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Buzz Williams — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)

95–73
56.5% win rate +0.4 avg margin 168 games

Games (168)

# Date Season School Opponent Opp. Conf. Loc W/L Score Type Arena
1 2008-12-06 2008–09 #25 Marquette Wisconsin B10 Home W 61–58 Regular Bradley Center
2 2008-12-22 2008–09 #24 Marquette NC State ACC Away W 68–65 Regular Lenovo Center
3 2009-01-07 2008–09 #18 Marquette Rutgers Big East Away W 81–76 Regular Jersey Mike's Arena
4 2009-02-06 2008–09 #8 Marquette South Florida Big East Away L 56–57 Regular Yuengling Center
5 2009-03-01 2008–09 #8 Marquette #6 Louisville Big East Away L 58–62 Regular Freedom Hall
6 2009-03-12 2008–09 #21 Marquette #10 Villanova Big East Neutral L 75–76 Conf. Tourn. Madison Square Garden
7 2009-03-20 2008–09 #23 Marquette Utah State WAC Neutral W 58–57 NCAA ExtraMile Arena
8 2009-03-22 2008–09 #23 Marquette #9 Missouri B12 Neutral L 79–83 NCAA ExtraMile Arena
9 2009-11-29 2009–10 Marquette Florida State ACC Neutral L 56–57 Regular State Farm Field House
10 2009-12-05 2009–10 Marquette NC State ACC Home L 73–77 Regular Bradley Center
11 2009-12-29 2009–10 Marquette #6 West Virginia Big East Away L 62–63 Regular Hope Coliseum
12 2010-01-02 2009–10 Marquette #8 Villanova Big East Home L 72–74 Regular Bradley Center
13 2010-01-06 2009–10 Marquette #12 Georgetown Big East Home W 62–59 Regular Bradley Center
14 2010-01-09 2009–10 Marquette #6 Villanova Big East Away L 76–78 Regular Finneran Pavilion
15 2010-01-20 2009–10 Marquette DePaul Big East Away L 50–51 Regular Allstate Arena
16 2010-01-23 2009–10 Marquette #5 Syracuse Big East Away L 71–76 Regular Carrier Dome
17 2010-01-30 2009–10 Marquette #19 Connecticut Big East Away W 70–68 Regular Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
18 2010-02-06 2009–10 Marquette Providence Big East Away W 82–79 Regular Amica Mutual Pavilion
19 2010-02-21 2009–10 Marquette Cincinnati Big East Away W 79–76 OT Regular Fifth Third Arena
20 2010-02-24 2009–10 Marquette St. John's (NY) Big East Away W 63–61 OT Regular Madison Square Garden
21 2010-02-28 2009–10 Marquette Seton Hall Big East Away W 84–83 OT Regular Prudential Center
22 2010-03-06 2009–10 Marquette Notre Dame Big East Home L 60–63 OT Regular Bradley Center
23 2010-03-10 2009–10 Marquette St. John's (NY) Big East Away W 57–55 Conf. Tourn. Madison Square Garden
24 2010-03-11 2009–10 Marquette #10 Villanova Big East Neutral W 80–76 Conf. Tourn. Madison Square Garden
25 2010-03-18 2009–10 Marquette Washington Pacific 10 Neutral L 78–80 NCAA SAP Center
26 2010-11-22 2010–11 Marquette #1 Duke ACC Neutral L 77–82 Regular T-Mobile Center
27 2010-11-23 2010–11 Marquette #22 Gonzaga WCC Neutral L 63–66 Regular T-Mobile Center
28 2010-11-27 2010–11 Marquette Milwaukee Horizon Away W 75–72 Regular UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
29 2010-12-11 2010–11 Marquette Wisconsin B10 Home L 64–69 Regular Bradley Center
30 2010-12-29 2010–11 Marquette #24 Vanderbilt SEC Away L 76–77 Regular Memorial Gymnasium
31 2011-01-01 2010–11 Marquette West Virginia Big East Home W 79–74 Regular Bradley Center
32 2011-01-15 2010–11 Marquette #18 Louisville Big East Away L 70–71 Regular KFC Yum! Center
33 2011-01-22 2010–11 Marquette #16 Notre Dame Big East Away L 75–80 Regular Purcell Pavilion
34 2011-02-02 2010–11 Marquette #12 Villanova Big East Away L 70–75 Regular Finneran Pavilion
35 2011-02-09 2010–11 Marquette South Florida Big East Away W 59–58 Regular Yuengling Center
36 2011-03-20 2010–11 Marquette #12 Syracuse Big East Neutral W 66–62 NCAA Rocket Arena
37 2011-11-21 2011–12 #16 Marquette Norfolk State MEAC Neutral W 59–57 Regular UVI Sports and Fitness Center
38 2011-12-06 2011–12 #11 Marquette Washington Pacific 12 Neutral W 79–77 Regular Madison Square Garden
39 2012-01-01 2011–12 #14 Marquette Villanova Big East Home W 81–77 Regular Bradley Center
40 2012-01-04 2011–12 #20 Marquette #9 Georgetown Big East Away L 70–73 Regular Capital One Arena
41 2012-01-14 2011–12 #25 Marquette Pittsburgh Big East Home W 62–57 Regular Bradley Center
42 2012-01-28 2011–12 #17 Marquette Villanova Big East Away W 82–78 Regular Xfinity Mobile Arena
43 2012-02-24 2011–12 #10 Marquette West Virginia Big East Away W 61–60 Regular Hope Coliseum
44 2012-11-19 2012–13 Marquette Butler A10 Neutral L 71–72 Regular Lahaina Civic Center
45 2012-12-19 2012–13 Marquette Green Bay Horizon Away L 47–49 Regular Resch Center
46 2012-12-22 2012–13 Marquette Louisiana State SEC Home W 84–80 Regular Bradley Center
47 2013-01-05 2012–13 Marquette #15 Georgetown Big East Home W 49–48 Regular Bradley Center
48 2013-01-19 2012–13 #25 Marquette Cincinnati Big East Away L 69–71 OT Regular Fifth Third Arena
49 2013-02-23 2012–13 #17 Marquette Villanova Big East Away L 56–60 Regular Xfinity Mobile Arena
50 2013-02-25 2012–13 #22 Marquette #12 Syracuse Big East Home W 74–71 Regular Bradley Center
51 2013-03-09 2012–13 #15 Marquette St. John's (NY) Big East Away W 69–67 OT Regular Madison Square Garden
52 2013-03-21 2012–13 #15 Marquette Davidson SoCon Neutral W 59–58 NCAA Rupp Arena
53 2013-03-23 2012–13 #15 Marquette Butler A10 Neutral W 74–72 NCAA Rupp Arena
54 2013-11-21 2013–14 #25 Marquette New Hampshire Am. East Home W 58–53 Regular Bradley Center
55 2013-11-25 2013–14 #25 Marquette Arizona State Pacific 12 Away L 77–79 Regular Wells Fargo Arena
56 2014-01-11 2013–14 #25 Marquette Seton Hall Big East Home W 67–66 Regular Bradley Center
57 2014-02-22 2013–14 #25 Marquette DePaul Big East Away W 96–94 OT Regular Allstate Arena
58 2014-02-27 2013–14 #25 Marquette Georgetown Big East Home W 75–73 Regular Bradley Center
59 2014-03-04 2013–14 #25 Marquette Providence Big East Away L 80–81 2OT Regular Amica Mutual Pavilion
60 2014-03-08 2013–14 #25 Marquette St. John's (NY) Big East Home L 90–91 2OT Regular Bradley Center
61 2014-03-13 2013–14 #25 Marquette Xavier Big East Neutral L 65–68 Conf. Tourn. Madison Square Garden
62 2014-11-22 2014–15 Virginia Tech Appalachian State Sun Belt Home L 63–65 Regular Cassell Coliseum
63 2014-12-03 2014–15 Virginia Tech Penn State B10 Away L 58–61 Regular Bryce Jordan Center
64 2014-12-07 2014–15 Virginia Tech Radford Big South Home L 66–68 Regular Cassell Coliseum
65 2014-12-20 2014–15 Virginia Tech The Citadel SoCon Home W 64–61 Regular Cassell Coliseum
66 2015-01-03 2014–15 Virginia Tech Syracuse ACC Home L 66–68 Regular Cassell Coliseum
67 2015-01-25 2014–15 Virginia Tech #2 Virginia ACC Home L 47–50 Regular Cassell Coliseum
68 2015-01-27 2014–15 Virginia Tech Pittsburgh ACC Home W 70–67 OT Regular Cassell Coliseum
69 2015-01-31 2014–15 Virginia Tech Wake Forest ACC Away L 70–73 Regular Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
70 2015-02-03 2014–15 Virginia Tech Syracuse ACC Away L 70–72 Regular Carrier Dome
71 2015-02-09 2014–15 Virginia Tech Georgia Tech ACC Home W 65–63 Regular Cassell Coliseum
72 2015-02-25 2014–15 Virginia Tech #4 Duke ACC Home L 86–91 OT Regular Cassell Coliseum
73 2015-03-10 2014–15 Virginia Tech Wake Forest ACC Neutral W 81–80 Conf. Tourn. First Horizon Coliseum
74 2015-11-14 2015–16 Virginia Tech Alabama State SWAC Home L 82–85 Regular Cassell Coliseum
75 2015-11-28 2015–16 Virginia Tech UAB CUSA Neutral W 82–77 OT Regular The Arena at Northwest Florida State College
76 2015-12-01 2015–16 Virginia Tech Northwestern B10 Home L 79–81 OT Regular Cassell Coliseum
77 2016-01-02 2015–16 Virginia Tech NC State ACC Home W 73–68 OT Regular Cassell Coliseum
78 2016-01-04 2015–16 Virginia Tech #4 Virginia ACC Home W 70–68 Regular Cassell Coliseum
79 2016-01-13 2015–16 Virginia Tech Wake Forest ACC Home W 93–91 Regular Cassell Coliseum
80 2016-01-16 2015–16 Virginia Tech Georgia Tech ACC Away W 78–77 Regular McCamish Pavilion
81 2016-01-20 2015–16 Virginia Tech Notre Dame ACC Away L 81–83 Regular Purcell Pavilion
82 2016-01-24 2015–16 Virginia Tech #2 North Carolina ACC Home L 70–75 Regular Cassell Coliseum
83 2016-02-06 2015–16 Virginia Tech Clemson ACC Home W 60–57 Regular Cassell Coliseum
84 2016-03-02 2015–16 Virginia Tech Pittsburgh ACC Home W 65–61 Regular Cassell Coliseum
85 2016-03-16 2015–16 Virginia Tech Princeton Ivy Home W 86–81 OT NIT Cassell Coliseum
86 2016-03-18 2015–16 Virginia Tech Brigham Young WCC Away L 77–80 NIT Marriott Center
87 2016-11-25 2016–17 Virginia Tech Texas A&M SEC Neutral L 65–68 Regular Titan Gym
88 2016-11-30 2016–17 Virginia Tech Michigan B10 Away W 73–70 Regular Crisler Center
89 2016-12-11 2016–17 Virginia Tech Mississippi SEC Home W 80–75 Regular Cassell Coliseum
90 2017-01-14 2016–17 #21 Virginia Tech #20 Notre Dame ACC Home L 71–76 Regular Cassell Coliseum
91 2017-01-18 2016–17 #21 Virginia Tech Georgia Tech ACC Home W 62–61 Regular Cassell Coliseum
92 2017-01-22 2016–17 #21 Virginia Tech Clemson ACC Away W 82–81 Regular Bon Secours Wellness Arena
93 2017-02-12 2016–17 #21 Virginia Tech #12 Virginia ACC Home W 80–78 2OT Regular Cassell Coliseum
94 2017-02-14 2016–17 #21 Virginia Tech Pittsburgh ACC Away W 66–63 Regular Petersen Events Center
95 2017-02-18 2016–17 #21 Virginia Tech #8 Louisville ACC Away L 90–94 Regular KFC Yum! Center
96 2017-02-21 2016–17 #21 Virginia Tech Clemson ACC Home W 71–70 Regular Cassell Coliseum
97 2017-02-27 2016–17 #21 Virginia Tech #25 Miami (FL) ACC Home W 66–61 Regular Cassell Coliseum
98 2017-03-04 2016–17 #21 Virginia Tech Wake Forest ACC Home L 84–89 Regular Cassell Coliseum
99 2017-12-02 2017–18 Virginia Tech Mississippi SEC Away W 83–80 OT Regular The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss
100 2018-01-27 2017–18 Virginia Tech Notre Dame ACC Away W 80–75 Regular Purcell Pavilion
101 2018-01-31 2017–18 Virginia Tech Boston College ACC Away W 85–80 OT Regular Conte Forum
102 2018-02-10 2017–18 Virginia Tech #2 Virginia ACC Away W 61–60 OT Regular John Paul Jones Arena
103 2018-02-26 2017–18 Virginia Tech #5 Duke ACC Home W 64–63 Regular Cassell Coliseum
104 2018-03-03 2017–18 Virginia Tech Miami (FL) ACC Away L 68–69 Regular Watsco Center
105 2018-03-15 2017–18 Virginia Tech Alabama SEC Neutral L 83–86 NCAA PPG Paints Arena
106 2018-11-27 2018–19 #13 Virginia Tech Penn State B10 Away L 62–63 Regular Bryce Jordan Center
107 2019-01-09 2018–19 #9 Virginia Tech Georgia Tech ACC Away W 52–49 Regular McCamish Pavilion
108 2019-02-26 2018–19 #20 Virginia Tech #3 Duke ACC Home W 77–72 Regular Cassell Coliseum
109 2019-03-14 2018–19 #16 Virginia Tech #12 Florida State ACC Neutral L 63–65 OT Conf. Tourn. Spectrum Center
110 2019-03-29 2018–19 #16 Virginia Tech #1 Duke ACC Neutral L 73–75 NCAA Capital One Arena
111 2019-11-20 2019–20 Texas A&M Troy Sun Belt Home W 56–52 Regular Reed Arena
112 2019-12-01 2019–20 Texas A&M Fairfield MAAC Neutral L 62–67 Regular State Farm Field House
113 2019-12-15 2019–20 Texas A&M Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Southland Home W 63–60 Regular Reed Arena
114 2019-12-30 2019–20 Texas A&M Texas Southern SWAC Home W 58–55 Regular Reed Arena
115 2020-01-14 2019–20 Texas A&M Louisiana State SEC Home L 85–89 OT Regular Reed Arena
116 2020-01-21 2019–20 Texas A&M Missouri SEC Away W 66–64 Regular Mizzou Arena
117 2020-01-28 2019–20 Texas A&M Tennessee SEC Away W 63–58 Regular Thompson-Boling Arena
118 2020-02-15 2019–20 Texas A&M Georgia SEC Home W 74–69 Regular Reed Arena
119 2020-03-04 2019–20 Texas A&M #17 Auburn SEC Away W 78–75 Regular Neville Arena
120 2021-01-02 2020–21 Texas A&M Auburn SEC Home W 68–66 Regular Reed Arena
121 2021-01-13 2020–21 Texas A&M Mississippi State SEC Away W 56–55 Regular Humphrey Coliseum
122 2021-11-12 2021–22 Texas A&M Abilene Christian WAC Home W 81–80 2OT Regular Reed Arena
123 2021-12-11 2021–22 Texas A&M TCU B12 Neutral L 64–68 Regular Toyota Center
124 2022-01-04 2021–22 Texas A&M Georgia SEC Away W 81–79 Regular Stegeman Coliseum
125 2022-01-08 2021–22 Texas A&M Arkansas SEC Home W 86–81 Regular Reed Arena
126 2022-01-15 2021–22 Texas A&M Missouri SEC Away W 67–64 Regular Mizzou Arena
127 2022-01-22 2021–22 Texas A&M Arkansas SEC Away L 73–76 OT Regular Bud Walton Arena
128 2022-02-05 2021–22 Texas A&M Missouri SEC Home L 66–70 Regular Reed Arena
129 2022-02-15 2021–22 Texas A&M Florida SEC Home W 56–55 Regular Reed Arena
130 2022-02-19 2021–22 Texas A&M Vanderbilt SEC Away L 67–72 Regular Memorial Gymnasium
131 2022-03-05 2021–22 Texas A&M Mississippi State SEC Home W 67–64 Regular Reed Arena
132 2022-03-10 2021–22 Texas A&M Florida SEC Neutral W 83–80 OT Conf. Tourn. Benchmark International Arena
133 2022-03-11 2021–22 Texas A&M #4 Auburn SEC Neutral W 67–62 Conf. Tourn. Benchmark International Arena
134 2022-03-31 2021–22 Texas A&M Xavier Big East Neutral L 72–73 NIT Madison Square Garden
135 2022-12-17 2022–23 #24 Texas A&M Memphis AAC Away L 79–83 Regular FedExForum
136 2022-12-20 2022–23 #24 Texas A&M Wofford SoCon Home L 62–67 Regular Reed Arena
137 2023-01-04 2022–23 #24 Texas A&M Florida SEC Away W 66–63 Regular Stephen C. O'Connell Center
138 2023-01-18 2022–23 #24 Texas A&M Florida SEC Home W 54–52 Regular Reed Arena
139 2023-02-07 2022–23 #24 Texas A&M Auburn SEC Home W 83–78 Regular Reed Arena
140 2023-02-21 2022–23 #25 Texas A&M #11 Tennessee SEC Home W 68–63 Regular Reed Arena
141 2023-11-26 2023–24 #12 Texas A&M Iowa State B12 Neutral W 73–69 Regular State Farm Field House
142 2023-12-16 2023–24 #21 Texas A&M #4 Houston B12 Neutral L 66–70 Regular Toyota Center
143 2024-01-13 2023–24 #21 Texas A&M #6 Kentucky SEC Home W 97–92 OT Regular Reed Arena
144 2024-01-16 2023–24 #21 Texas A&M Arkansas SEC Away L 77–78 Regular Bud Walton Arena
145 2024-01-20 2023–24 #21 Texas A&M Louisiana State SEC Away W 73–69 Regular Maravich Assembly Center
146 2024-01-27 2023–24 #21 Texas A&M Mississippi SEC Home L 68–71 Regular Reed Arena
147 2024-02-03 2023–24 #21 Texas A&M Florida SEC Home W 67–66 Regular Reed Arena
148 2024-02-13 2023–24 #21 Texas A&M Vanderbilt SEC Away L 73–74 Regular Memorial Gymnasium
149 2024-02-28 2023–24 #21 Texas A&M #18 South Carolina SEC Home L 68–70 Regular Reed Arena
150 2024-03-16 2023–24 #21 Texas A&M Florida SEC Neutral L 90–95 Conf. Tourn. Bridgestone Arena
151 2024-03-24 2023–24 #21 Texas A&M #2 Houston B12 Neutral L 95–100 OT NCAA FedExForum
152 2024-11-04 2024–25 #13 Texas A&M UCF B12 Away L 61–64 Regular Addition Financial Arena
153 2024-11-27 2024–25 #20 Texas A&M #21 Creighton Big East Neutral W 77–73 Regular MGM Grand Garden Arena
154 2024-11-30 2024–25 #20 Texas A&M Rutgers B10 Neutral W 81–77 Regular MGM Grand Garden Arena
155 2024-12-08 2024–25 #22 Texas A&M Texas Tech B12 Neutral W 72–67 Regular Dickies Arena
156 2024-12-14 2024–25 #17 Texas A&M #11 Purdue B10 Neutral W 70–66 Regular Gainbridge Fieldhouse
157 2025-01-08 2024–25 #10 Texas A&M #17 Oklahoma SEC Away W 80–78 Regular Lloyd Noble Center
158 2025-01-22 2024–25 #13 Texas A&M #16 Mississippi SEC Away W 63–62 Regular The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss
159 2025-01-25 2024–25 #13 Texas A&M Texas SEC Away L 69–70 Regular Moody Center
160 2025-02-01 2024–25 #13 Texas A&M South Carolina SEC Away W 76–72 Regular Colonial Life Arena
161 2025-02-08 2024–25 #10 Texas A&M #15 Missouri SEC Away W 67–64 Regular Mizzou Arena
162 2025-02-26 2024–25 #12 Texas A&M Vanderbilt SEC Home L 84–86 Regular Reed Arena
163 2025-03-13 2024–25 #14 Texas A&M Texas SEC Neutral L 89–94 2OT Conf. Tourn. Bridgestone Arena
164 2025-11-19 2025–26 Maryland Mount St. Mary's MAAC Home W 95–90 OT Regular Xfinity Center
165 2026-02-08 2025–26 Maryland Minnesota B10 Away W 67–62 Regular Williams Arena
166 2026-02-18 2025–26 Maryland Northwestern B10 Away L 74–78 Regular Welsh–Ryan Arena
167 2026-02-21 2025–26 Maryland Washington B10 Home W 64–60 Regular Xfinity Center
168 2026-03-01 2025–26 Maryland Rutgers B10 Home L 65–69 Regular Xfinity Center

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