Jim Engles — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
23–43
34.8%
win rate
-0.7
avg margin
66
games
Games (66)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-11-23 | 2016–17 | Columbia | Army | Patriot | Home | L | 83–88 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 2 | 2016-11-26 | 2016–17 | Columbia | Colgate | Patriot | Home | W | 81–78 OT | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 3 | 2016-11-29 | 2016–17 | Columbia | Hofstra | Colonial | Home | L | 86–88 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 4 | 2016-12-30 | 2016–17 | Columbia | Albany (NY) | Am. East | Home | L | 67–70 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 5 | 2017-01-14 | 2016–17 | Columbia | Cornell | Ivy | Away | W | 79–75 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 6 | 2017-01-21 | 2016–17 | Columbia | Cornell | Ivy | Home | L | 62–67 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 7 | 2017-01-28 | 2016–17 | Columbia | Harvard | Ivy | Home | W | 65–62 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 8 | 2017-02-04 | 2016–17 | Columbia | Brown | Ivy | Home | W | 83–78 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 9 | 2017-02-11 | 2016–17 | Columbia | Princeton | Ivy | Away | L | 59–61 | Regular | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| 10 | 2017-02-18 | 2016–17 | Columbia | Dartmouth | Ivy | Away | L | 79–80 OT | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 11 | 2017-02-25 | 2016–17 | Columbia | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Home | W | 70–67 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 12 | 2017-03-04 | 2016–17 | Columbia | Yale | Ivy | Away | L | 71–75 | Regular | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 13 | 2017-11-29 | 2017–18 | Columbia | UConn | AAC | Away | L | 73–77 OT | Regular | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
| 14 | 2017-12-02 | 2017–18 | Columbia | Albany (NY) | Am. East | Away | L | 82–86 | Regular | Broadview Center |
| 15 | 2017-12-04 | 2017–18 | Columbia | Quinnipiac | MAAC | Home | L | 87–89 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 16 | 2017-12-10 | 2017–18 | Columbia | Navy | Patriot | Home | L | 68–73 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 17 | 2018-01-27 | 2017–18 | Columbia | Cornell | Ivy | Away | L | 81–82 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 18 | 2018-02-03 | 2017–18 | Columbia | Dartmouth | Ivy | Home | W | 77–74 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 19 | 2018-02-09 | 2017–18 | Columbia | Yale | Ivy | Away | L | 84–88 | Regular | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 20 | 2018-02-10 | 2017–18 | Columbia | Brown | Ivy | Away | L | 88–91 OT | Regular | Pizzitola Sports Center |
| 21 | 2018-03-02 | 2017–18 | Columbia | Dartmouth | Ivy | Away | L | 78–80 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 22 | 2018-11-18 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Fordham | A10 | Away | L | 69–70 | Regular | Rose Hill Gymnasium |
| 23 | 2018-12-02 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Delaware | Colonial | Home | L | 86–87 2OT | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 24 | 2018-12-05 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Colgate | Patriot | Home | L | 62–64 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 25 | 2018-12-09 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Iona | MAAC | Neutral | W | 74–71 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 26 | 2018-12-22 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Rutgers | B10 | Away | L | 65–68 OT | Regular | Jersey Mike's Arena |
| 27 | 2019-01-02 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Binghamton | Am. East | Away | W | 65–63 | Regular | Binghamton University Events Center |
| 28 | 2019-01-19 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Cornell | Ivy | Away | L | 59–60 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 29 | 2019-01-26 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Cornell | Ivy | Home | W | 73–70 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 30 | 2019-02-02 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Home | L | 70–72 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 31 | 2019-02-08 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Harvard | Ivy | Away | L | 96–98 3OT | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 32 | 2019-02-16 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Brown | Ivy | Home | L | 63–65 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 33 | 2019-02-22 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Away | W | 79–77 OT | Regular | The Palestra |
| 34 | 2019-03-01 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Brown | Ivy | Away | W | 80–77 | Regular | Pizzitola Sports Center |
| 35 | 2019-03-08 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Dartmouth | Ivy | Home | W | 70–66 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 36 | 2019-03-09 | 2018–19 | Columbia | Harvard | Ivy | Home | L | 81–83 OT | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 37 | 2019-11-05 | 2019–20 | Columbia | Lafayette | Patriot | Away | L | 63–65 | Regular | Kirby Sports Center |
| 38 | 2019-11-10 | 2019–20 | Columbia | Wake Forest | ACC | Away | L | 63–65 | Regular | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 39 | 2019-11-30 | 2019–20 | Columbia | Lehigh | Patriot | Home | W | 68–64 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 40 | 2019-12-06 | 2019–20 | Columbia | Bryant | NEC | Away | L | 65–67 | Regular | Chase Athletic Center |
| 41 | 2019-12-30 | 2019–20 | Columbia | Albany (NY) | Am. East | Home | L | 66–67 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 42 | 2020-01-02 | 2019–20 | Columbia | Maine | Am. East | Away | L | 72–75 OT | Regular | Cross Insurance Center |
| 43 | 2020-02-14 | 2019–20 | Columbia | Dartmouth | Ivy | Away | L | 63–65 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 44 | 2020-02-15 | 2019–20 | Columbia | Harvard | Ivy | Away | L | 73–77 2OT | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 45 | 2021-12-11 | 2021–22 | Columbia | Albany (NY) | Am. East | Away | L | 59–60 | Regular | Broadview Center |
| 46 | 2022-01-08 | 2021–22 | Columbia | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Away | W | 73–69 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 47 | 2022-11-13 | 2022–23 | Columbia | Sacred Heart | NEC | Away | L | 85–88 | Regular | William H. Pitt Center |
| 48 | 2022-11-16 | 2022–23 | Columbia | Delaware State | MEAC | Home | W | 70–65 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 49 | 2022-11-23 | 2022–23 | Columbia | Binghamton | Am. East | Away | L | 79–81 | Regular | Binghamton University Events Center |
| 50 | 2022-12-03 | 2022–23 | Columbia | New Hampshire | Am. East | Home | W | 56–52 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 51 | 2022-12-09 | 2022–23 | Columbia | Fairleigh Dickinson | NEC | Home | L | 73–76 OT | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 52 | 2022-12-31 | 2022–23 | Columbia | Yale | Ivy | Home | W | 62–60 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 53 | 2023-11-11 | 2023–24 | Columbia | Albany (NY) | Am. East | Home | L | 75–78 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 54 | 2023-11-18 | 2023–24 | Columbia | Temple | AAC | Away | W | 78–73 | Regular | Liacouras Center |
| 55 | 2023-12-11 | 2023–24 | Columbia | Fairleigh Dickinson | NEC | Away | W | 87–83 | Regular | Rothman Center |
| 56 | 2024-01-27 | 2023–24 | Columbia | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Home | W | 84–81 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 57 | 2024-02-02 | 2023–24 | Columbia | Harvard | Ivy | Away | L | 59–62 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 58 | 2024-02-17 | 2023–24 | Columbia | Harvard | Ivy | Home | L | 75–80 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 59 | 2024-02-23 | 2023–24 | Columbia | Brown | Ivy | Home | L | 64–66 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 60 | 2024-11-04 | 2024–25 | Columbia | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Away | W | 81–78 | Regular | Reitz Arena |
| 61 | 2024-11-12 | 2024–25 | Columbia | Lehigh | Patriot | Home | W | 76–75 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 62 | 2025-01-18 | 2024–25 | Columbia | Yale | Ivy | Home | L | 88–92 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 63 | 2025-01-20 | 2024–25 | Columbia | Princeton | Ivy | Away | L | 67–71 | Regular | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| 64 | 2025-02-08 | 2024–25 | Columbia | Brown | Ivy | Home | W | 74–72 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 65 | 2025-02-28 | 2024–25 | Columbia | Princeton | Ivy | Home | L | 68–73 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 66 | 2025-03-01 | 2024–25 | Columbia | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Home | L | 87–92 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |