# 2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by their first-year head coach, Thad Matta, and played their home game at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished the season 20-12, 8-8 in Big Ten play. They the 6th seed in the Big Ten tournament. They defeated Penn State in the first round before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals. They were not given a bid for the NCAA tournament. The highlight of the season was beating Number 1 Illinois at home to give them their only loss of the regular season.

## Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2003-04 season 14-16, 6-10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They were defeated by Indiana in the first round of the Big Ten tournament

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/9/2004* | | Northern Kentucky | W 77–67 | – | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2004* | | Towson Guardians Classic | W 74–53 | 1–0 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 11/16/2004* | | Robert Morris Guardians Classic | W 82–50 | 2–0 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 11/19/2004* | | Delaware | W 74–49 | 3–0 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 11/23/2004* | | vs. Houston Guardians Classic | W 78–61 | 4–0 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| 11/24/2004* | | vs. Creighton Guardians Classic | L 63–65 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| 11/27/2004* | | Chattanooga | W 84–67 | 5–1 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 12/1/2004* | | at Clemson ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 73–80 | 5–2 | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| 12/11/2004* | | Portland State | W 78–54 | 6–2 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 12/16/2004* | | at Texas Tech | W 77–71 | 7–2 | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX |
| 12/19/2004* | | Morehead State | W 74–48 | 8–2 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 12/22/2004* | | Mercer | W 102–77 | 9–2 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 12/28/2004* | | New Hampshire | W 77–59 | 10–2 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 12/31/2004* | | Saint Joseph's | W 72–61 | 11–2 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/5/2005 9:05 pm, ESPN Plus | | at No. 1 Illinois | L 65–84 | 11–3 (0–1) | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| 1/8/2005 | | No. 14 Iowa | W 81–69 | 12–3 (1–1) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/11/2005 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at Wisconsin | L 66–72 | 12–4 (1–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/15/2005* | | at LSU | L 101–113 $^{2OT}$ | 12–5 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1/19/2005 | | Minnesota | L 56–60 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (1–3) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/22/2005 | | at Indiana | L 60–67 | 12–7 (1–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/26/2005 | | Penn State | W 68–62 | 13–7 (2–4) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/29/2005 | | at Northwestern | W 65–52 | 14–7 (3–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 2/2/2005 | | Purdue | W 75–65 | 15–7 (4–4) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 2/5/2005 | | Michigan | W 72–46 | 16–7 (5–4) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 2/9/2005 8:00 pm | | at No. 13 Michigan State | L 69–83 | 16–8 (5–5) | Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI |
| 2/12/2005 | | at Penn State | W 66–56 | 17–8 (6–5) | Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA |
| 2/15/2005 | | Indiana | W 57–44 | 18–8 (7–5) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 2/19/2005 | | at Minnesota | L 50–52 | 18–9 (7–6) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/27/2005 2:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 20 Wisconsin | L 56–64 | 18–10 (7–7) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 3/2/2005 | | at Iowa | L 72–74 | 18–11 (7–8) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 3/6/2005 1:00 pm, CBS | | No. 1 Illinois | W 65–64 | 19–11 (8–8) | Value City Arena (19,200) Columbus, OH |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/10/2005 | (6) | vs. (11) Penn State Opening Round | W 72–69 | 20–11 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| 3/11/2005 9:10 pm, ESPN | (6) | vs. (3) No. 23 Wisconsin Quarterfinals | L 49–60 | 20–12 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||