2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Buckeyes logo.svg
ConferenceBig Ten
2004–05 record20-12 (8-8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJerome Schottenstein Center
Seasons
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2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Illinois 15 1   .938 37 2   .949
No. 15 Michigan State 13 3   .813 26 6   .813
No. 20 Wisconsin 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Indiana 10 6   .625 15 14   .517
Minnesota 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Ohio State 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Iowa 7 9   .438 21 12   .636
Northwestern 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Michigan 4 12   .250 13 18   .419
Purdue 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
Penn State 1 15   .063 7 23   .233
2005 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2005; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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.

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

Roster[]

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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