Chris Beard — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
at Ole Miss
20–16
55.6%
win rate
+0.0
avg margin
36
games
Games (36)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-11-14 | 2023–24 | Ole Miss | Detroit Mercy | Horizon | Home | W | 70–69 | Regular | The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss |
| 2 | 2023-11-17 | 2023–24 | Ole Miss | Sam Houston State | CUSA | Home | W | 70–67 | Regular | Tad Smith Coliseum |
| 3 | 2023-11-22 | 2023–24 | Ole Miss | Temple | AAC | Away | W | 77–76 | Regular | Liacouras Center |
| 4 | 2023-12-02 | 2023–24 | Ole Miss | Memphis | AAC | Home | W | 80–77 | Regular | The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss |
| 5 | 2023-12-10 | 2023–24 | Ole Miss | UCF | B12 | Away | W | 70–68 | Regular | Addition Financial Arena |
| 6 | 2024-01-27 | 2023–24 | #22 Ole Miss | Texas A&M | SEC | Away | W | 71–68 | Regular | Reed Arena |
| 7 | 2024-01-30 | 2023–24 | #22 Ole Miss | Mississippi State | SEC | Home | W | 86–82 | Regular | The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss |
| 8 | 2024-02-06 | 2023–24 | #22 Ole Miss | #15 South Carolina | SEC | Away | L | 65–68 | Regular | Colonial Life Arena |
| 9 | 2024-02-17 | 2023–24 | #22 Ole Miss | Missouri | SEC | Home | W | 79–76 | Regular | The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss |
| 10 | 2024-03-05 | 2023–24 | #22 Ole Miss | Georgia | SEC | Away | L | 66–69 | Regular | Stegeman Coliseum |
| 11 | 2024-11-08 | 2024–25 | #24 Ole Miss | Grambling | SWAC | Home | W | 66–64 | Regular | The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss |
| 12 | 2024-11-29 | 2024–25 | #23 Ole Miss | #13 Purdue | B10 | Neutral | L | 78–80 | Regular | RIMAC Arena |
| 13 | 2025-01-18 | 2024–25 | #21 Ole Miss | #15 Mississippi State | SEC | Away | L | 81–84 OT | Regular | Humphrey Coliseum |
| 14 | 2025-01-22 | 2024–25 | #16 Ole Miss | #13 Texas A&M | SEC | Home | L | 62–63 | Regular | The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss |
| 15 | 2025-01-29 | 2024–25 | #23 Ole Miss | Texas | SEC | Home | W | 72–69 | Regular | The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss |
| 16 | 2025-02-08 | 2024–25 | #25 Ole Miss | LSU | SEC | Away | W | 72–70 | Regular | Maravich Assembly Center |
| 17 | 2025-02-12 | 2024–25 | #19 Ole Miss | South Carolina | SEC | Away | W | 72–68 | Regular | Colonial Life Arena |
| 18 | 2025-02-22 | 2024–25 | #24 Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | SEC | Away | L | 72–77 | Regular | Memorial Gymnasium |
| 19 | 2025-03-01 | 2024–25 | #24 Ole Miss | Oklahoma | SEC | Home | W | 87–84 | Regular | The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss |
| 20 | 2025-03-05 | 2024–25 | #24 Ole Miss | #4 Tennessee | SEC | Home | W | 78–76 | Regular | The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss |
| 21 | 2025-03-13 | 2024–25 | #24 Ole Miss | Arkansas | SEC | Neutral | W | 83–80 | Conf. Tourn. | Bridgestone Arena |
| 22 | 2025-03-14 | 2024–25 | #24 Ole Miss | #3 Auburn | SEC | Neutral | L | 57–62 | Conf. Tourn. | Bridgestone Arena |
| 23 | 2025-03-28 | 2024–25 | #24 Ole Miss | #8 Michigan State | B10 | Neutral | L | 70–73 | NCAA | State Farm Arena |
| 24 | 2025-11-25 | 2025–26 | Ole Miss | Iowa | B10 | Neutral | L | 69–74 | Regular | Acrisure Arena |
| 25 | 2025-11-27 | 2025–26 | Ole Miss | Utah | B12 | Neutral | L | 74–75 | Regular | Acrisure Arena |
| 26 | 2025-12-06 | 2025–26 | Ole Miss | #23 St. Johns (NY) | Big East | Away | L | 58–63 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 27 | 2025-12-13 | 2025–26 | Ole Miss | Southern Mississippi | Sun Belt | Neutral | W | 71–67 | Regular | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| 28 | 2026-01-14 | 2025–26 | Ole Miss | #21 Georgia | SEC | Away | W | 97–95 OT | Regular | Stegeman Coliseum |
| 29 | 2026-01-17 | 2025–26 | Ole Miss | Mississippi State | SEC | Away | W | 68–67 | Regular | Humphrey Coliseum |
| 30 | 2026-01-31 | 2025–26 | Ole Miss | #18 Vanderbilt | SEC | Away | L | 68–71 | Regular | Memorial Gymnasium |
| 31 | 2026-02-18 | 2025–26 | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | SEC | Away | L | 77–80 | Regular | Reed Arena |
| 32 | 2026-03-03 | 2025–26 | Ole Miss | #24 Vanderbilt | SEC | Home | L | 86–89 OT | Regular | The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss |
| 33 | 2026-03-07 | 2025–26 | Ole Miss | South Carolina | SEC | Home | L | 61–64 | Regular | The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss |
| 34 | 2026-03-12 | 2025–26 | Ole Miss | Georgia | SEC | Neutral | W | 76–72 | Conf. Tourn. | Bridgestone Arena |
| 35 | 2026-03-13 | 2025–26 | Ole Miss | #15 Alabama | SEC | Neutral | W | 80–79 | Conf. Tourn. | Bridgestone Arena |
| 36 | 2026-03-14 | 2025–26 | Ole Miss | #17 Arkansas | SEC | Neutral | L | 90–93 OT | Conf. Tourn. | Bridgestone Arena |