# 2004–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Tubby Smith. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 20, 2005* 4:00 pm, UKTV | No. 9 | Coppin State | W 77–46 | 1–0 | Rupp Arena (22,231) Lexington, KY |
| November 23, 2004* 7:00 pm, UKTV | No. 8 | vs. Ball State | W 73–53 | 2–0 | US Bank Arena (15,563) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 26, 2004* 7:00 pm, UKTV | No. 8 | Georgia State | W 77–59 | 3–0 | Rupp Arena (22,368) Lexington, KY |
| November 30, 2004* 7:00 pm, UKTV | No. 8 | Tennessee Tech | W 92–63 | 4–0 | Rupp Arena (22,368) Lexington, KY |
| December 4, 2004* 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 8 | at No. 9 North Carolina | L 78–91 | 4–1 | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 8, 2004* 7:00 pm, UKTV | No. 10 | Morehead State | W 71–40 | 5–1 | Rupp Arena (20,652) Lexington, KY |
| December 11, 2004* 2:00 pm, CBS | No. 10 | vs. Indiana | W 73–58 | 6–1 | Freedom Hall (20,084) Louisville, KY |
| December 18, 2004* 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 9 | at No. 13 Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass | W 60–58 | 7–1 | Freedom Hall (20,088) Louisville, KY |
| December 22, 2004* 7:00 pm, UKTV | No. 8 | William & Mary | W 92–47 | 8–1 | Rupp Arena (18,059) Lexington, KY |
| December 29, 2004* 7:00 pm, UKTV | No. 8 | Campbell | W 82–50 | 9–1 | Rupp Arena (22,411) Lexington, KY |
| SEC Regular Season ||||||
| January 5, 2005 8:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 8 | South Carolina | W 79–75 | 10–1 (1-0) | Rupp Arena (22,782) Lexington, KY |
| January 9, 2005* 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 8 | No. 2 Kansas | L 59–65 | 10–2 | Rupp Arena (24,367) Lexington, KY |
| January 12, 2005 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 9 | Vanderbilt | W 69–54 | 11–2 (2-0) | Rupp Arena (22,174) Lexington, KY |
| January 15, 2005 1:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 9 | at Georgia | W 76–55 | 12–2 (3-0) | Stegeman Coliseum (9,014) Athens, GA |
| January 19, 2005 8:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 8 | at Ole Miss | W 53–50 | 13–2 (4-0) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,451) Oxford, MS |
| January 22, 2005 1:30 pm, CBS | No. 8 | LSU | W 89–58 | 14–2 (5-0) | Rupp Arena (23,073) Lexington, KY |
| January 25, 2005 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | at Tennessee | W 84–62 | 15–2 (6-0) | Thompson-Boling Arena (16,183) Knoxville, TN |
| January 29, 2005 3:30 pm, CBS | No. 7 | at Arkansas | W 68–67 | 16–2 (7-0) | Bud Walton Arena (20,268) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 5, 2005 3:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 6 | at Vanderbilt | W 84–70 | 17–2 (8-0) | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| February 8, 2005 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | Florida | W 69–66 | 18–2 (9-0) | Rupp Arena (24,191) Lexington, KY |
| February 12, 2005 3:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 5 | Georgia | W 60–51 | 19–2 (10-0) | Rupp Arena (23,897) Lexington, KY |
| February 15, 2005 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | at South Carolina | L 61–73 | 19–3 (10-1) | Colonial Center (16,107) Columbia, SC |
| February 19, 2005 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | Mississippi State ESPN College GameDay | W 94–78 | 20–3 (11-1) | Rupp Arena (24,247) Lexington, KY |
| February 23, 2005 8:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 5 | Auburn | W 81–73 | 21–3 (12-1) | Rupp Arena (23,063) Lexington, KY |
| February 26, 2005 1:30 pm, CBS | No. 5 | Alabama | W 78–71 | 22–3 (13-1) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 2, 2005 8:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 3 | Tennessee | W 73–61 | 23–3 (14-1) | Rupp Arena (24,205) Lexington, KY |
| March 6, 2005 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 3 | at Florida | L 52–53 | 23–4 (14-2) | O'Connell Center (12,602) Gainesville, FL |
| 2005 SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2005 9:30 pm, JP Sports | (E1) No. 4 | vs. (E5) Tennessee Quarterfinals | W 76–62 | 24–4 | Georgia Dome (22,024) Atlanta, GA |
| March 12, 2005 3:30 pm, JP Sports | (E1) No. 4 | vs. (W2) LSU Semifinals | W 79–78 $^{OT}$ | 25–4 | Georgia Dome (24,214) Atlanta, GA |
| March 13, 2005 1:30 pm, CBS | (E1) No. 4 | vs. (E2) No. 16 Florida Championship | L 53–70 | 25–5 | Georgia Dome (24,408) Atlanta, GA |
| 2005 NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2005 12:45 pm, CBS | (2 A) No. 7 | vs. (15 A) Eastern Kentucky First Round | W 72–64 | 26–5 | RCA Dome (27,284) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 19, 2005 8:30 pm, CBS | (2 A) No. 7 | vs. (7 A) No. 23 Cincinnati Second Round | W 69–60 | 27–5 | RCA Dome (40,331) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 25, 2005 9:30 pm, CBS | (2 A) No. 7 | vs. (6 A) No. 18 Utah Sweet Sixteen | W 62–52 | 28–5 | Frank Erwin Center (16,239) Austin, TX |
| March 27, 2005 3:00 pm, CBS | (2 A) No. 7 | vs. (5 A) No. 15 Michigan State Elite Eight | L 88–94 $^{2OT}$ | 28–6 | Frank Erwin Center (16,239) Austin, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Austin Regional. ||||||