# 2004–05 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jamie Dixon, the Panthers finished with a record of 20–9 and lost in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost to Pacific.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 20* | No. 17 | Howard | W 81–55 | 1–0 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 24* | No. 16 | Robert Morris | W 83–59 | 2–0 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 27* | No. 16 | Loyola (MD) | W 93–57 | 3–0 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 1* | No. 13 | St. Francis (PA) | W 65–41 | 4–0 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 4* | No. 13 | Duquesne | W 87–57 | 5–0 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 7* | No. 11 | vs. Memphis Jimmy V Classic | W 70–51 | 6–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 11* | No. 11 | at Penn State | W 84–71 | 7–0 | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| December 18* | No. 10 | Coppin State | W 73–42 | 8–0 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 23* | No. 10 | Richmond | W 69–60 | 9–0 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 29* | No. 10 | South Carolina | W 72–68 | 10–0 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 2* | No. 10 | Bucknell | L 66–69 | 10–1 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 5 | No. 16 | Georgetown | L 64–67 | 10–2 (0–1) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 8 | No. 16 | at Rutgers | W 66–63 $^{OT}$ | 11–2 (1–1) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| January 15 | No. 20 | Seton Hall | W 67–63 | 12–2 (2–1) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 18 | No. 21 | at St. John's | L 62–65 | 12–3 (2–2) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| January 22 | No. 21 | at No. 16 Connecticut College GameDay | W 76–66 | 13–3 (3–2) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| January 29 | No. 20 | No. 4 Syracuse | W 76–69 | 14–3 (4–2) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 31 | No. 20 | Providence | W 86–66 | 15–3 (5–2) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 5 | No. 16 | at West Virginia | L 78–83 $^{OT}$ | 15–4 (5–3) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| February 8 | No. 18 | St. John's | W 55–44 | 16–4 (6–3) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 12 | No. 18 | Notre Dame | W 68–66 | 17–4 (7–3) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 14 | No. 18 | at No. 8 Syracuse | W 68–64 | 18–4 (8–3) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| February 20 | No. 17 | at No. 25 Villanova | L 72–80 | 18–5 (8–4) | The Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| February 23 | No. 18 | West Virginia | L 66–70 | 18–6 (8–5) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 26 | No. 18 | No. 17 Connecticut | L 64–73 | 18–7 (8–6) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 28 | No. 18 | at No. 3 Boston College | W 72–50 | 19–7 (9–6) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| March 5 | No. 24 | at Notre Dame | W 85–77 | 20–7 (10–6) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| March 10* | No. 22 (5) | vs. No. 19 (4) Villanova Big East tournament | L 58–67 | 20–8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 17* | (9) | vs. (8) No. 22 Pacific NCAA tournament | L 71–79 | 20–9 | Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. ||||||