# 2004–05 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 21–12 overall and 7–9 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #10 seed in the Austin Regional. The season ended with an opening round loss to #7 seed Cincinnati, 76–64.

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 2004* | | Western Illinois | W 85–62 | 1–0 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 22, 2004* | | vs. No. 14 Louisville Maui Invitational First Round | W 76–71 | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI |
| Nov 23, 2004* | | vs. No. 15 Texas Maui Invitational Semifinal | W 82–80 | 3–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI |
| Nov 24, 2004* | | vs. No. 11 North Carolina Maui Invitational Championship | L 92–106 | 3–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI |
| Nov 30, 2004* | No. 23 | at Drake Iowa Big Four | W 91–75 | 4–1 | Knapp Center Des Moines, IA |
| Dec 3, 2004* | No. 23 | Centenary | W 88–53 | 5–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 4, 2004* | No. 23 | UNC Greensboro | W 83–58 | 6–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 7, 2004* | No. 17 | Northern Iowa | W 76–73 | 7–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 10, 2004* | No. 17 | Iowa State Rivalry | W 70–63 | 8–1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 18, 2004* | No. 16 | Western Carolina | W 88–75 | 9–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 21, 2004* | No. 17 | vs. Texas Tech | W 83–53 | 10–1 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| Dec 28, 2004* | No. 16 | Air Force | W 73–63 | 11–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 31, 2004* | No. 16 | Saint Louis | W 67–58 | 12–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2005 | No. 14 | Michigan | L 63–65 | 12–2 (0–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 8, 2005 | No. 14 | at Ohio State | L 69–81 | 12–3 (0–2) | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 15, 2005 | No. 24 | Minnesota | W 66–60 | 13–3 (1–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Jan 20, 2005 | No. 23 | at No. 1 Illinois | L 68–73 | 13–4 (1–3) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Jan 22, 2005 | No. 23 | Purdue | W 71–57 | 14–4 (2–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 26, 2005 | No. 23 | at Northwestern | L 74–75 $^{OT}$ | 14–5 (2–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Jan 29, 2005 | No. 23 | Indiana | W 72–57 | 15–5 (3–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 5, 2005 | | No. 12 Michigan State | L 64–75 | 15–6 (3–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 9, 2005 | | at No. 20 Wisconsin | L 69–72 | 15–7 (3–6) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| Feb 12, 2005 | | Northwestern | W 64–54 | 16–7 (4–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 16, 2005 | | at Purdue | L 63–66 | 16–8 (4–7) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 19, 2005 | | No. 1 Illinois | L 65–75 | 16–9 (4–8) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 23, 2005 | | at Minnesota | L 57–65 | 16–10 (4–9) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Feb 26, 2005 | | at Penn State | W 78–56 | 17–10 (5–9) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 2, 2005 | | Ohio State | W 74–72 | 18–10 (6–9) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Mar 5, 2005 | | at Michigan | W 74–72 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 (7–9) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2005* | | vs. Purdue Opening round | W 71–52 | 20–10 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| Mar 11, 2005* | | vs. No. 13 Michigan State Quarterfinals | W 71–69 | 21–10 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| Mar 12, 2005* | | vs. No. 23 Wisconsin Semifinals | L 56–59 | 21–11 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2005* | (10) | vs. (7) No. 23 Cincinnati First Round | L 64–76 | 21–12 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||