# 2004–05 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team played college basketball for the Boston College Eagles as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Al Skinner, the team played their home games at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. After finishing tied atop the conference regular season standings, the Eagles lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to West Virginia. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Chicago region. BC defeated Penn in the opening round before being upset by No. 12 seed UW-Milwaukee 83–75. The team finished with an overall record of 25–5 (13–3 Big East).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 19, 2004* | | Maine | W 72–58 | 1–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Nov 23, 2004* | | New Hampshire | W 84–62 | 2–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Nov 26, 2004* | | Clemson | W 79–70 | 3–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Nov 30, 2004* | | Long Island | W 87–46 | 4–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 5, 2004* | | vs. UCLA John R. Wooden Classic | W 74–64 | 5–0 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California |
| Dec 9, 2004* | | Holy Cross | W 63–60 $^{OT}$ | 6–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 11, 2004* | | Boston University | W 80–74 | 7–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 19, 2004* | | Yale | W 82–80 $^{2OT}$ | 8–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 22, 2004* | | Duquesne | W 88–70 | 9–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 29, 2004* | | Kent State | W 67–65 | 10–0 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 2, 2005* | | at UMass | W 67–48 | 11–0 | Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Jan 5, 2005 | No. 25 | at No. 10 Connecticut | W 75–70 | 12–0 (1–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Jan 8, 2005* | No. 25 | Providence | W 69–60 | 13–0 (2–0) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 16, 2005 | No. 13 | at West Virginia | W 73–53 | 14–0 (3–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 19, 2005 | No. 9 | Villanova | W 67–66 | 15–0 (4–0) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 22, 2005 | No. 9 | at St. John's | W 79–73 | 16–0 (5–0) | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Jan 26, 2005 | No. 8 | at Providence | W 78–75 | 17–0 (6–0) | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Jan 29, 2005 | No. 8 | Georgetown | W 64–49 | 18–0 (7–0) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 1, 2005 | No. 5 | West Virginia | W 62–50 | 19–0 (8–0) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 5, 2005 | No. 5 | at Seton Hall | W 60–52 | 20–0 (9–0) | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Feb 8, 2005 | No. 4 | at Notre Dame | L 65–68 | 20–1 (9–1) | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Feb 16, 2005 | No. 6 | Rutgers | W 74–64 | 21–1 (10–1) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 19, 2005 | No. 6 | No. 9 Syracuse | W 65–60 | 22–1 (11–1) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 23, 2005 | No. 3 | at No. 23 Villanova | L 70–76 | 22–2 (11–2) | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 26, 2005* | No. 3 | Seton Hall | W 70–58 | 23–2 (12–2) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 28, 2005 | No. 5 | No. 24 Pittsburgh | L 50–72 | 23–3 (12–3) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Mar 5, 2005 | No. 5 | at Rutgers | W 78–66 | 24–3 (13–3) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Big East Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2005* | No. 7 | vs. West Virginia Quarterfinals | L 72–78 | 24–4 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2005* | (4 CHI) No. 14 | vs. (13 CHI) Penn Second Round | W 85–65 | 25–4 | Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| Mar 19, 2005* | (4 CHI) No. 14 | vs. (12 CHI) Milwaukee Second Round | L 75–83 | 25–5 | Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. CHI=Chicago. ||||||