Tom Crean — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
at Marquette
40–31
56.3%
win rate
+0.5
avg margin
71
games
Games (71)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000-11-20 | 2000–01 | Marquette | Massachusetts | A10 | Home | W | 68–64 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 2 | 2000-12-02 | 2000–01 | Marquette | Cal State Northridge | Big Sky | Home | W | 69–66 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 3 | 2000-12-07 | 2000–01 | Marquette | Minnesota | B10 | Home | L | 59–61 OT | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 4 | 2000-12-09 | 2000–01 | Marquette | Little Rock | Sun Belt | Home | W | 48–46 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 5 | 2000-12-23 | 2000–01 | Marquette | #16 Wisconsin | B10 | Home | L | 47–52 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 6 | 2000-12-30 | 2000–01 | Marquette | Dayton | A10 | Away | L | 60–61 | Regular | University of Dayton Arena |
| 7 | 2001-01-10 | 2000–01 | Marquette | Cincinnati | CUSA | Home | W | 47–44 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 8 | 2001-01-17 | 2000–01 | Marquette | South Florida | CUSA | Home | W | 72–68 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 9 | 2001-01-20 | 2000–01 | Marquette | Charlotte | CUSA | Home | L | 71–74 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 10 | 2001-02-18 | 2000–01 | Marquette | Cincinnati | CUSA | Away | W | 66–63 OT | Regular | Fifth Third Arena |
| 11 | 2001-02-24 | 2000–01 | Marquette | Louisville | CUSA | Home | L | 74–77 3OT | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 12 | 2001-02-28 | 2000–01 | Marquette | Houston | CUSA | Away | L | 64–66 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 13 | 2001-03-07 | 2000–01 | Marquette | Tulane | CUSA | Neutral | W | 72–67 | Conf. Tourn. | Freedom Hall |
| 14 | 2001-11-23 | 2001–02 | Marquette | #20 Indiana | B10 | Neutral | W | 50–49 | Regular | Sullivan Arena |
| 15 | 2001-12-29 | 2001–02 | #19 Marquette | #25 Wake Forest | ACC | Away | L | 59–64 | Regular | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 16 | 2002-01-09 | 2001–02 | #25 Marquette | Louisville | CUSA | Away | W | 75–71 | Regular | Freedom Hall |
| 17 | 2002-01-29 | 2001–02 | #25 Marquette | Tulane | CUSA | Away | W | 68–66 | Regular | Devlin Fieldhouse |
| 18 | 2002-02-22 | 2001–02 | #9 Marquette | #4 Cincinnati | CUSA | Away | L | 62–63 | Regular | Fifth Third Arena |
| 19 | 2002-02-26 | 2001–02 | #9 Marquette | East Carolina | CUSA | Away | L | 46–51 | Regular | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum |
| 20 | 2002-03-14 | 2001–02 | #12 Marquette | Tulsa | WAC | Neutral | L | 69–71 | NCAA | The Dome at America's Center |
| 21 | 2002-12-30 | 2002–03 | #13 Marquette | East Carolina | CUSA | Away | L | 70–73 | Regular | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum |
| 22 | 2003-01-18 | 2002–03 | #21 Marquette | Charlotte | CUSA | Away | W | 67–64 | Regular | Dale F. Halton Arena |
| 23 | 2003-02-05 | 2002–03 | #15 Marquette | Saint Louis | CUSA | Home | W | 68–64 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 24 | 2003-02-15 | 2002–03 | #11 Marquette | #2 Louisville | CUSA | Home | L | 70–73 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 25 | 2003-02-27 | 2002–03 | #10 Marquette | #11 Louisville | CUSA | Away | W | 78–73 | Regular | Freedom Hall |
| 26 | 2003-03-20 | 2002–03 | #9 Marquette | Holy Cross | Patriot | Neutral | W | 72–68 | NCAA | RCA Dome |
| 27 | 2003-03-27 | 2002–03 | #9 Marquette | #4 Pittsburgh | Big East | Neutral | W | 77–74 | NCAA | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| 28 | 2003-11-22 | 2003–04 | #23 Marquette | Valparaiso | Mid-Continent | Home | W | 75–70 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 29 | 2003-12-15 | 2003–04 | #23 Marquette | Canisius | MAAC | Home | W | 68–65 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 30 | 2003-12-20 | 2003–04 | #23 Marquette | #22 Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 59–63 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 31 | 2003-12-29 | 2003–04 | #23 Marquette | Sacred Heart | NEC | Home | W | 77–72 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 32 | 2004-01-10 | 2003–04 | #23 Marquette | Saint Louis | CUSA | Home | W | 61–59 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 33 | 2004-02-18 | 2003–04 | #21 Marquette | Saint Louis | CUSA | Away | L | 54–58 | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 34 | 2004-03-03 | 2003–04 | #21 Marquette | East Carolina | CUSA | Home | W | 77–73 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 35 | 2004-03-06 | 2003–04 | #21 Marquette | #25 Louisville | CUSA | Home | W | 81–80 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 36 | 2004-03-10 | 2003–04 | #21 Marquette | TCU | CUSA | Neutral | L | 62–64 | Conf. Tourn. | Heritage Bank Center |
| 37 | 2004-11-16 | 2004–05 | Marquette | Air Force | Mountain West | Home | W | 69–65 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 38 | 2004-11-20 | 2004–05 | Marquette | Kent State | MAC | Home | W | 66–61 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 39 | 2004-12-18 | 2004–05 | Marquette | #15 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 43–48 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 40 | 2005-01-15 | 2004–05 | #22 Marquette | South Florida | CUSA | Home | W | 66–64 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 41 | 2005-01-29 | 2004–05 | #25 Marquette | Saint Louis | CUSA | Away | W | 55–51 2OT | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 42 | 2005-02-09 | 2004–05 | #25 Marquette | TCU | CUSA | Away | L | 62–63 | Regular | Schollmaier Arena |
| 43 | 2005-02-12 | 2004–05 | #25 Marquette | East Carolina | CUSA | Away | W | 71–69 OT | Regular | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum |
| 44 | 2005-02-17 | 2004–05 | #25 Marquette | #12 Louisville | CUSA | Home | L | 61–64 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 45 | 2005-03-09 | 2004–05 | #25 Marquette | TCU | CUSA | Neutral | L | 57–60 OT | Conf. Tourn. | FedExForum |
| 46 | 2005-11-25 | 2005–06 | Marquette | Oral Roberts | Mid-Continent | Neutral | W | 73–70 | Regular | Sullivan Arena |
| 47 | 2005-11-26 | 2005–06 | Marquette | South Carolina | SEC | Neutral | W | 92–89 OT | Regular | Sullivan Arena |
| 48 | 2006-01-07 | 2005–06 | Marquette | Cincinnati | Big East | Home | L | 66–70 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 49 | 2006-01-11 | 2005–06 | Marquette | Seton Hall | Big East | Away | W | 67–63 | Regular | Meadowlands Arena |
| 50 | 2006-01-17 | 2005–06 | Marquette | DePaul | Big East | Away | W | 82–79 | Regular | Allstate Arena |
| 51 | 2006-01-20 | 2005–06 | Marquette | Notre Dame | Big East | Home | W | 67–65 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 52 | 2006-02-04 | 2005–06 | Marquette | #4 Villanova | Big East | Away | L | 67–72 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 53 | 2006-02-18 | 2005–06 | Marquette | #9 Pittsburgh | Big East | Home | W | 84–82 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 54 | 2006-03-09 | 2005–06 | Marquette | #23 Georgetown | Big East | Neutral | L | 59–62 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 55 | 2006-03-16 | 2005–06 | Marquette | Alabama | SEC | Neutral | L | 85–90 | NCAA | Viejas Arena |
| 56 | 2006-11-13 | 2006–07 | #16 Marquette | Idaho State | Big Sky | Home | W | 59–56 OT | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 57 | 2006-11-27 | 2006–07 | #8 Marquette | Valparaiso | Mid-Continent | Away | W | 65–62 | Regular | Athletics-Recreation Center |
| 58 | 2006-12-02 | 2006–07 | #8 Marquette | North Dakota State | Independent | Home | L | 60–64 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 59 | 2006-12-09 | 2006–07 | #17 Marquette | #11 Wisconsin | B10 | Home | L | 66–70 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 60 | 2007-01-10 | 2006–07 | #15 Marquette | #24 Connecticut | Big East | Away | W | 73–69 | Regular | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
| 61 | 2007-01-21 | 2006–07 | #24 Marquette | #6 Pittsburgh | Big East | Away | W | 77–74 OT | Regular | Petersen Events Center |
| 62 | 2007-01-28 | 2006–07 | #15 Marquette | South Florida | Big East | Away | W | 70–68 | Regular | Yuengling Center |
| 63 | 2007-02-14 | 2006–07 | #12 Marquette | DePaul | Big East | Away | L | 67–72 | Regular | Allstate Arena |
| 64 | 2007-02-17 | 2006–07 | #12 Marquette | Louisville | Big East | Home | L | 59–61 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 65 | 2007-03-03 | 2006–07 | #20 Marquette | #12 Pittsburgh | Big East | Home | W | 75–71 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 66 | 2007-11-21 | 2007–08 | #11 Marquette | #13 Duke | ACC | Neutral | L | 73–77 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 67 | 2007-12-08 | 2007–08 | #11 Marquette | Wisconsin | B10 | Away | W | 81–76 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 68 | 2008-01-08 | 2007–08 | #15 Marquette | Seton Hall | Big East | Home | W | 61–56 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 69 | 2008-02-09 | 2007–08 | #16 Marquette | #22 Notre Dame | Big East | Away | L | 83–86 | Regular | Purcell Pavilion |
| 70 | 2008-03-01 | 2007–08 | #21 Marquette | #11 Georgetown | Big East | Home | L | 68–70 OT | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 71 | 2008-03-22 | 2007–08 | #25 Marquette | #10 Stanford | Pacific 10 | Neutral | L | 81–82 OT | NCAA | Honda Center |