Bob Knight — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
25–27
48.1%
win rate
-0.6
avg margin
52
games
Games (52)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001-11-20 | 2001–02 | Texas Tech | Southern Methodist | WAC | Away | W | 78–75 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 2 | 2001-11-24 | 2001–02 | Texas Tech | Sam Houston | Southland | Home | L | 65–69 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 3 | 2001-11-28 | 2001–02 | Texas Tech | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | Away | W | 81–80 OT | Regular | Pan American Center |
| 4 | 2002-01-09 | 2001–02 | Texas Tech | Texas A&M | B12 | Away | W | 72–70 | Regular | Reed Arena |
| 5 | 2002-01-14 | 2001–02 | Texas Tech | Texas | B12 | Home | L | 71–74 OT | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 6 | 2002-02-06 | 2001–02 | #24 Texas Tech | #14 Oklahoma State | B12 | Away | L | 62–64 | Regular | Gallagher-Iba Arena |
| 7 | 2002-03-02 | 2001–02 | #24 Texas Tech | Baylor | B12 | Away | W | 91–89 | Regular | Ferrell Center |
| 8 | 2002-12-14 | 2002–03 | Texas Tech | Wyoming | Mountain West | Away | L | 62–67 | Regular | Arena-Auditorium |
| 9 | 2002-12-21 | 2002–03 | Texas Tech | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | Home | W | 85–84 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 10 | 2003-01-20 | 2002–03 | #23 Texas Tech | #7 Oklahoma | B12 | Away | L | 64–69 OT | Regular | Lloyd Noble Center |
| 11 | 2003-02-01 | 2002–03 | #23 Texas Tech | Texas A&M | B12 | Away | L | 59–64 | Regular | Reed Arena |
| 12 | 2003-02-15 | 2002–03 | #23 Texas Tech | #5 Oklahoma | B12 | Home | L | 58–63 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 13 | 2003-02-22 | 2002–03 | #23 Texas Tech | Texas A&M | B12 | Home | W | 70–69 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 14 | 2003-02-24 | 2002–03 | #23 Texas Tech | #16 Oklahoma State | B12 | Away | W | 62–57 | Regular | Gallagher-Iba Arena |
| 15 | 2003-03-01 | 2002–03 | #23 Texas Tech | #5 Texas | B12 | Home | L | 71–76 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 16 | 2003-03-13 | 2002–03 | #23 Texas Tech | Baylor | B12 | Neutral | W | 68–65 | Conf. Tourn. | American Airlines Center |
| 17 | 2003-04-01 | 2002–03 | #23 Texas Tech | St. John's (NY) | Big East | Neutral | L | 63–64 | NIT | Madison Square Garden |
| 18 | 2003-12-01 | 2003–04 | Texas Tech | Southern Methodist | WAC | Away | L | 59–62 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 19 | 2004-01-24 | 2003–04 | #18 Texas Tech | Texas A&M | B12 | Away | W | 80–78 | Regular | Reed Arena |
| 20 | 2004-01-26 | 2003–04 | #13 Texas Tech | #16 Texas | B12 | Home | L | 61–62 OT | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 21 | 2004-01-31 | 2003–04 | #13 Texas Tech | #18 Oklahoma State | B12 | Away | L | 66–70 | Regular | Gallagher-Iba Arena |
| 22 | 2004-02-28 | 2003–04 | #25 Texas Tech | #10 Texas | B12 | Away | L | 71–74 | Regular | Frank Erwin Center |
| 23 | 2004-03-13 | 2003–04 | #25 Texas Tech | #7 Oklahoma State | B12 | Neutral | L | 77–82 | Conf. Tourn. | American Airlines Center |
| 24 | 2004-03-18 | 2003–04 | #25 Texas Tech | Charlotte | CUSA | Neutral | W | 76–73 | NCAA | KeyBank Center |
| 25 | 2004-03-20 | 2003–04 | #25 Texas Tech | #5 Saint Joseph's | A10 | Neutral | L | 65–70 | NCAA | KeyBank Center |
| 26 | 2005-01-12 | 2004–05 | Texas Tech | Kansas State | B12 | Away | W | 79–76 | Regular | Bramlage Coliseum |
| 27 | 2005-02-14 | 2004–05 | #25 Texas Tech | #2 Kansas | B12 | Home | W | 80–79 2OT | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 28 | 2005-02-22 | 2004–05 | #25 Texas Tech | Texas | B12 | Home | W | 69–65 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 29 | 2005-03-13 | 2004–05 | #25 Texas Tech | #10 Oklahoma State | B12 | Neutral | L | 68–72 | Conf. Tourn. | Hy-Vee Arena |
| 30 | 2005-03-19 | 2004–05 | #24 Texas Tech | #10 Gonzaga | WCC | Neutral | W | 71–69 | NCAA | McKale Center |
| 31 | 2005-03-24 | 2004–05 | #24 Texas Tech | West Virginia | Big East | Neutral | L | 60–65 | NCAA | The Pit |
| 32 | 2005-11-18 | 2005–06 | Texas Tech | #19 Wake Forest | ACC | Neutral | L | 73–78 2OT | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 33 | 2006-01-01 | 2005–06 | Texas Tech | UTEP | CUSA | Home | W | 61–60 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 34 | 2006-01-14 | 2005–06 | Texas Tech | Iowa State | B12 | Home | W | 76–73 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 35 | 2006-01-28 | 2005–06 | Texas Tech | Oklahoma State | B12 | Home | W | 92–90 OT | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 36 | 2006-02-11 | 2005–06 | Texas Tech | Colorado | B12 | Away | L | 64–66 | Regular | CU Events Center |
| 37 | 2006-02-20 | 2005–06 | Texas Tech | #22 Oklahoma | B12 | Home | L | 70–71 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 38 | 2006-11-17 | 2006–07 | Texas Tech | North Dakota State | Independent | Home | W | 85–81 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 39 | 2007-01-01 | 2006–07 | Texas Tech | New Mexico | Mountain West | Home | W | 70–68 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 40 | 2007-01-13 | 2006–07 | Texas Tech | Baylor | B12 | Away | L | 70–73 | Regular | Ferrell Center |
| 41 | 2007-01-20 | 2006–07 | Texas Tech | #5 Kansas | B12 | Home | W | 69–64 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 42 | 2007-01-24 | 2006–07 | Texas Tech | #6 Texas A&M | B12 | Home | W | 70–68 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 43 | 2007-02-06 | 2006–07 | Texas Tech | Nebraska | B12 | Home | L | 59–61 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 44 | 2007-02-10 | 2006–07 | Texas Tech | #17 Oklahoma State | B12 | Away | L | 91–93 2OT | Regular | Gallagher-Iba Arena |
| 45 | 2007-02-13 | 2006–07 | Texas Tech | #6 Texas A&M | B12 | Away | W | 77–75 | Regular | Reed Arena |
| 46 | 2007-02-24 | 2006–07 | Texas Tech | Oklahoma State | B12 | Home | W | 59–57 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 47 | 2007-03-03 | 2006–07 | Texas Tech | Iowa State | B12 | Away | W | 63–61 | Regular | Hilton Coliseum |
| 48 | 2007-11-14 | 2007–08 | Texas Tech | Sam Houston | Southland | Away | L | 54–56 | Regular | Bernard Johnson Coliseum |
| 49 | 2007-12-01 | 2007–08 | Texas Tech | Centenary (LA) | Summit | Away | L | 66–70 | Regular | Gold Dome (Centenary) |
| 50 | 2007-12-22 | 2007–08 | Texas Tech | Stanford | Pacific 10 | Neutral | L | 61–62 | Regular | American Airlines Center |
| 51 | 2008-01-01 | 2007–08 | Texas Tech | Lamar | Southland | Home | W | 79–77 | Regular | United Supermarkets Arena |
| 52 | 2008-01-19 | 2007–08 | Texas Tech | Oklahoma | B12 | Away | L | 61–63 | Regular | Lloyd Noble Center |