2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2004–05 Ohio State Buckeyes Basketball Buckeyes logo.svg Big Ten Big Ten 20–12 8–8 Thad Matta 1st Alan Major Dan Peters John Groce Value City Arena 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 Roster 2004 Ohio State Buckeyes m y y https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio-state/men/2005.html April 18, 2023 Thad Matta (Butler) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes| Exhibition 11/9/2004 yes Northern Kentucky Value City Arena Columbus, OH 77–67 – |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes| Regular season 11/15/2004 yes Towson Value City Arena Columbus, OH Guardians Classic 74–53 1–0 11/16/2004 yes Robert Morris Value City Arena Columbus, OH Guardians Classic 82–50 2–0 11/19/2004 yes Delaware Value City Arena Columbus, OH 74–49 3–0 11/23/2004 yes yes Houston Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Guardians Classic 78–61 4–0 11/24/2004 yes yes Creighton Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Guardians Classic 63–65 OT 4–1 11/27/2004 yes Chattanooga Value City Arena Columbus, OH 84–67 5–1 12/1/2004 yes yes Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ACC–Big Ten Challenge 73–80 5–2 12/11/2004 yes Portland State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 78–54 6–2 12/16/2004 yes yes Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX 77–71 7–2 12/19/2004 yes Morehead State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 74–48 8–2 12/22/2004 yes Mercer Value City Arena Columbus, OH 102–77 9–2 12/28/2004 yes New Hampshire Value City Arena Columbus, OH 77–59 10–2 12/31/2004 yes Saint Joseph's Value City Arena Columbus, OH 72–61 11–2 1/5/2005 9:05 pm yes Illinois 1 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 65–84 16,618 ESPN Plus 11–3 0–1 1/8/2005 Iowa 14 Value City Arena Columbus, OH 81–69 12–3 1–1 1/11/2005 7:00 pm yes Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI 66–72 ESPN 12–4 1–2 1/15/2005 yes yes LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 101–113 2OT 12–5 1/19/2005 Minnesota Value City Arena Columbus, OH 56–60 OT 12–6 1–3 1/22/2005 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 60–67 12–7 1–4 1/26/2005 Penn State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 68–62 13–7 2–4 1/29/2005 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 65–52 14–7 3–4 2/2/2005 Purdue Value City Arena Columbus, OH 75–65 15–7 4–4 2/5/2005 Michigan Value City Arena Columbus, OH 72–46 16–7 5–4 2/9/2005 8:00 pm yes Michigan State 13 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 69–83 14,759 16–8 5–5 2/12/2005 yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA 66–56 17–8 6–5 2/15/2005 Indiana Value City Arena Columbus, OH 57–44 18–8 7–5 2/19/2005 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 50–52 18–9 7–6 2/27/2005 2:00 pm Wisconsin 20 Value City Arena Columbus, OH 56–64 ESPN 18–10 7–7 3/2/2005 yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 72–74 18–11 7–8 3/6/2005 1:00 pm Illinois 1 Value City Arena Columbus, OH 65–64 19,200 CBS 19–11 8–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes|Big Ten tournament 3/10/2005 yes 6 Penn State 11 United Center Chicago, IL Opening Round 72–69 20–11 3/11/2005 9:10 pm yes 6 Wisconsin 23 3 United Center Chicago, IL Quarterfinals 49–60 ESPN 20–12 AP Poll Eastern Time https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-baskbl/schedule/season/2004-05/ 2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule Ohio State University Athletics April 18, 2023 References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball seasons Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes Category:Long stubs with short prose