC | Away | L | 58–61 | Regular | Memorial Gymnasium |
| 31 | 2004-03-17 | 2003–04 | Tennessee | George Mason | Colonial | Away | L | 55–58 | NIT | EagleBank Arena |
| 32 | 2004-12-05 | 2004–05 | Tennessee | Chattanooga | SoCon | Home | L | 68–69 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 33 | 2004-12-11 | 2004–05 | Tennessee | Xavier | A10 | Home | W | 71–69 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 34 | 2004-12-30 | 2004–05 | Tennessee | Nebraska | B12 | Home | L | 61–62 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 35 | 2005-01-12 | 2004–05 | Tennessee | #11 Mississippi State | SEC | Home | W | 64–63 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 36 | 2005-01-15 | 2004–05 | Tennessee | South Carolina | SEC | Away | L | 63–66 | Regular | Colonial Life Arena |
| 37 | 2005-01-29 | 2004–05 | Tennessee | Auburn | SEC | Away | L | 59–62 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 38 | 2005-02-02 | 2004–05 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | SEC | Away | L | 62–67 | Regular | Memorial Gymnasium |
| 39 | 2005-02-19 | 2004–05 | Tennessee | Mississippi | SEC | Away | L | 58–60 | Regular | Tad Smith Coliseum |
| 40 | 2005-02-26 | 2004–05 | Tennessee | Arkansas | SEC | Away | L | 68–70 | Regular | Bud Walton Arena |