# 2004–05 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2004–05 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 15th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys followed the previous season’s Final Four appearance by finishing with a record of 27–6 (11–5 Big 12) and a No. 8 final ranking in each of the two major polls.
After winning the Big 12 tournament, Oklahoma State received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the Chicago region. After defeating Southeastern Louisiana in the opening round, the Cowboys defeated No. 7 seed Southern Illinois to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended in the regional semifinal, as Arizona defeated OSU 79–78. It would end up being Coach Sutton’s final Tournament appearance.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 2004* | No. 7 | Northwestern State | W 91–53 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Nov 23, 2004* | No. 6 | Arkansas-Little Rock | W 90–65 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Nov 27, 2004* | No. 6 | Sam Houston State | W 73–57 | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Nov 29, 2004* | No. 6 | at Southern Methodist | W 76–57 | 4–0 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Dec 4, 2004* | No. 5 | Washington State | W 81–29 | 5–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 7, 2004* | No. 5 | vs. No. 4 Syracuse Jimmy V Classic | W 74–60 | 6–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 10, 2004* | No. 5 | UAB | W 86–73 | 7–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 18, 2004* | No. 4 | at UNLV | W 79–67 | 8–0 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 21, 2004 | No. 3 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | W 92–35 | 9–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 28, 2004* | No. 3 | vs. No. 12 Gonzaga All-College Basketball Classic | L 75–78 | 9–1 | Ford Center (18,202) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Jan 3, 2005 | No. 7 | at Texas A&M | W 86–61 | 10–1 (1–0) | American Bank Center College Station, Texas |
| Jan 8, 2005 | No. 7 | at Texas Tech | W 76–66 | 11–1 (2–0) | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas |
| Jan 11, 2005 | No. 6 | Missouri | W 78–68 | 12–1 (3–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 15, 2005 | No. 6 | Iowa State | W 83–73 | 13–1 (4–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 17, 2005 | No. 5 | at No. 15 Texas | L 61–75 | 13–2 (4–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 22, 2005 | No. 5 | Baylor | W 82–53 | 14–2 (5–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 24, 2005 | No. 9 | at No. 13 Oklahoma | L 57–67 | 14–3 (5–2) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 30, 2005 | No. 9 | at Colorado | W 104–86 | 15–3 (6–2) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 2, 2005 | No. 10 | Kansas State | W 77–57 | 16–3 (7–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 5, 2005 | No. 10 | at Baylor | W 81–63 | 17–3 (8–2) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Feb 7, 2005 | No. 10 | No. 16 Oklahoma | W 79–67 | 18–3 (9–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 12, 2005 | No. 10 | at Texas A&M | W 66–59 | 19–3 (10–2) | Reed Arena College Station, Texas |
| Feb 19, 2005 | No. 8 | Texas Tech | W 85–56 | 20–3 (11–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 22, 2005 | No. 4 | at Nebraska | L 67–74 | 20–4 (11–3) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 27, 2005 | No. 4 | at No. 8 Kansas | L 79–81 | 20–5 (11–4) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Mar 5, 2005 | No. 8 | Texas College GameDay | L 73–74 | 21–6 (11–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2005* | (3) No. 10 | vs. (11) Colorado Quarterfinals | W 87–85 | 22–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 12, 2005* | (3) No. 10 | vs. (2) No. 9 Kansas Semifinals | W 78–75 | 23–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 13, 2005* | (3) No. 10 | vs. (4) Texas Tech Championship Game | W 72–68 | 24–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2005* | (2 C) No. 8 | vs. (15 C) Southeastern Louisiana First round | W 63–50 | 25–6 | Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Mar 20, 2005* | (2 C) No. 8 | vs. (7 C) Southern Illinois Second Round | W 85–77 | 26–6 | Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Mar 24, 2005* | (2 C) No. 8 | vs. (3 C) No. 9 Arizona Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 78–79 | 26–7 | Allstate Arena (16,957) Rosemont, Illinois |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Joey Graham – Third-Team All-American (AP)
* John Lucas III – Honorable Mention All-American (AP)

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 16 | Joey Graham | Toronto Raptors |