# 2004–05 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 4th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 19, 2004* | | South Dakota State | W 80–52 | 1–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,596) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 22, 2004* | | Greenville | W 79–43 | 2–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,117) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 27, 2004* | | Miami (OH) | W 61–48 | 3–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,821) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 2, 2004* | | at Ohio | L 58–64 | 3–1 | Convocation Center (2,033) Athens, OH |
| Dec 7, 2004* | | at Bradley | L 66–75 | 3–2 | Carver Arena (8,811) Peoria, IL |
| Dec 11, 2004* | | at Indiana St. | L 54–57 | 3–3 | Hulman Center (5,394) Terre Haute, IN |
| Dec 18, 2004* | | IPFW | W 73–39 | 4–3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,563) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 22, 2004* | | Ball State | W 74–68 | 5–3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,206) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 28, 2004* | | Richmond | L 68–69 | 5–4 | McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 30, 2004* | | at Eastern Washington | L 62–67 | 5–5 | McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, Arizona |
| Horizon League Play ||||||
| Jan 6, 2005 | | Milwaukee | L 68–71 $^{OT}$ | 5–6 (0–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,143) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 8, 2005 | | Green Bay | L 50–57 | 5–7 (0–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,015) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 13, 2005 | | at Loyala | W 77–72 $^{2OT}$ | 6–7 (1–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Center (1,744) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 15, 2005 | | at Detroit | L 59–72 | 6–8 (1–3) | Calihan Hall (3,012) Detroit, MI |
| Jan 19, 2005 | | Youngstown St. | W 50–37 | 7–8 (2–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,447) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 22, 2005 | | Wright St. | L 54–59 | 7–9 (2–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,952) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 27, 2005 | | at Cleveland St. | L 57–77 | 7–10 (2–5) | Wolstein Center (1,607) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan 29, 2005 | | at UIC | L 49–73 | 7–11 (2–6) | UIC Pavilion (4,997) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 31, 2005 | | at Green Bay | W 70–47 | 8–11 (3–6) | Resch Center (5,580) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb 3, 2005 | | Loyola | W 79–51 | 9–11 (4–6) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,578) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 7, 2005 | | at Wright St. | L 55–61 | 9–12 (4–7) | Nutter Center (4,166) Dayton, OH |
| Feb 10, 2005 | | Cleveland St. | L 56–65 | 9–13 (4–8) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,309) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 12, 2005 | | Detroit | W 65–50 | 10–13 (5–8) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,603) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 16, 2005 | | at No. 23 Milwaukee | L 53–64 | 10–14 (5–9) | U.S. Cellular Arena (5,469) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 19, 2005* | | Valparaiso | W 72–69 | 11–14 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,037) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 23, 2005 | | at Youngstown St. | W 79–59 | 12–14 (6–9) | Beeghly Center (2,047) Youngstown, OH |
| Feb 26, 2005 | | UIC | W 86–82 | 13–14 (7–9) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,554) Indianapolis, IN |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2005 | (7) | at (6) Wright St. | L 57–61 | 13–15 | Nutter Center (2,042) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||