# 2004–05 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/20/2004* 7:30 pm | No. 21 | Penn | W 77–44 | 1–0 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 11/23/2004* 7:00 pm | No. 20 | UC Santa Barbara | W 72–61 | 2–0 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 11/27/2004* 9:00 pm | No. 20 | at Pepperdine | L 61–75 | 2–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| 11/30/2004* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | No. 12 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 69–64 | 3–1 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 12/04/2004* 6:30 pm | No. 25 | at Rutgers | W 70–62 | 4–1 | Louis Brown Athletic Center New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| 12/07/2004* 7:00 pm, WPT | No. 24 | Green Bay | W 65–55 | 5–1 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 12/11/2004* 7:30 pm, UPN | No. 24 | at Marquette | L 54–63 | 5–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee |
| 12/15/2004* 7:00 pm, ESPN | | Milwaukee | W 66–37 | 6–2 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 12/23/2004* 7:00 pm | | UNC Greensboro | W 85–53 | 7–2 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 12/27/2004* 7:00 pm, WPT | | Western Carolina | W 89–49 | 8–2 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 12/29/2004* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 18 Alabama | W 76–62 | 9–2 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/05/2005 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 24 | at Purdue | W 77–68 | 10–2 (1–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 1/08/2005 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at Indiana | L 61–74 | 10–3 (1–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/11/2005 6:00 pm, ESPN | | Ohio State | W 72–66 | 11–3 (2–1) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/16/2005 12:30 pm, CBS | | No. 15 Michigan State | W 62–59 | 12–3 (3–1) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/22/2005 11:17 am, ESPN+ | No. 24 | at Michigan | W 72–61 | 13–3 (4–1) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1/25/2005 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | No. 1 Illinois | L 65–75 | 13–4 (4–2) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/29/2005 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | at Penn State | W 76–50 | 14–4 (5–2) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania |
| 2/02/2005 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 19 | Northwestern | W 73–58 | 15–4 (6–2) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2/05/2005 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 19 | at Minnesota | L 50–60 | 15–5 (6–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 2/09/2005 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 20 | Iowa | W 72–69 | 16–5 (7–3) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2/12/2005 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 20 | at No. 1 Illinois | L 59–70 | 16–6 (7–4) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 2/16/2005 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 20 | Michigan | W 76–50 | 17–6 (8–4) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2/24/2005 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 20 | at No. 10 Michigan State | L 64–77 | 17–7 (8–5) | Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| 2/27/2005 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 20 | at Ohio State | W 64–56 | 18–7 (9–5) | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| 3/01/2005 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 23 | Indiana | W 62–60 | 19–7 (10–5) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 3/05/2005 1:32 pm, ESPN+ | No. 23 | Purdue | W 64–52 | 20–7 (11–5) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/11/2005 8:10 pm, ESPN | No. 23 | vs. Ohio State Big Ten tournament – Quarterfinals | W 60–49 | 21–7 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| 3/12/2005 3:05 pm, CBS | No. 23 | vs. Iowa Big Ten tournament – Semifinals | W 59–56 | 22–7 | United Center Chicago |
| 3/13/2005 2:30 pm, CBS | No. 23 | vs. No. 1 Illinois Big Ten tournament – Finals | L 43–54 | 22–8 | United Center Chicago |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/18/2005* 6:20 pm, CBS | (6) No. 20 | vs. (11) Northern Iowa First Round | W 57–52 | 23–8 | Ford Center Oklahoma City |
| 3/20/2005* 3:50 pm, CBS | (6) No. 20 | vs. (14) Bucknell Second Round | W 71–62 | 24–8 | Ford Center Oklahoma City |
| 3/25/2005* 6:27 pm, CBS | (6) No. 20 | vs. (10) NC State Sweet Sixteen | W 65–56 | 25–8 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| 3/27/2005* 1:40 pm, CBS | (6) No. 20 | vs. (1) North Carolina Elite Eight | L 82–88 | 25–9 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||