Overall BYU is 3-10 in tourney games decided by 5 pts or fewer (or OT) since 1975. Two of the three wins required OT as a favored seed. BYU has lost eight of their last nine such games. Seems like we better hope it is not a close game.

Clemson 71, BYU 66 (1980)
BYU 51, Notre Dame 50 (1981)
New Orleans 83, BYU 79 (1987)
BYU 98, NC-Charlotte 92 OT (1988)
Clemson 49, BYU 47 (1990)
UConn 58, BYU 53 (2003)
Syracuse 80, BYU 75 (2004)
Xavier 79, BYU 77 (2007)
A&M 67, BYU 62 (2008)
BYU 99, Florida 92 2OT (2010)
Florida 83, BYU 74 OT (2011)
Ole Miss 94, BYU 90 (2015)
Duquesne 71, BYU 67 (2024)