# 2004–05 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Conference USA during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Anderson's third season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at Bartow Arena. They finished the season 22–11, 10–6 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the C-USA tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Chicago region. The Blazers defeated No. 6 seed LSU in the opening round. In the round of 32, UAB fell to No. 3 seed Arizona, 85–63.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 2004* | | VCU | W 79–55 | 1–0 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Nov 29, 2004* | | Louisiana Tech | W 66–54 | 2–0 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 2, 2004* | | Nebraska | W 80–66 | 3–0 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 4, 2004* | | at Marshall | W 81–78 | 4–0 | Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia |
| Dec 10, 2004* | | at No. 5 Oklahoma State | L 73–86 | 4–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 15, 2004* | | Belmont | W 107–76 | 5–1 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 17, 2004* | | at Richmond | L 81–96 | 5–2 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 21, 2004* | | vs. Clemson Rainbow Classic | W 78–66 | 6–2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 22, 2004* | | vs. USC Rainbow Classic | L 78–81 | 6–3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 23, 2004* | | vs. Oral Roberts Rainbow Classic | W 84–77 | 7–3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 28, 2004* | | Alabama A&M | W 100–68 | 8–3 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 31, 2004* | | at South Alabama | W 82–76 | 9–3 | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 2, 2005* | | Murray State | W 100–80 | 10–3 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 5, 2005 | | Southern Miss | W 83–75 | 11–3 (1–0) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 8, 2005 | | at South Florida | W 62–61 | 12–3 (2–0) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 12, 2005 | | Charlotte | L 85–91 | 12–4 (2–1) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 15, 2005 | | at East Carolina | W 76–64 | 13–4 (3–1) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina |
| Jan 19, 2005 | | at Tulane | L 73–76 $^{OT}$ | 13–5 (3–2) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 22, 2005 | | Memphis | W 73–70 | 14–5 (4–2) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 29, 2005 | | South Florida | W 85–71 | 15–5 (5–2) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 2, 2005 | | at Marquette | W 86–63 | 16–5 (6–2) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Feb 5, 2005 | | No. 9 Louisville | L 73–77 | 16–6 (6–3) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 12, 2005 | | at TCU | L 65–76 | 16–7 (6–4) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Feb 16, 2005 | | East Carolina | L 64–67 | 16–8 (6–5) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 19, 2005 | | at No. 24 Cincinnati | L 69–72 | 16–9 (6–6) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 23, 2005 | | at Saint Louis | W 64–62 | 17–9 (7–6) | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Feb 26, 2005 | | Tulane | W 87–58 | 18–9 (8–6) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 2, 2005 | | DePaul | W 81–80 $^{OT}$ | 19–9 (9–6) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 5, 2005 | | at Houston | W 71–66 | 20–9 (10–6) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| C-USA tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2005* | | vs. DePaul Quarterfinals | W 59–56 | 21–9 | FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Mar 11, 2005* | | vs. No. 6 Louisville Semifinals | L 67–74 | 21–10 | FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2005* | (11 CHI) | vs. (6 CHI) LSU First round | W 82–68 | 22–10 | Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho |
| Mar 19, 2005* | (11 CHI) | vs. (3 CHI) No. 9 Arizona Second round | L 63–85 | 22–11 | Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. CHI=Chicago. ||||||