# 2004–05 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team

The 2004–05 UCF Golden Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference during the . They played their home games at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, and were led by head coach Kirk Speraw who was in his 13th season with the team. In the previous year, the Golden Knights finished the season 24–9, 13–7 in A-Sun play.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 11, 2004* | | Saint Leo | W 73–66 | | UCF Arena Orlando, Florida |
| Regular season (Non-conference play) ||||||
| Nov 18, 2004* | | at Alaska-Fairbanks | W 74–63 | 1–0 | Carlson Center (3,509) Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Nov 20, 2004* | | vs. Utah State | W 55–52 | 2–0 | Carlson Center (3,562) Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Nov 21, 2004* | | vs. New Mexico State | W 62–58 | 3–0 | Carlson Center (2,281) Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Nov 24, 2004* | | Puerto Rico–Mayagüez | W 97–52 | 4–0 | UCF Arena (776) Orlando, Florida |
| Dec 2, 2004 | | Gardner-Webb | L 55–67 | 4–1 (0–1) | UCF Arena (1,356) Orlando, Florida |
| Dec 4, 2004* | | UMKC | W 62–56 | 5–1 | UCF Arena (1,275) Orlando, Florida |
| Dec 16, 2004 | | Campbell | W 90–73 | 6–1 (1–1) | UCF Arena (822) Orlando, Florida |
| Dec 18, 2004* | | UMKC | W 57–56 | 7–1 | Municipal Auditorium (2,669) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec 28, 2004* | | Brown | L 82–83 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | UCF Arena (1,036) Orlando, Florida |
| Dec 29, 2004* | | Fordham | W 65–61 | 8–2 | UCF Arena (641) Orlando, Florida |
| Regular season (ASUN conference play) ||||||
| Jan 3, 2005 | | at Georgia State | L 63–76 | 8–3 (1–2) | GSU Sports Arena (320) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 5, 2005 | | at Mercer | L 71–80 | 8–4 (1–3) | Hawkins Arena (1,225) Macon, Georgia |
| Jan 9, 2005 | | Jacksonville | W 75–57 | 9–4 (2–3) | UCF Arena (1,062) Orlando, Florida |
| Jan 11, 2005 | | Stetson | W 70–66 | 10–4 (3–3) | UCF Arena (2,159) Orlando, Florida |
| Jan 13, 2005 | | at Florida Atlantic | W 73–70 | 11–4 (4–3) | FAU Arena (1,044) Boca Raton, Florida |
| Jan 16, 2005 | | Troy | W 87–70 | 12–4 (5–3) | UCF Arena (1,278) Orlando, Florida |
| Jan 20, 2005 | | Florida Atlantic | L 61–73 | 12–5 (5–4) | UCF Arena (1,738) Orlando, Florida |
| Jan 23, 2005 | | at Belmont | L 52–67 | 12–6 (5–5) | Curb Event Center (819) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 25, 2005 | | at Lipscomb | L 63–64 | 12–7 (5–6) | Allen Arena (1,090) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 29, 2005 | | Belmont | W 60–57 | 13–7 (6–6) | UCF Arena (1,676) Orlando, Florida |
| Jan 31, 2005 | | Lipscomb | W 67–58 | 14–7 (7–6) | UCF Arena (1,139) Orlando, Florida |
| Feb 4, 2005 | | at Troy | W 77–73 | 15–7 (8–6) | Sartain Hall (2,963) Troy, Alabama |
| Feb 10, 2005 | | at Stetson | W 71–62 | 16–7 (9–6) | Edmunds Center (4,228) DeLand, Florida |
| Feb 12, 2005 | | at Jacksonville | L 82–83 $^{OT}$ | 16–8 (9–7) | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (1,308) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Feb 17, 2005 | | Mercer | W 79–65 | 17–8 (10–7) | UCF Arena (1,142) Orlando, Florida |
| Feb 19, 2005 | | Georgia State | W 70–65 | 18–8 (11–7) | UCF Arena (1,824) Orlando, Florida |
| Feb 21, 2005* | | South Dakota State ESPN BracketBusters | W 82–72 | 19–8 | UCF Arena (1,322) Orlando, Florida |
| Feb 24, 2005 | | at Gardner-Webb | W 58–55 | 20–8 (12–7) | Paul Porter Arena (3,281) Boiling Springs, North Carolina |
| Feb 26, 2005 | | at Campbell | W 63–52 | 21–8 (13–7) | Carter Gymnasium (806) Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2005* | (2) | vs. (7) Mercer Quarterfinals | W 81–68 | 22–8 | Curb Event Center (785) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 4, 2005* | (2) | at (3) Belmont Semifinals | W 66–61 | 23–8 | Curb Event Center (3,482) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 5, 2005* | (2) | vs. (1) Gardner-Webb Championship game | W 63–54 | 24–8 | Curb Event Center (2,133) Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2005* 2:35 p.m., CBS | (15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 13 Connecticut First round | L 71–77 | 24–9 | DCU Center (13,009) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||