# 2004–05 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by head coach Pat Flannery, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 23–10, 10–4 in Patriot League play to finish second in the conference regular season. They won the Patriot League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament where they upset No. 3 seed Kansas in the opening round. In the round of 32, the Bison were beaten by No. 6 seed Wisconsin.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2004* | | vs. Princeton | L 48–61 | 0–1 | Carrier Dome (18,923) Syracuse, New York |
| Nov 12, 2004* | | vs. Northern Colorado | W 67–54 | 1–1 | Carrier Dome (20,176) Syracuse, New York |
| Nov 19, 2004* | | Rider | W 69–50 | 2–1 | Sojka Pavilion (1,683) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 22, 2004* | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 65–70 | 2–2 | Sojka Pavilion (1,257) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 26, 2004* | | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 62–49 | 3–2 | Hilton Coliseum (9,632) Ames, Iowa |
| Nov 27, 2004* | | at Iowa State | L 55–62 | 3–3 | Hilton Coliseum (8,914) Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 1, 2004* | | at Penn | L 52–65 | 3–4 | Palestra (2,315) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 4, 2004* | | at Yale | W 73–65 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,034) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Dec 7, 2004* | | Robert Morris | W 60–45 | 5–4 | Sojka Pavilion (1,217) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 18, 2004* | | at Cornell | W 59–44 | 6–4 | Newman Arena (449) Ithaca, New York |
| Dec 22, 2004* | | Niagara | W 76–74 | 7–4 | Sojka Pavilion (1,208) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 28, 2004* | | at Saint Joseph's | W 69–62 | 8–4 | Hagan Arena (3,200) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 2, 2005* | | at No. 10 Pittsburgh | W 69–66 | 9–4 | Petersen Events Center (8,351) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 8, 2005 | | Holy Cross | W 59–43 | 10–4 (1–0) | Sojka Pavilion (3,897) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 12, 2005 | | at Colgate | W 71–69 | 11–4 (2–0) | Cotterell Court (252) Hamilton, New York |
| Jan 15, 2005 | | Army | W 63–46 | 12–4 (3–0) | Sojka Pavilion (1,329) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 21, 2005 | | Lafayette | W 71–54 | 13–4 (4–0) | Sojka Pavilion (3,502) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 23, 2005 | | Lehigh | W 65–63 | 14–4 (5–0) | Sojka Pavilion (1,825) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 28, 2005 | | at American | L 59–68 | 14–5 (5–1) | Bender Arena (2,391) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 30, 2005 | | at Navy | L 62–66 | 14–6 (5–2) | Alumni Hall (1,027) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Feb 4, 2005 | | at Lafayette | W 89–69 | 15–6 (6–2) | Kirby Sports Center (3,112) Easton, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 6, 2005 | | at Lehigh | L 54–57 | 15–7 (6–3) | Stabler Arena (1,767) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 11, 2005 | | American | W 65–52 | 16–7 (7–3) | Sojka Pavilion (3,230) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 13, 2005 | | Navy | W 71–60 | 17–7 (8–3) | Sojka Pavilion (2,852) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 15, 2005* | | at No. 25 Villanova | L 51–89 | 17–8 | Finneran Pavilion (6,500) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 19, 2005 | | at Army | W 69–55 | 18–8 (9–3) | Christl Arena (883) West Point, New York |
| Feb 23, 2005 | | at Holy Cross | L 54–69 | 18–9 (9–4) | Hart Center (3,512) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Feb 26, 2005 | | Colgate | W 60–59 | 19–9 (10–4) | Sojka Pavilion (2,989) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2005* | (2) | (7) Lafayette Quarterfinals | W 70–34 | 20–9 | Sojka Pavilion (3,032) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 6, 2005* | (2) | (3) American Semifinals | W 53–35 | 21–9 | Sojka Pavilion (3,212) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 11, 2005* | (2) | at (1) Holy Cross Championship game | W 61–57 | 22–9 | Hart Center (3,788) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2005* | (14 S) | vs. (3 S) No. 12 Kansas First round | W 64–63 | 23–9 | Ford Center (18,567) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Mar 20, 2005* | (14 S) | vs. (6 S) No. 20 Wisconsin Second round | L 62–71 | 23–10 | Ford Center (18,567) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Syracuse. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||