GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 2004-2005 Season

2004-2005 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/06/2004 Exhibition
St. Thomas (MN)		 W 91-50
11/12/2004 Exhibition
St. Cloud State		 W 81-58
11/21/2004 Lipscomb W 83-68
11/25/2004 Great Alaska Shootout
vs. Furman		 W 84-69
11/26/2004 Great Alaska Shootout
vs. Alabama		 L 72-78
11/27/2004 Great Alaska Shootout
vs. Oklahoma		 L 54-67
11/30/2004 Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Florida State		 L 69-70
12/04/2004 Holy Cross W 72-56
12/08/2004 @ Nebraska W 57-48
12/11/2004 Central Michigan W 77-63
12/15/2004 Chicago State W 68-58
12/22/2004 St. Francis (PA) W 85-67
12/29/2004 North Carolina-Greensboro W 94-59
01/01/2005 Coppin State W 79-58
01/03/2005 Loyola Marymount W 93-67
01/08/2005 Penn State W 83-62
01/12/2005 Purdue W 63-52
01/15/2005 @ Iowa L 60-66
01/19/2005 @ Ohio State W 60-56 OT
01/22/2005 Michigan State L 55-69
01/26/2005 Indiana W 70-65
01/29/2005 @ Illinois L 66-89
02/02/2005 @ Michigan W 71-54
02/05/2005 Wisconsin W 60-50
02/09/2005 Northwestern L 53-55
02/12/2005 @ Indiana L 56-71
02/16/2005 @ Michigan State L 62-81
02/19/2005 Ohio State W 52-50
02/23/2005 Iowa W 65-57
02/26/2005 @ Purdue W 59-57
03/02/2005 @ Penn State W 73-69
03/11/2005 Big Ten Quarterfinals
vs. Indiana		 W 71-55
03/12/2005 Big Ten Semifinals
vs. Illinois		 L 56-64
03/18/2005 NCAA 1st Round
vs. Iowa State		 L 53-64

2004-2005 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Illinois 15 1 .938 36 1 .973
Michigan State 13 3 .813 26 6 .813
Wisconsin 11 5 .688 25 9 .735
Minnesota 10 6 .625 21 11 .656
Indiana 10 6 .625 15 14 .517
Ohio State 8 8 .500 20 12 .625
Iowa 7 9 .438 21 12 .636
Northwestern 6 10 .375 15 16 .484
Michigan 4 12 .250 13 18 .419
Purdue 3 13 .188 7 21 .250
Penn State 1 15 .063 7 23 .233

Season notes:

Coached by Dan Monson (6th season). The Great Alaska Shootout took place in Anchorage, Alaska.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

2004-2005 Poll Results

Associated Press ESPN/USA Today
1. Illinois (72) 32-1 1,800
2. North Carolina 27-4 1,676
3. Duke 25-5 1,671
4. Louisville 29-4 1,495
5. Wake Forest 26-5 1,457
6. Oklahoma State 24-6 1,393
7. Kentucky 25-5 1,342
8. Washington 27-5 1,318
9. Arizona 27-6 1,133
10. Gonzaga 25-4 1,122
11. Syracuse 27-6 1,072
12. Kansas 23-6 1,049
13. Connecticut 22-7 949
14. Boston College 24-4 878
15. Michigan State 22-6 690
16. Florida 23-7 651
17. Oklahoma 24-7 605
18. Utah 27-5 599
19. Villanova 22-7 494
20. Wisconsin 22-8 384
21. Alabama 24-7 376
22. Pacific 26-3 349
23. Cincinnati 24-7 163
24. Texas Tech 20-10 143
25. Georgia Tech 19-11 132
1. North Carolina (31) 33-4 775
2. Illinois 37-2 744
3. Louisville 33-5 704
4. Michigan State 26-7 676
5. Kentucky 28-6 637
6. Arizona 30-7 612
7. Duke 27-6 560
8. Oklahoma State 26-7 515
9. Washington 29-6 511
10. Wisconsin 25-9 489
11. Wake Forest 27-6 399
12. West Virginia 24-11 364
13. Villanova 24-8 355
14. Utah 29-6 333
15. Kansas 23-7 253
16. Texas Tech 22-11 251
17. Connecticut 23-8 249
18. Gonzaga 26-5 239
19. Boston College 25-5 234
20. Oklahoma 25-8 218
21. Syracuse 27-7 179
22. North Carolina State 21-14 137
23. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 26-6 123
24. Florida 24-8 118
25. Cincinnati 25-8 96


2004-2005 Big Ten/ACC Challenge


ACC wins 7-2
November 29/30 December 1
North Carolina State 60, Purdue 53
Georgia Tech 99, Michigan 68
Florida State 70, Minnesota 69
Duke 81, Michigan State 74
Wisconsin 69, Maryland 64 		Illinois 91, Wake Forest 73
Clemson 80, Ohio State 73
North Carolina 70, Indiana 63
Virginia 48, Northwestern 44


2004-2005 Big Ten Tournament

First Round Second Round
#8 Northwestern 58, #9 Michigan 56
#7 Iowa 71, #10 Purdue 52
#6 Ohio State 72, #11 Penn State 69 		#1 Illinois 68, #8 Northwestern 51
#5 Minnesota 71, #4 Indiana 55
#7 Iowa 71, #2 Michigan State 69
#3 Wisconsin 60, #6 Ohio State 49
Semifinals Finals
#1 Illinois 64, #5 Minnesota 56
#3 Wisconsin 59, #7 Iowa 56 		#1 Illinois 54, #3 Wisconsin 43


2004-2005 National Invitation Tournament


Opening Round
SW Missouri State 105, Rice 82
Davidson 77, Virginia Commonwealth 62
Cal State-Fullerton 85, Oregon State 83 (OT)
San Francisco 69, Denver 67 		Western Kentucky 88, Kent State 80 (OT)
Wichita State 85, Houston 69
Buffalo 81, Drexel 76 (OT)
St. Joseph's (PA) 53, Hofstra 44


First Round
Western Michigan 54, Marquette 40
Texas Christian 60, Miami (OH) 58
Maryland 85, Oral Roberts 72
Davidson 82, SW Missouri State 71
Cal State-Fullerton 85, San Francisco 69
Georgetown 63, Boston U 34
UNLV 89, Arizona State 78
South Carolina 69, Miami (FL) 67 		Memphis 90, Northeastern 65
Virginia Tech 60, Temple 50
Vanderbilt 67, Indiana 60
Wichita State 84, Western Kentucky 81
St. Joseph's (PA) 55, Buffalo 50
Holy Cross 78, Notre Dame 73
Texas A&M 82, Clemson 74
DePaul 75, Missouri 70


Second Round
Texas Christian 78, Western Michigan 76 (OT)
Maryland 78, Davidson 63
Georgetown 74, Cal State-Fullerton 57
South Carolina 77, UNLV 66 		Memphis 83, Virginia Tech 62
Vanderbilt 65, Wichita State 63
St. Joseph's (PA) 68, Holy Cross 60
Texas A&M 75, DePaul 72


Quarterfinals
Maryland 85, Texas Christian 73
South Carolina 69, Georgetown 66 		Memphis 81, Vanderbilt 68
St. Joseph's (PA) 58, Texas A&M 51


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
South Carolina 75, Maryland 67
St. Joseph's (PA) 70, Memphis 58 		South Carolina 60, St. Joseph's (PA) 57


2004-2005 NCAA Tournament


Play-In Game
Syracuse
Oakland 79, Alabama A&M 69


First Round
Syracuse Austin
#1 North Carolina 96, #16 Oakland 68
#9 Iowa State 64, #8 Minnesota 53
#5 Villanova 55, #12 New Mexico 47
#4 Florida 67, #13 Ohio 62
#6 Wisconsin 57, #11 Northern Iowa 52
#14 Bucknell 64, #3 Kansas 63
#10 North Carolina State 75, #7 Charlotte 63
#2 Connecticut 77, #15 Central Florida 71 		#1 Duke 57, #16 Delaware State 46
#9 Mississippi State 93, #8 Stanford 70
#5 Michigan State 89, #12 Old Dominion 81
#13 Vermont 60, #4 Syracuse 57 (OT)
#6 Utah 60, #11 Texas-El Paso 54
#3 Oklahoma 84, #14 Niagara 67
#7 Cincinnati 76, #10 Iowa 64
#2 Kentucky 72, #15 Eastern Kentucky 64
Chicago Albuquerque
#1 Illinois 67, #16 Fairleigh Dickinson 55
#9 Nevada 61, #8 Texas 57
#12 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 83, #5 Alabama 73
#4 Boston College 85, #13 Pennsylvania 65
#11 Alabama-Birmingham 82, #6 Louisiana State 68
#3 Arizona 66, #14 Utah State 53
#7 Southern Illinois 65, #10 St. Mary's (CA) 56
#2 Oklahoma State 63, #15 SE Louisiana 50 		#1 Washington 88, #16 Montana 77
#8 Pacific 79, #9 Pittsburgh 71
#5 Georgia Tech 80, #12 George Washington 68
#4 Louisville 68, #13 Louisiana-Lafayette 62
#6 Texas Tech 78, #11 UCLA 66
#3 Gonzaga 74, #14 Winthrop 64
#7 West Virginia 63, #10 Creighton 61
#2 Wake Forest 70, #15 Chattanooga 54


Second Round
Syracuse Austin
#1 North Carolina 92, #9 Iowa State 65
#5 Villanova 76, #4 Florida 65
#6 Wisconsin 71, #14 Bucknell 62
#10 North Carolina State 65, #2 Connecticut 62 		#1 Duke 63, #9 Mississippi State 55
#5 Michigan State 72, #13 Vermont 61
#6 Utah 67, #3 Oklahoma 58
#2 Kentucky 69, #7 Cincinnati 60
Chicago Albuquerque
#1 Illinois 71, #9 Nevada 59
#12 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 83, #4 Boston College 75
#3 Arizona 85, #11 Alabama-Birmingham 63
#2 Oklahoma State 85, #7 Southern Illinois 77 		#1 Washington 97, #8 Pacific 79
#4 Louisville 76, #5 Georgia Tech 54
#6 Texas Tech 71, #3 Gonzaga 69
#7 West Virginia 111, #2 Wake Forest 105 (2OT)


Sweet Sixteen
Syracuse Austin
#1 North Carolina 67, #5 Villanova 66
#6 Wisconsin 65, #10 North Carolina State 56 		#5 Michigan State 78, #1 Duke 68
#2 Kentucky 62, #6 Utah 52
Chicago Albuquerque
#1 Illinois 77, #12 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 63
#3 Arizona 79, #2 Olkahoma State 78 		#4 Louisville 93, #1 Washington 79
#7 West Virginia 65, #6 Texas Tech 60


Elite Eight
Syracuse Austin
#1 North Carolina 88, #6 Wisconsin 82 #5 Michigan State 94, #2 Kentucky 88 (2OT)
Chicago Albuquerque
#1 Illinois 90, #3 Arizona 89 (OT) #4 Louisville 93, #7 West Virginia 85 (OT)


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
North Carolina 87, Michigan State 71
Illinois 72, Louisville 57 		North Carolina 75, Illinois 70

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