# 2005–06 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Dana Altman in his 12th season, the Bluejays would end the season with a record of 20–10 (12-6 MVC). They qualified for the NIT where they defeated Akron before losing to Miami (FL) in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 6, 2005* | | EA Sports | W 74–67 | | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Nov 13, 2005* | | Nebraska–Kearney | W 116–82 | | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 2005* | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 87–55 | 1–0 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Nov 22, 2005 6:00 pm | | at George Mason | W 72–52 | 2–0 | Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia |
| Nov 26, 2005* 6:05 p.m. | | Dayton | W 91–90 $^{2OT}$ | 3–0 | Qwest Center Omaha (12,028) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Nov 30, 2005* | | at DePaul | L 57–72 | 3–1 | Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 6, 2005* | | Chattanooga | L 64–69 | 3–2 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 11, 2005* | | Nebraska | W 70–44 | 4–2 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 18, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Xavier | W 61–59 | 5–2 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 21, 2005* | | Norfolk State | W 63–47 | 6–2 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 28, 2005 | | Missouri State | W 78–56 | 7–2 (1–0) | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 31, 2005 2:05 p.m. | | at Illinois State | L 50–53 | 7–3 (1–1) | Redbird Arena (5,970) Normal, Illinois |
| Jan 2, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at Bradley | L 69–86 | 7–4 (1–2) | Carver Arena (9,109) Peoria, Illinois |
| Jan 5, 2006 7:05 p.m. | | Illinois State | W 71–52 | 8–4 (2–2) | Qwest Center Omaha (12,882) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 8, 2006 | | Drake | W 82–69 | 9–4 (3–2) | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 11, 2006 7:05 p.m. | | at Northern Iowa | W 55–52 | 10–4 (4–2) | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Jan 15, 2006 | | at Indiana State | W 69–53 | 11–4 (5–2) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Jan 18, 2006 7:00 p.m., MVC-TV | | Bradley | W 80–76 | 12–4 (6–2) | Qwest Center Omaha (13,579) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 22, 2006 | | Evansville | W 77–56 | 13–4 (7–2) | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 24, 2006 7:05 p.m. | | at Southern Illinois | L 48–62 | 13–5 (7–3) | SIU Arena (9,004) Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 28, 2006 6:07 p.m. | | Wichita State | W 57–55 | 14–5 (8–3) | Qwest Center Omaha (15,678) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 31, 2006 8:05 p.m. | | No. 25 Northern Iowa | W 63–55 | 15–5 (9–3) | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 4, 2006 | | at Drake | W 72–67 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (10–3) | Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa |
| Feb 7, 2006 | | at Evansville | W 60–56 | 17–5 (11–3) | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Feb 11, 2006 | | Southern Illinois | L 67–74 | 17–6 (11–4) | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 14, 2006 6:05 p.m. | | at Wichita State | L 61–62 $^{OT}$ | 17–7 (11–5) | Charles Koch Arena (10,478) Wichita, Kansas |
| Feb 18, 2006* | | Fresno State ESPN BracketBusters | W 67–62 | 18–7 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 22, 2006 | | Indiana State | W 67–62 | 19–7 (12–5) | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 25, 2006 | | at Missouri State | L 54–60 | 19–8 (12–6) | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri |
| Missouri Valley Tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2006 2:30 pm, MVC-TV | (4) | vs. (5) Bradley Quarterfinals | L 47–54 | 19–9 | Savvis Center (11,782) St. Louis, Missouri |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 16, 2006* | (2) | (8) Akron First Round | W 71–60 | 20–9 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Mar 20, 2006* | (2) | (3) Miami (FL) Second Round | L 52–53 | 20–10 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Postseason

2006 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament 3/3/06 Vs. Bradley @ Savvis Center L, 47-54 2006 National Invitation Tournament 3/16/06 Vs. Akron @ Qwest Center Omaha W, 71-60 3/20/06 Vs. Miami (FL) @ Qwest Center Omaha L, 52-53