2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by their first-year head coach, Thad Matta, and played their home game at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished the season 20-12, 8-8 in Big Ten play. They the 6th seed in the Big Ten Tournament. They defeated Penn State in the first round before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals. They were not given a bid for the NCAA tournament.

2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten
2004–05 record20-12 (8-8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJerome Schottenstein Center
2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Illinois151 .938372  .949
No. 15 Michigan State133 .813266  .813
No. 20 Wisconsin115 .688259  .735
Indiana106 .6251514  .517
Minnesota106 .6252111  .656
Ohio State88 .5002012  .625
Iowa79 .4382112  .636
Northwestern610 .3751516  .484
Michigan412 .2501318  .419
Purdue313 .188721  .250
Penn State115 .063723  .233
2005 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2005; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2003-04 season 14-16, 6-10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They were defeated by Indiana in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 2004*
11:00 am
Chicago State W 81–52  1–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
11/22/2005*
Butler W 79–69 OT 2–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
11/28/2005*
Virginia Tech W 69–56 OT 3–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/10/2005*
at Saint Joseph's W 81–74  4–0
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
12/12/2005*
Norfolk State W 92–59  5–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/14/2005*
Belmont W 85–75  6–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/17/2005*
vs. Iowa State W 70–67  7–0
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
12/23/2005*
No. 24 Tennessee State W 74–65  8–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/28/2005
No. 21 Gardner-Webb W 87–58  9–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
12/31/2005*
No. 21 LSU W 78–76  10–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
01/05/2006
No. 18 Penn State W 104–69  11–0
(1–0)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
01/07/2006
No. 18 at No. 16 Indiana L 79–81  11–1
(1–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
01/11/2006*
No. 19 at Purdue W 80–64  12–1
(2–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
01/15/2006
No. 19 No. 14 Michigan State L 59–62 2OT 12–2
(2–2)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
01/18/2006
No. 6 No. 15 Wisconsin W 77–67  13–2
(3–2)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
01/21/2006
No. 19 at Penn State W 75–64  14–2
(4–2)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
01/28/2006
No. 16 at Iowa L 62–67  14–3
(4–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
01/30/2006*
No. 16 Florida A&M W 95–53  15–3
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
02/04/2006
No. 20 Minnesota W 67–53  16–3
(5–3)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
02/09/2006
No. 19 at No. 22 Michigan W 94–85  17–3
(6–3)
Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
02/12/2006
No. 19 No. 10 Illinois W 69–53  18–3
(7–3)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
02/15/2006
No. 12 at Wisconsin L 73–78  18–4
(7–4)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
02/18/2006
No. 12 Northwestern W 61–52  19–4
(8–4)
Value City Arena 
Columbia, OH
02/22/2006
No. 13 at No. 18 Michigan State W 79–68  20–4
(9–4)
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI
02/25/2006
No. 13 Michigan W 64–54  21–4
(10–4)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
03/01/2006
No. 9 at Northwestern W 56–53  22–4
(11–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
03/05/2006
No. 9 Purdue W 76–57  23–4
(12–4)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament
03/10/2006
No. 7 vs. Penn State
Quarterfinals
W 63–56  24–4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/11/2006
No. 7 vs. Indiana
Semifinals
W 52–51  25–4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/12/2006
2:30 pm
No. 7 vs. No. 20 Iowa
Championship
L 60–67  25–5
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
03/17/2006*
(2 Minn) No. 6 vs. (15 Minn) Davidson
First Round
W 70–62  26–5
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
03/19/2006*
(2 Minn) No. 6 vs. (7 Minn) No. 23 Georgetown
Second Round
L 52–70  26–6
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References



  1. "2005 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 15, 2005.
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