# 2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University from Morgantown, West Virginia during the 2005-06 season. The team was led by head coach John Beilein and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. After an early exit in the quarterfinal round 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 Sweet Sixteen for the second straight season. The team finished with a 22–11 record (11–5 Big East).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2005* | No. 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | W 88–69 | 1–0 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Nov 13, 2005* | No. 14 | Wofford | W 61–41 | 2–0 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Nov 21, 2005* | No. 13 | vs. No. 2 Texas Guardians Classic | L 75–76 | 2–1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Nov 22, 2005* | No. 13 | vs. No. 7 Kentucky Guardians Classic | L 66–80 | 2–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Nov 26, 2005* | No. 13 | LSU | L 68–71 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Nov 30, 2005* | | vs. St. Bonaventure | W 66–61 | 3–3 | Blue Cross Arena Rochester, New York |
| Dec 3, 2005* | | Washington and Lee | W 83–33 | 4–3 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 7, 2005* | | UMBC | W 82–53 | 5–3 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 10, 2005* | | Duquesne | W 86–66 | 6–3 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 22, 2005* | | vs. No. 7 Oklahoma All-College Basketball Classic | W 92–68 | 7–3 | Ford Center Oklahoma City |
| Dec 30, 2005* | No. 25 | Canisius | W 80–68 | 8–3 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 5, 2006 | No. 24 | at South Florida | W 57–53 | 9–3 (1–0) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 8, 2006 | No. 24 | at No. 3 Villanova | W 91–87 | 10–3 (2–0) | The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 11, 2006 | No. 16 | Georgetown | W 68–61 | 11–3 (3–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 14, 2006 | No. 16 | Marquette | W 104–85 | 12–3 (4–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 17, 2006 | No. 12 | Providence | W 64–48 | 13–3 (5–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 21, 2006* | No. 12 | at No. 18 UCLA | W 60–56 | 14–3 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 25, 2006* | No. 9 | vs. Marshall | L 52–58 | 14–4 | Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia |
| Jan 29, 2006 | No. 9 | at St. John's | W 66–61 | 15–4 (6–0) | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Feb 1, 2006 | No. 11 | Notre Dame | W 71–70 | 16–4 (7–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 4, 2006 | No. 11 | Cincinnati | W 66–57 | 17–4 (8–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 9, 2006 | No. 9 | at No. 14 Pittsburgh | L 53–57 | 17–5 (8–1) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 12, 2006 | No. 9 | at No. 15 Georgetown | W 69–56 | 18–5 (9–1) | Verizon Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 14, 2006 | No. 11 | at Seton Hall | L 64–71 | 18–6 (9–2) | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Feb 18, 2006 | No. 11 | No. 1 Connecticut | L 75–81 | 18–7 (9–3) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 20, 2006 | No. 14 | at Syracuse | L 58–60 | 18–8 (9–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 25, 2006 | No. 14 | Louisville | W 68–64 | 19–8 (10–4) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 27, 2006 | No. 16 | No. 8 Pittsburgh | W 67–62 | 20–8 (11–4) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Mar 4, 2006 | No. 16 | at Cincinnati | L 75–78 | 20–9 (11–5) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2006* | No. 19 | vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh Quarterfinals | L 57–68 | 20–10 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2006* | (6 ATL) No. 22 | vs. (11 ATL) Southern Illinois First round | W 64–46 | 21–10 | Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Mar 19, 2006* | (6 ATL) No. 22 | vs. Northwestern State Second round | W 67–54 | 22–10 | Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Mar 23, 2006* | (6 ATL) No. 22 | vs. (2 ATL) No. 9 Texas Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 71–74 | 22–11 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ATL=Atlanta. ||||||