# 2004–05 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2004-05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Gene Keady served in his last year as head coach after a 25-year career at Purdue. The Boilermakers failed to beat a ranked team this season for the first time in Keady's time as head coach and for the first time since the 1974–75 season. Purdue placed 10th in the Big Ten, ahead of 11th place Penn State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 19* | | at Miami (OH) | L 71–81 | 0–1 | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| November 23* | | Detroit Mercy | W 66–56 | 1–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| November 27* | | vs. Cincinnati Wooden Tradition | L 59–79 | 1–2 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| November 29* | | at No. 17 N.C. State ACC-Big Ten Challenge | L 53–60 | 1–3 | RBC Center Raleigh, NC |
| December 3* 5:00 p.m. | | Memphis | L 52–61 | 1–4 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 8* | | Oklahoma | L 48–66 | 1–5 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 11* | | Colorado State | W 69–68 | 2–5 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 18* | | vs. Evansville Boilermaker Blockbuster | W 62–61 | 3–5 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| December 30* | | Baylor | L 72–73 | 3–6 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 2* | | Eastern Illinois | W 87–67 | 4–6 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 5 2:00 p.m. | | Wisconsin | L 68–77 | 4–7 (0–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 8 | | No. 1 Illinois | L 59–68 | 4–8 (0–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 12 | | at Minnesota | L 52–63 | 4–9 (0–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| January 15 | | Indiana | L 73–75 $^{2OT}$ | 4–10 (0–4) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 18 | | at No. 19 Michigan St. | L 64–71 | 4–11 (0–5) | Breslin Events Center East Lansing, MI |
| January 22 | | at No. 23 Iowa | L 57–71 | 4–12 (0–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| January 26* | | Milwaukee | L 68–73 | 4–13 (0–6) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 30 | | Michigan | W 84–55 | 5–13 (1–6) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 2 | | at Ohio State | L 65–75 | 5–14 (1–7) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| February 5 | | at Northwestern | L 61–67 | 5–15 (1–8) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| February 9 | | Penn State | W 77–50 | 6–15 (2–8) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 16 | | Iowa | W 66–63 | 7–15 (3–8) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 19 | | No. 11 Michigan State | L 57–68 | 7–16 (3–9) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 22 | | at Indiana | L 62–79 | 7–17 (3–10) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| February 26 | | Minnesota | L 57–59 | 7–18 (3–11) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| March 3 | | at No. 1 Illinois | L 50–84 | 7–19 (3–12) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| March 5 | | at No. 23 Wisconsin | L 52–64 | 7–20 (3–13) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| March 10 | (10) | vs. (7) Iowa Big Ten Tournament | L 52–71 | 7–21 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||