# 2004–05 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2004–05 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 8th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The 2003–04 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 11–17 and 6–12 in Big West play.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 19, 2004* | Cal State Dominguez Hills | W 106–69 | 1–0 | Bren Events Center (1,487) Irvine, CA |
| November 22, 2004* | at USC | L 70–90 | 1–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (3,515) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 27, 2004* | at UCLA | L 65–76 | 1–2 | Pauley Pavilion (6,247) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 4, 2004* | Sacramento State | W 81–69 | 2–2 | Bren Events Center (3,778) Irvine, CA |
| December 14, 2004* | at Santa Clara | W 70–58 | 3–2 | Leavey Center (1,729) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 17, 2004* | at San Jose State | W 76–55 | 4–2 | Event Center Arena (1,078) San Jose, CA |
| December 21, 2004* | New Mexico State | W 75–62 | 5–2 | Bren Events Center (1,692) Irvine, CA |
| December 28, 2004 | at Cal Poly | W 85–75 | 6–2 (1–0) | Mott Gym (2,328) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| December 30, 2004 | at UC Santa Barbara | L 45–62 | 6–3 (1–1) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (1,161) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 6, 2005 | Cal State Northridge | L 52–66 | 6–4 (1–2) | Bren Events Center (1,486) Irvine, CA |
| January 8, 2005 | Pacific | L 65–67 | 6–5 (1–3) | Bren Events Center (1,853) Irvine, CA |
| January 13, 2005 | at UC Riverside | L 55–68 | 6–6 (1–4) | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (853) Riverside, CA |
| January 15, 2005 | at Cal State Fullerton | W 97–81 | 7–6 (2–4) | Titan Gym (1,472) Fullerton, CA |
| January 20, 2005 | Long Beach State | W 78–58 | 8–6 (3–4) | Bren Events Center (2,619) Irvine, CA |
| January 24, 2005* | at UC Davis | W 71–64 | 9–6 | The Pavilion (1,491) Davis, CA |
| January 27, 2005 | Utah State | L 52–77 | 9–7 (3–5) | Bren Events Center (2,831) Irvine, CA |
| January 29, 2005 | Idaho | W 71–70 | 10–7 (4–5) | Bren Events Center (2,143) Irvine, CA |
| February 3, 2005 | at Pacific | L 61–71 | 10–8 (4–6) | Alex G. Spanos Center (4,587) Stockton, CA |
| February 5, 2005 | at Cal State Northridge | L 60–79 | 10–9 (4–7) | Matadome (1,522) Northridge, CA |
| February 10, 2005 | Cal State Fullerton | L 70–71 | 10–10 (4–8) | Bren Events Center (1,895) Irvine, CA |
| February 12, 2005 | UC Riverside | W 56–53 | 11–10 (5–8) | Bren Events Center (3,123) Irvine, CA |
| February 17, 2005 | at Long Beach State | W 56–53 | 11–11 (5–9) | Walter Pyramid (1,460) Long Beach, CA |
| February 19, 2005* | UC Davis | W 77–66 | 12–11 | Bren Events Center (1,744) Irvine, CA |
| February 24, 2005 | at Idaho | W 67–62 $^{OT}$ | 13–11 (6–9) | Cowan Spectrum (1,156) Irvine, CA |
| February 26, 2005 | at Utah State | L 49–87 | 13–12 (6–10) | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT |
| March 3, 2005 | UC Santa Barbara | W 72–63 | 14–12 (7–10) | Bren Events Center (2,187) Irvine, CA |
| March 5, 2005 | Cal Poly | W 79–49 | 15–12 (8–10) | Bren Events Center (2,046) Irvine, CA |
| Big West Conference tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2005 | vs. Idaho First Round | W 80–67 | 16–12 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,704) Anaheim, CA |
| March 10, 2005 | vs. Cal State Northridge Quarterfinal | L 56–72 | 16–13 | Anaheim Convention Center (2,923) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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