2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall37-20.949
Conference15-10.938
StreakL1
Home15-0
Away8-1
Neutral14-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 (Sat) | 4 p.m. CT | Home | Orange & Blue Scrimmage | Assembly Hall | W 85-79 | |
| Nov 5 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | SIU Edwardsville (Exh.) | Assembly Hall | W 78-58 | |
| Nov 14 (Sun) | 3 p.m. CT | Home | Lewis (Exh.) | Assembly Hall | W 92-61 | |
| Nov 19 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Delaware State | Assembly Hall | W 87-67 | |
| Nov 21 (Sun) | 3 p.m. CT | Home | Florida A&M | Assembly Hall | W 91-60 | |
| Nov 24 (Wed) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Oakland | Assembly Hall | W 85-54 | |
| Nov 27 (Sat) | Noon CT | Neutral | #24 Gonzaga | Indianapolis, Ind. | W 89-72 | |
| Dec 1 (Wed) | 6 p.m. CT | Home | #1 Wake Forest | Assembly Hall | W 91-73 | |
| Dec 4 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Neutral | Arkansas | Little Rock, Ark. | W 72-60 | |
| Dec 6 (Mon) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Chicago State | Assembly Hall | W 78-59 | |
| Dec 9 (Thu) | 6:30 p.m. CT | Away | Georgetown | Washington D.C. | W 74-59 | |
| Dec 11 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Neutral | Oregon | Chicago, Ill. | W 83-66 | |
| Dec 19 (Sun) | 4 p.m. CT | Home | Valparaiso | Assembly Hall | W 93-56 | |
| Dec 22 (Wed) | 7 p.m. CT | Neutral | Missouri | St. Louis, Mo. | W 70-64 | |
| Dec 27 (Mon) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Longwood | Assembly Hall | W 105-79 | |
| Dec 30 (Thu) | 6 p.m. CT | Neutral | Northwestern State | Las Vegas, Nev. | W 69-51 | |
| Dec 31 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Neutral | #22 Cincinnati | Las Vegas, Nev. | W 67-45 | |
| Jan 5 (Wed) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | Ohio State | Assembly Hall | W 84-65 | |
| Jan 8 (Sat) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | W 68-59 | |
| Jan 12 (Wed) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | Penn State | Assembly Hall | W 90-64 | |
| Jan 15 (Sat) | 3:30 p.m. CT | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 78-66 | |
| Jan 20 (Thu) | 6 p.m. CT | Home | #23 Iowa | Assembly Hall | W 73-68 | |
| Jan 25 (Tue) | 8 p.m. CT | Away | #18 Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | W 75-65 | |
| Jan 29 (Sat) | 1:30 p.m. CT | Home | Minnesota | Assembly Hall | W 89-66 | |
| Feb 1 (Tue) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | #12 Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | W 81-68 | |
| Feb 6 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Home | Indiana | Assembly Hall | W 60-47 | |
| Feb 8 (Tue) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 57-51 | |
| Feb 12 (Sat) | 12 p.m. CT | Home | #20 Wisconsin | Assembly Hall | W 70-59 | |
| Feb 16 (Wed) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | Penn State | State College, Pa. | W 83-63 | |
| Feb 19 (Sat) | 11:06 a.m. CT | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | W 75-65 | |
| Feb 23 (Wed) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Northwestern | Assembly Hall | W 84-48 | |
| Mar 3 (Thu) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | Purdue | Assembly Hall | W 84-50 | |
| Mar 6 (Sun) | 11 a.m. CT | Away | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | L 64-65 | |
| Mar 11 (Fri) | 11 a.m. CT | Neutral | Northwestern | Chicago, Ill. | Big Ten Tournament | W 68-51 |
| Mar 12 (Sat) | 12:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | Minnesota | Chicago, Ill. | Big Ten Tournament | W 64-56 |
| Mar 13 (Sun) | 2:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | #23 Wisconsin | Chicago, Ill. | Big Ten Tournament | W 54-43 |
| Mar 17 (Thu) | 8:40 p.m. CT | Neutral | Fairleigh Dickinson | Indianapolis, Ind. | NCAA Tournament | W 67-55 |
| Mar 19 (Sat) | 4:40 p.m. CT | Neutral | Nevada | Indianapolis, Ind. | NCAA Tournament | W 71-59 |
| Mar 24 (Thu) | 6:27 p.m. CT | Neutral | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Rosemont, Ill. | NCAA Tournament | W 77-63 |
| Mar 26 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | #9 Arizona | Rosemont, Ill. | NCAA Tournament | W 90-89 |
| Apr 2 (Sat) | 5:07 p.m. CT | Neutral | #4 Louisville | St. Louis, Mo. | NCAA Tournament | W 72-57 |
| Apr 4 (Mon) | 8:21 p.m. CT | Neutral | #2 North Carolina | St. Louis, Mo. | NCAA Tournament | L 70-75 |