David McLaughlin — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
27–49
35.5%
win rate
-1.1
avg margin
76
games
Games (76)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-12-10 | 2016–17 | Dartmouth | Maine | Am. East | Home | L | 68–73 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 2 | 2016-12-13 | 2016–17 | Dartmouth | Hartford | Am. East | Away | L | 66–70 | Regular | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion |
| 3 | 2016-12-31 | 2016–17 | Dartmouth | New Hampshire | Am. East | Home | W | 63–62 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 4 | 2017-01-03 | 2016–17 | Dartmouth | Cal State Bakersfield | WAC | Home | L | 60–64 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 5 | 2017-02-03 | 2016–17 | Dartmouth | Princeton | Ivy | Home | L | 64–69 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 6 | 2017-02-04 | 2016–17 | Dartmouth | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Home | W | 74–71 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 7 | 2017-02-11 | 2016–17 | Dartmouth | Brown | Ivy | Away | W | 77–74 | Regular | Pizzitola Sports Center |
| 8 | 2017-02-17 | 2016–17 | Dartmouth | Cornell | Ivy | Home | L | 65–69 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 9 | 2017-02-18 | 2016–17 | Dartmouth | Columbia | Ivy | Home | W | 80–79 OT | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 10 | 2017-02-24 | 2016–17 | Dartmouth | Brown | Ivy | Home | L | 75–80 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 11 | 2017-03-03 | 2016–17 | Dartmouth | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Away | W | 76–74 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 12 | 2017-11-11 | 2017–18 | Dartmouth | Quinnipiac | MAAC | Away | L | 77–78 | Regular | M&T Bank Arena |
| 13 | 2017-11-28 | 2017–18 | Dartmouth | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Home | W | 64–63 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 14 | 2018-01-20 | 2017–18 | Dartmouth | Harvard | Ivy | Home | L | 57–62 OT | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 15 | 2018-01-26 | 2017–18 | Dartmouth | Brown | Ivy | Away | L | 62–64 | Regular | Pizzitola Sports Center |
| 16 | 2018-02-02 | 2017–18 | Dartmouth | Cornell | Ivy | Away | L | 85–86 | Regular | Newman Arena |
| 17 | 2018-02-03 | 2017–18 | Dartmouth | Columbia | Ivy | Away | L | 74–77 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 18 | 2018-02-09 | 2017–18 | Dartmouth | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Home | L | 61–64 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 19 | 2018-02-17 | 2017–18 | Dartmouth | Brown | Ivy | Home | W | 66–63 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 20 | 2018-03-02 | 2017–18 | Dartmouth | Columbia | Ivy | Home | W | 80–78 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 21 | 2018-11-09 | 2018–19 | Dartmouth | Davidson | A10 | Away | L | 76–79 | Regular | John M. Belk Arena |
| 22 | 2018-11-11 | 2018–19 | Dartmouth | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Away | W | 82–80 | Regular | Reitz Arena |
| 23 | 2018-12-05 | 2018–19 | Dartmouth | Quinnipiac | MAAC | Home | L | 59–64 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 24 | 2018-12-21 | 2018–19 | Dartmouth | Bryant | NEC | Away | L | 67–68 | Regular | Chase Athletic Center |
| 25 | 2019-01-26 | 2018–19 | Dartmouth | Harvard | Ivy | Away | L | 59–64 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 26 | 2019-02-01 | 2018–19 | Dartmouth | Brown | Ivy | Home | L | 58–60 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 27 | 2019-02-08 | 2018–19 | Dartmouth | Cornell | Ivy | Home | L | 80–83 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 28 | 2019-02-15 | 2018–19 | Dartmouth | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Away | L | 79–82 OT | Regular | The Palestra |
| 29 | 2019-02-16 | 2018–19 | Dartmouth | Princeton | Ivy | Away | L | 68–69 | Regular | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| 30 | 2019-02-23 | 2018–19 | Dartmouth | Brown | Ivy | Away | L | 65–68 | Regular | Pizzitola Sports Center |
| 31 | 2019-03-01 | 2018–19 | Dartmouth | Princeton | Ivy | Home | L | 76–77 OT | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 32 | 2019-03-08 | 2018–19 | Dartmouth | Columbia | Ivy | Away | L | 66–70 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |
| 33 | 2019-11-08 | 2019–20 | Dartmouth | Buffalo | MAC | Away | W | 68–63 | Regular | Broadview Arena |
| 34 | 2019-11-17 | 2019–20 | Dartmouth | UMass Lowell | Am. East | Away | W | 80–75 OT | Regular | Kennedy Family Athletic Complex |
| 35 | 2019-12-03 | 2019–20 | Dartmouth | Georgia State | Sun Belt | Away | L | 80–83 OT | Regular | GSU Sports Arena |
| 36 | 2019-12-14 | 2019–20 | Dartmouth | Boston University | Patriot | Away | L | 76–78 | Regular | Case Gym |
| 37 | 2019-12-21 | 2019–20 | Dartmouth | Bryant | NEC | Home | L | 60–64 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 38 | 2020-01-18 | 2019–20 | Dartmouth | Harvard | Ivy | Away | L | 62–67 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 39 | 2020-01-25 | 2019–20 | Dartmouth | Harvard | Ivy | Home | L | 66–70 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 40 | 2020-02-07 | 2019–20 | Dartmouth | Brown | Ivy | Away | L | 65–67 | Regular | Pizzitola Sports Center |
| 41 | 2020-02-14 | 2019–20 | Dartmouth | Columbia | Ivy | Home | W | 65–63 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 42 | 2020-02-22 | 2019–20 | Dartmouth | Princeton | Ivy | Home | L | 62–65 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 43 | 2021-11-28 | 2021–22 | Dartmouth | Bryant | NEC | Away | W | 63–61 OT | Regular | Chase Athletic Center |
| 44 | 2021-12-08 | 2021–22 | Dartmouth | Quinnipiac | MAAC | Home | L | 69–72 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 45 | 2021-12-11 | 2021–22 | Dartmouth | Boston University | Patriot | Home | L | 62–65 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 46 | 2021-12-21 | 2021–22 | Dartmouth | Cal State Bakersfield | Big West | Away | L | 57–61 | Regular | Icardo Center |
| 47 | 2022-01-17 | 2021–22 | Dartmouth | Harvard | Ivy | Home | L | 59–60 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 48 | 2022-01-22 | 2021–22 | Dartmouth | Princeton | Ivy | Home | L | 80–84 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 49 | 2022-02-04 | 2021–22 | Dartmouth | Yale | Ivy | Away | L | 69–72 | Regular | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 50 | 2022-02-05 | 2021–22 | Dartmouth | Brown | Ivy | Away | L | 60–62 | Regular | Pizzitola Sports Center |
| 51 | 2022-02-22 | 2021–22 | Dartmouth | Yale | Ivy | Home | L | 61–66 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 52 | 2022-11-25 | 2022–23 | Dartmouth | Incarnate Word | Southland | Neutral | L | 64–69 | Regular | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center |
| 53 | 2022-11-27 | 2022–23 | Dartmouth | Texas San Antonio | CUSA | Away | W | 78–77 OT | Regular | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center |
| 54 | 2022-12-16 | 2022–23 | Dartmouth | South Florida | AAC | Away | L | 55–59 | Regular | Yuengling Center |
| 55 | 2023-01-06 | 2022–23 | Dartmouth | Yale | Ivy | Away | W | 81–77 | Regular | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |
| 56 | 2023-01-14 | 2022–23 | Dartmouth | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Home | W | 75–71 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 57 | 2023-01-16 | 2022–23 | Dartmouth | Harvard | Ivy | Away | W | 60–59 | Regular | Lavietes Pavilion |
| 58 | 2023-01-21 | 2022–23 | Dartmouth | Princeton | Ivy | Away | L | 90–93 OT | Regular | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| 59 | 2023-03-04 | 2022–23 | Dartmouth | Harvard | Ivy | Home | W | 87–82 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 60 | 2023-11-25 | 2023–24 | Dartmouth | Saint Louis | A10 | Away | L | 65–66 | Regular | Chaifetz Arena |
| 61 | 2023-12-02 | 2023–24 | Dartmouth | Albany (NY) | Am. East | Away | L | 68–73 | Regular | Broadview Center |
| 62 | 2024-01-27 | 2023–24 | Dartmouth | Brown | Ivy | Home | W | 75–71 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 63 | 2024-02-02 | 2023–24 | Dartmouth | Cornell | Ivy | Home | L | 53–56 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 64 | 2024-11-09 | 2024–25 | Dartmouth | Sacred Heart | MAAC | Home | W | 81–76 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 65 | 2024-11-29 | 2024–25 | Dartmouth | Boston College | ACC | Away | W | 88–83 | Regular | Conte Forum |
| 66 | 2024-12-03 | 2024–25 | Dartmouth | New Hampshire | Am. East | Away | W | 69–65 | Regular | Lundholm Gymnasium |
| 67 | 2024-12-08 | 2024–25 | Dartmouth | Illinois Chicago | Missouri Valley | Away | L | 68–69 OT | Regular | Credit Union 1 Arena |
| 68 | 2024-12-18 | 2024–25 | Dartmouth | Le Moyne | NEC | Home | L | 76–80 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 69 | 2025-01-11 | 2024–25 | Dartmouth | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Home | W | 73–70 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 70 | 2025-01-18 | 2024–25 | Dartmouth | Princeton | Ivy | Home | L | 80–81 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 71 | 2025-01-25 | 2024–25 | Dartmouth | Brown | Ivy | Away | W | 84–83 | Regular | Pizzitola Sports Center |
| 72 | 2025-02-28 | 2024–25 | Dartmouth | Yale | Ivy | Home | L | 67–72 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 73 | 2025-12-03 | 2025–26 | Dartmouth | New Hampshire | Am. East | Home | W | 69–68 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 74 | 2026-01-19 | 2025–26 | Dartmouth | Princeton | Ivy | Home | W | 71–69 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 75 | 2026-02-14 | 2025–26 | Dartmouth | Brown | Ivy | Home | L | 76–79 | Regular | Leede Arena |
| 76 | 2026-02-21 | 2025–26 | Dartmouth | Columbia | Ivy | Away | W | 64–63 | Regular | Levien Gymnasium |