# 2004–05 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 2004–05 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. UCLA entered the Pacific-10 conference tournament with a regular season conference record of 11–7. After losing in the first round, their final conference record was 11–8 (7 wins more than the previous season). The team reached the round of 64 in the NCAA tournament, losing to the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2004 | Simon Fraser Exhibition | W 97–48 | 0–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| November 11, 2004 | Monterrey Tech Exhibition | W 80–48 | 0–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 20, 2004 FSN West 2 | Chicago State | W 64–53 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion (6,833) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 23, 2004 FSN West 2 | Western Illinois | W 75–60 | 2–0 | Pauley Pavilion (5,033) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 27, 2004 FSN West 2 | UC Irvine | W 76–65 | 3–0 | Pauley Pavilion (6,247) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 30, 2004 FSN West 2 | Long Beach State | W 75–62 | 4–0 | Pauley Pavilion (6,211) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 5, 2004 KCAL-TV | vs. Boston College John R. Wooden Classic | L 64–74 | 4–1 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (14,027) Anaheim, CA |
| December 11, 2004 FSN West 2 | Pepperdine | W 85–83 | 5–1 | Pauley Pavilion (6,695) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 18, 2004 CBS | Michigan | W 81–79 | 6–1 | Pauley Pavilion (10,782) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 21, 2004 ESPN | at No. 23 Michigan State | L 64–76 | 6–2 | Breslin Student Events Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI |
| December 31, 2004 | at Oregon State | L 80–85 | 6–3 (0–1) | Gill Coliseum (9,042) Corvallis, OR |
| January 2, 2005 | at Oregon | W 70–62 | 7–3 (1–1) | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR |
| January 6, 2005 | Washington State | W 80–77 $^{2OT}$ | 8–3 (2–1) | Pauley Pavilion (9,255) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 8, 2005 FSN West 2 | No. 12 Washington | W 95–86 | 9–3 (3–1) | Pauley Pavilion (11,970) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 13, 2005 FSN | at Arizona State | W 86–82 | 10–3 (4–1) | Wells Fargo Arena (9,850) Tempe, AZ |
| January 15, 2005 ABC | at No. 17 Arizona | L 73–76 | 10–4 (4–2) | McKale Center (14,559) Tucson, AZ |
| January 20, 2005 FSN West 2 | Stanford | L 64–75 | 10–5 (4–3) | Pauley Pavilion (8,255) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 22, 2005 CBS | California | L 51–64 | 10–6 (4–4) | Pauley Pavilion (11,451) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 29, 2005 FSN | at USC | W 72–69 | 11–6 (5–4) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (7,767) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 3, 2005 FSN | at Washington State | W 58–56 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (6–4) | Beasley Coliseum (5,168) Pullman, WA |
| February 5, 2005 FSN | at No. 13 Washington | L 70–82 | 12–7 (6–5) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| February 10, 2005 | Arizona State | W 95–76 | 13–7 (7–5) | Pauley Pavilion (7,227) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 12, 2005 FSN | No. 12 Arizona | L 73–83 | 13–8 (7–6) | Pauley Pavilion (12,681) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 17, 2005 FSN | at California | W 77–62 | 14–8 (8–6) | Haas Pavilion (9,271) Berkeley, CA |
| February 20, 2005 CBS | at Stanford | L 65–78 | 14–9 (8–7) | Maples Pavilion (7,233) Stanford, CA |
| February 24, 2005 FSN West 2 | USC | W 90–69 | 15–9 (9–7) | Pauley Pavilion (12,823) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 27, 2005 CBS | at Notre Dame | W 75–65 | 16–9 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN |
| March 03, 2005 FSN West 2 | Oregon State | W 69–61 | 17–9 (10–7) | Pauley Pavilion (10,947) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 05, 2005 FSN | Oregon | W 73–61 | 18–9 (11–7) | Pauley Pavilion (11,789) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-10 Tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2005 FSN | Oregon State Quarterfinals | L 72–79 | 18–10 (11–7) | Staples Center (14,014) Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2005 CBS | vs. No. 24 Texas Tech First Round | L 66–78 | 18–11 | McKale Center (13,751) Tucson, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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