# 2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University from Morgantown, West Virginia during the 2004-05 season. The team was led by head coach John Beilein and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. After losing in the championship game of the Big East tournament, the Mountaineers would gain an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they would make a run to the Elite Eight. The team finished with a 24–11 record (8–8 Big East).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 20, 2004* | | Saint Peter's | W 82–70 | 1–0 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Nov 24, 2004* | | at Duquesne | W 72–69 | 2–0 | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 27, 2004* | | at Louisiana State | W 84–69 | 3–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 4, 2004* | | Radford | W 78–44 | 4–0 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 7, 2004* | | vs. St. Bonaventure | W 70–55 | 5–0 | Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia |
| Dec 11, 2004* | | Coppin State | W 71–47 | 6–0 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 18, 2004* | | James Madison | W 77–48 | 7–0 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 21, 2004* | | New Hampshire | W 82–48 | 8–0 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 29, 2004* | | No. 20 George Washington | W 71–65 | 9–0 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 2, 2005* | | at No. 17 NC State | W 82–69 | 10–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 5, 2005 | No. 21 | at Villanova | L 46–84 | 10–1 (0–1) | The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 8, 2005 | No. 21 | St. John's | W 64–60 | 11–1 (1–1) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 11, 2005* | | vs. Marshall | L 55–59 | 11–2 | Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia |
| Jan 16, 2005 | | No. 13 Boston College | L 53–73 | 11–3 (1–2) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 19, 2005 | | Notre Dame | L 57–70 | 11–4 (1–3) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 22, 2005 | | at No. 7 Syracuse | L 64–72 | 11–5 (1–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 25, 2005 | | No. 19 Connecticut | L 58–68 | 11–6 (1–5) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 29, 2005 | | at Providence | W 82–78 | 12–6 (2–5) | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 1, 2005 | | at No. 5 Boston College | L 50–62 | 12–7 (2–6) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 5, 2005 | | No. 16 Pittsburgh | W 83–78 $^{OT}$ | 13–7 (3–6) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 9, 2005 | | Providence | W 67–65 | 14–7 (4–6) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 12, 2005 | | at Georgetown | L 60–67 | 14–8 (4–7) | Verizon Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 16, 2005 | | at St. John's | W 67–66 | 15–8 (5–7) | Carnesecca Arena New York, New York |
| Feb 20, 2005 | | Seton Hall | W 96–86 | 16–8 (6–7) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 23, 2005 | | at No. 18 Pittsburgh | W 70–66 | 17–8 (7–7) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 26, 2005 | | Rutgers | W 76–58 | 18–8 (8–7) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Mar 5, 2005 | | at Seton Hall | L 63–66 | 18–9 (8–8) | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2005* | (8) | vs. (9) Providence First round | W 82–59 | 19–9 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Mar 10, 2005* | (8) | vs. (1) No. 7 Boston College Quarterfinals | W 78–72 | 20–9 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Mar 11, 2005* | (8) | vs. (4) No. 19 Villanova Semifinals | W 78–76 | 21–9 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Mar 12, 2005* | (8) | vs. (3) No. 16 Syracuse Championship game | L 59–68 | 21–10 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2005* | (7 A) | vs. (10 A) Creighton First Round | W 63–61 | 22–10 | Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio |
| Mar 19, 2005* | (7 A) | vs. (2 A) No. 5 Wake Forest Second Round | W 111–105 | 23–10 | Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio |
| Mar 24, 2005* | (7 A) | vs. (6 A) No. 24 Texas Tech | W 65–60 | 24–10 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mar 26, 2005* | (7 A) | vs. (4 A) No. 4 Louisville | L 85–93 | 24–11 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albuquerque. ||||||