Bill Self — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
at Illinois
13–10
56.5%
win rate
+0.5
avg margin
23
games
Games (23)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000-11-20 | 2000–01 | #8 Illinois | Nevada-Las Vegas | Mountain West | Neutral | W | 74–69 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 2 | 2000-11-22 | 2000–01 | #8 Illinois | #1 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Neutral | L | 76–79 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 3 | 2000-11-28 | 2000–01 | #9 Illinois | #1 Duke | ACC | Neutral | L | 77–78 | Regular | First Horizon Coliseum |
| 4 | 2000-12-21 | 2000–01 | #5 Illinois | Missouri | B12 | Neutral | W | 86–81 OT | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 5 | 2001-01-25 | 2000–01 | #7 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Away | W | 55–51 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 6 | 2001-01-31 | 2000–01 | #6 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Away | L | 95–98 OT | Regular | Bryce Jordan Center |
| 7 | 2001-02-13 | 2000–01 | #4 Illinois | #19 Wisconsin | B10 | Home | W | 68–67 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 8 | 2001-02-22 | 2000–01 | #3 Illinois | Ohio State | B10 | Away | L | 61–63 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 9 | 2001-03-10 | 2000–01 | #4 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Neutral | L | 56–58 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 10 | 2001-11-24 | 2001–02 | #2 Illinois | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | Neutral | W | 75–72 | Regular | Valley High School |
| 11 | 2001-12-04 | 2001–02 | #5 Illinois | #7 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 82–87 | Regular | McKale Center |
| 12 | 2001-12-08 | 2001–02 | #5 Illinois | Arkansas | SEC | Neutral | W | 94–91 | Regular | United Center |
| 13 | 2002-02-09 | 2001–02 | #21 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Home | W | 69–67 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 14 | 2002-02-12 | 2001–02 | #18 Illinois | Michigan State | B10 | Away | W | 63–61 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 15 | 2002-03-03 | 2001–02 | #15 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Away | W | 67–66 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 16 | 2002-03-22 | 2001–02 | #13 Illinois | #2 Kansas | B12 | Neutral | L | 69–73 | NCAA | Kohl Center |
| 17 | 2002-12-07 | 2002–03 | #25 Illinois | Arkansas | SEC | Neutral | W | 62–58 | Regular | Simmons Bank Arena |
| 18 | 2002-12-28 | 2002–03 | #7 Illinois | Memphis | CUSA | Away | L | 74–77 | Regular | The Pyramid |
| 19 | 2003-02-02 | 2002–03 | #13 Illinois | Michigan State | B10 | Away | L | 65–68 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 20 | 2003-03-01 | 2002–03 | #18 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Away | W | 82–79 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 21 | 2003-03-05 | 2002–03 | #14 Illinois | #24 Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 59–60 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 22 | 2003-03-15 | 2002–03 | #13 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Neutral | W | 73–72 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 23 | 2003-03-20 | 2002–03 | #11 Illinois | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | Neutral | W | 65–60 | NCAA | RCA Dome |