Tommy Penders — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
25–27
48.1%
win rate
-0.1
avg margin
52
games
Games (52)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004-11-15 | 2004–05 | Houston | Sam Houston | Southland | Neutral | W | 72–69 | Regular | Mizzou Arena |
| 2 | 2004-11-24 | 2004–05 | Houston | Missouri | B12 | Neutral | W | 57–55 | Regular | Municipal Auditorium |
| 3 | 2004-11-30 | 2004–05 | Houston | Rice | WAC | Away | L | 73–74 | Regular | Tudor Fieldhouse |
| 4 | 2005-01-05 | 2004–05 | Houston | #17 Louisville | CUSA | Home | W | 70–67 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 5 | 2005-01-26 | 2004–05 | Houston | Tulane | CUSA | Home | L | 61–63 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 6 | 2005-02-26 | 2004–05 | Houston | East Carolina | CUSA | Away | W | 76–72 | Regular | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum |
| 7 | 2005-03-05 | 2004–05 | Houston | UAB | CUSA | Home | L | 66–71 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 8 | 2005-03-09 | 2004–05 | Houston | South Florida | CUSA | Neutral | L | 64–69 | Conf. Tourn. | FedExForum |
| 9 | 2005-11-26 | 2005–06 | Houston | Virginia Commonwealth | Colonial | Home | L | 61–62 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 10 | 2005-11-29 | 2005–06 | Houston | #25 Louisiana State | SEC | Away | W | 84–83 | Regular | Maravich Assembly Center |
| 11 | 2005-12-03 | 2005–06 | Houston | #15 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 69–65 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 12 | 2005-12-17 | 2005–06 | #25 Houston | South Alabama | Sun Belt | Away | L | 62–66 | Regular | Mitchell Center |
| 13 | 2006-01-07 | 2005–06 | #25 Houston | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Independent | Home | W | 86–83 2OT | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 14 | 2006-01-18 | 2005–06 | #25 Houston | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | Home | W | 62–58 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 15 | 2006-01-21 | 2005–06 | #25 Houston | UAB | CUSA | Away | L | 79–82 | Regular | Bartow Arena |
| 16 | 2006-02-04 | 2005–06 | #25 Houston | East Carolina | CUSA | Away | W | 64–60 OT | Regular | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum |
| 17 | 2006-03-01 | 2005–06 | #25 Houston | Rice | CUSA | Home | W | 74–71 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 18 | 2006-03-20 | 2005–06 | #25 Houston | Missouri State | Missouri Valley | Away | L | 59–60 | NIT | Hammons Student Center |
| 19 | 2006-11-13 | 2006–07 | Houston | Rhode Island | A10 | Away | W | 102–99 OT | Regular | Ryan Center |
| 20 | 2006-11-25 | 2006–07 | Houston | Saint Louis | A10 | Away | L | 78–81 | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 21 | 2007-01-17 | 2006–07 | Houston | Rice | CUSA | Away | L | 71–76 | Regular | Tudor Fieldhouse |
| 22 | 2007-01-20 | 2006–07 | Houston | Tulsa | CUSA | Away | W | 69–67 | Regular | Reynolds Center |
| 23 | 2007-01-24 | 2006–07 | Houston | UCF | CUSA | Home | W | 73–70 OT | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 24 | 2007-01-29 | 2006–07 | Houston | Saint Louis | A10 | Home | W | 59–58 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 25 | 2007-02-14 | 2006–07 | Houston | South Alabama | Sun Belt | Home | L | 61–66 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 26 | 2007-02-19 | 2006–07 | Houston | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | Away | L | 69–74 | Regular | Reed Green Coliseum |
| 27 | 2007-02-28 | 2006–07 | Houston | UCF | CUSA | Away | L | 72–75 OT | Regular | Addition Financial Arena |
| 28 | 2007-03-08 | 2006–07 | Houston | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | Neutral | W | 62–59 | Conf. Tourn. | FedExForum |
| 29 | 2007-11-15 | 2007–08 | Houston | Virginia Commonwealth | Colonial | Neutral | L | 72–73 | Regular | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum |
| 30 | 2008-01-19 | 2007–08 | Houston | UTEP | CUSA | Home | W | 77–72 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 31 | 2008-02-02 | 2007–08 | Houston | UCF | CUSA | Away | W | 84–81 | Regular | Addition Financial Arena |
| 32 | 2008-02-20 | 2007–08 | Houston | UAB | CUSA | Away | L | 99–101 | Regular | Bartow Arena |
| 33 | 2008-03-01 | 2007–08 | Houston | East Carolina | CUSA | Away | L | 83–84 | Regular | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum |
| 34 | 2008-03-05 | 2007–08 | Houston | UCF | CUSA | Home | W | 73–68 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 35 | 2008-03-13 | 2007–08 | Houston | UTEP | CUSA | Neutral | L | 77–80 | Conf. Tourn. | FedExForum |
| 36 | 2008-03-18 | 2007–08 | Houston | Nevada | WAC | Away | W | 80–79 | CBI | Lawlor Events Center |
| 37 | 2008-03-26 | 2007–08 | Houston | Tulsa | CUSA | Away | L | 69–73 | CBI | Reynolds Center |
| 38 | 2008-11-10 | 2008–09 | Houston | Georgia Southern | SoCon | Neutral | L | 63–65 | Regular | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
| 39 | 2008-12-02 | 2008–09 | Houston | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | Away | W | 70–67 | Regular | Murphy Center |
| 40 | 2008-12-28 | 2008–09 | Houston | Iowa State | B12 | Home | L | 67–71 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 41 | 2009-02-18 | 2008–09 | Houston | Marshall | CUSA | Away | L | 83–88 | Regular | Cam Henderson Center |
| 42 | 2009-02-21 | 2008–09 | Houston | UCF | CUSA | Home | W | 77–72 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 43 | 2009-02-28 | 2008–09 | Houston | Rice | CUSA | Away | W | 56–51 | Regular | Tudor Fieldhouse |
| 44 | 2009-03-12 | 2008–09 | Houston | UTEP | CUSA | Neutral | W | 89–85 OT | Conf. Tourn. | FedExForum |
| 45 | 2009-03-18 | 2008–09 | Houston | Oregon State | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 45–49 | CBI | Gill Coliseum |
| 46 | 2009-12-29 | 2009–10 | Houston | Louisiana Tech | WAC | Home | L | 94–99 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 47 | 2010-01-01 | 2009–10 | Houston | UTSA | Southland | Away | L | 82–83 | Regular | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center |
| 48 | 2010-02-06 | 2009–10 | Houston | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | Home | L | 55–57 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 49 | 2010-02-09 | 2009–10 | Houston | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | Away | W | 74–72 | Regular | E. A. Diddle Arena |
| 50 | 2010-02-16 | 2009–10 | Houston | UCF | CUSA | Away | L | 65–68 | Regular | Addition Financial Arena |
| 51 | 2010-03-06 | 2009–10 | Houston | Tulane | CUSA | Away | L | 76–79 | Regular | Devlin Fieldhouse |
| 52 | 2010-03-11 | 2009–10 | Houston | Memphis | CUSA | Neutral | W | 66–65 | Conf. Tourn. | Reynolds Center |