T.J. Otzelberger — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
24–14
63.2%
win rate
+1.0
avg margin
38
games
Games (38)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-01-01 | 2021–22 | #8 Iowa State | #1 Baylor | B12 | Home | L | 72–77 | Regular | Hilton Coliseum |
| 2 | 2022-01-05 | 2021–22 | #11 Iowa State | #25 Texas Tech | B12 | Home | W | 51–47 | Regular | Hilton Coliseum |
| 3 | 2022-01-11 | 2021–22 | #15 Iowa State | #9 Kansas | B12 | Away | L | 61–62 | Regular | Allen Fieldhouse |
| 4 | 2022-01-26 | 2021–22 | #23 Iowa State | Oklahoma State | B12 | Away | W | 84–81 OT | Regular | Gallagher-Iba Arena |
| 5 | 2022-02-15 | 2021–22 | #20 Iowa State | TCU | B12 | Away | W | 54–51 | Regular | Schollmaier Arena |
| 6 | 2022-02-23 | 2021–22 | #20 Iowa State | West Virginia | B12 | Home | W | 84–81 | Regular | Hilton Coliseum |
| 7 | 2022-02-26 | 2021–22 | #20 Iowa State | Kansas State | B12 | Away | W | 74–73 | Regular | Bramlage Coliseum |
| 8 | 2022-03-18 | 2021–22 | #20 Iowa State | Louisiana State | SEC | Neutral | W | 59–54 | NCAA | Fiserv Forum |
| 9 | 2022-03-20 | 2021–22 | #20 Iowa State | #14 Wisconsin | B10 | Neutral | W | 54–49 | NCAA | Fiserv Forum |
| 10 | 2022-11-24 | 2022–23 | Iowa State | Villanova | Big East | Neutral | W | 81–79 OT | Regular | Moda Center |
| 11 | 2022-11-25 | 2022–23 | Iowa State | #1 North Carolina | ACC | Neutral | W | 70–65 | Regular | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 12 | 2023-01-04 | 2022–23 | #25 Iowa State | Oklahoma | B12 | Away | W | 63–60 | Regular | Lloyd Noble Center |
| 13 | 2023-01-07 | 2022–23 | #25 Iowa State | #17 TCU | B12 | Away | W | 69–67 | Regular | Schollmaier Arena |
| 14 | 2023-01-14 | 2022–23 | #14 Iowa State | #2 Kansas | B12 | Away | L | 60–62 | Regular | Allen Fieldhouse |
| 15 | 2023-01-21 | 2022–23 | #12 Iowa State | Oklahoma State | B12 | Away | L | 59–61 | Regular | Gallagher-Iba Arena |
| 16 | 2023-01-24 | 2022–23 | #12 Iowa State | #5 Kansas State | B12 | Home | W | 80–76 | Regular | Hilton Coliseum |
| 17 | 2023-01-30 | 2022–23 | #13 Iowa State | Texas Tech | B12 | Away | L | 77–80 OT | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 18 | 2023-02-08 | 2022–23 | #11 Iowa State | West Virginia | B12 | Away | L | 71–76 | Regular | Hope Coliseum |
| 19 | 2023-02-27 | 2022–23 | #23 Iowa State | West Virginia | B12 | Home | L | 69–72 | Regular | Hilton Coliseum |
| 20 | 2023-11-23 | 2023–24 | Iowa State | Virginia Commonwealth | A10 | Neutral | W | 68–64 | Regular | State Farm Field House |
| 21 | 2023-11-26 | 2023–24 | Iowa State | #12 Texas A&M | SEC | Neutral | L | 69–73 | Regular | State Farm Field House |
| 22 | 2024-01-09 | 2023–24 | Iowa State | #2 Houston | B12 | Home | W | 57–53 | Regular | Hilton Coliseum |
| 23 | 2024-01-20 | 2023–24 | #24 Iowa State | #19 TCU | B12 | Away | W | 73–72 | Regular | Schollmaier Arena |
| 24 | 2024-01-27 | 2023–24 | #23 Iowa State | #7 Kansas | B12 | Home | W | 79–75 | Regular | Hilton Coliseum |
| 25 | 2024-02-03 | 2023–24 | #12 Iowa State | #18 Baylor | B12 | Away | L | 68–70 | Regular | Foster Pavilion |
| 26 | 2024-02-06 | 2023–24 | #14 Iowa State | Texas | B12 | Away | W | 70–65 | Regular | Moody Center |
| 27 | 2024-03-06 | 2023–24 | #6 Iowa State | #20 Brigham Young | B12 | Home | W | 68–63 | Regular | Hilton Coliseum |
| 28 | 2024-03-28 | 2023–24 | #4 Iowa State | #10 Illinois | B10 | Neutral | L | 69–72 | NCAA | TD Garden |
| 29 | 2024-11-25 | 2024–25 | #5 Iowa State | #4 Auburn | SEC | Neutral | L | 81–83 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 30 | 2024-11-26 | 2024–25 | #5 Iowa State | Dayton | A10 | Neutral | W | 89–84 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 31 | 2025-01-11 | 2024–25 | #3 Iowa State | Texas Tech | B12 | Away | W | 85–84 OT | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 32 | 2025-03-04 | 2024–25 | #10 Iowa State | #23 Brigham Young | B12 | Home | L | 85–88 2OT | Regular | Hilton Coliseum |
| 33 | 2025-03-13 | 2024–25 | #12 Iowa State | #17 Brigham Young | B12 | Neutral | L | 92–96 | Conf. Tourn. | T-Mobile Center |
| 34 | 2025-11-24 | 2025–26 | #15 Iowa State | #14 St. John's (NY) | Big East | Neutral | W | 83–82 | Regular | Michelob Ultra Arena |
| 35 | 2025-12-11 | 2025–26 | #4 Iowa State | Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 66–62 | Regular | Hilton Coliseum |
| 36 | 2026-02-07 | 2025–26 | #7 Iowa State | Baylor | B12 | Home | W | 72–69 | Regular | Hilton Coliseum |
| 37 | 2026-02-16 | 2025–26 | #6 Iowa State | #2 Houston | B12 | Home | W | 70–67 | Regular | Hilton Coliseum |
| 38 | 2026-03-13 | 2025–26 | #7 Iowa State | #2 Arizona Wildcats | B12 | Neutral | L | 80–82 | Conf. Tourn. | T-Mobile Center |