2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2004–05 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Alan Anderson Tim Bograkos Chris Hill Kelvin Torbert Big Ten 4 15 26–7 13–3 Tom Izzo Mark Montgomery Doug Wojcik Dwayne Stephens Breslin Center NCAA tournament Final Four 120 10th 2nd 2nd 4th The 2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 10th-year head coach Tom Izzo, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season 26–7, 13–3 to finish in second place in the Big Ten. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament for the eighth consecutive year and advanced to the Final Four before losing to eventual National Champion North Carolina. Previous season The Spartans finished the 2003–04 season 18–12, 12–4 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament to Wisconsin. They received a No. 7 seed in the NCAA tournament, their seventh straight trip to the Tournament, and lost in the First Round to Nevada Season summary The Spartans were led by senior Alan Anderson (13.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game), juniors Maurice Ager (14.1 points per game) and Paul Davis (12.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game), and sophomore Shannon Brown (10.9 points per game). They began the season ranked No. 13 in the country. The Spartans struggled early in the non-conference schedule, beginning 3–2 with losses to No. 10 Duke in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge No. 10 Duke Edges No. 11 Michigan St. 81–74 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120104aab.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103632/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120104aab.html dead and George Washington in the BB&T Classic. MSU won their remaining non-conference games to finish the non-conference schedule with a record of 8–2 and ranked No. 20 in the country. The Spartans cruised through the Big Ten, only losing three games, including a loss to No. 1 Illinois Spartans Fall to Top-Ranked Illini – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/020105aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103705/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/020105aaa.html 2016-03-04 dead and finished second in conference to Illinois. MSU finished the regular season with a 13–3 conference record and 22–5 overall while being ranked No. 13 in the country. The Spartans lost in the quarterfinals in the Big Ten tournament to Iowa. Michigan State Edged By Iowa, 71–69 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031105aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024551/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031105aaa.html 2016-03-04 dead Michigan State received an at-large bid as a No. 5 seed in the Austin Regional of the NCAA tournament, their eighth straight appearance in the Tournament under Tom Izzo. After having exited in the First Round the prior year, the Spartans faced Old Dominion in the First Round in the dreaded 5 vs. 12 seed matchup. The Spartans trailed by five at half time, 42–37, but rallied to pull out the victory, 89–81. Spartans avoid repeating '04 ouster, top ODU https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000035 https://web.archive.org/web/20170720011330/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000035 dead July 20, 2017 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 In the Second Round, MSU faced No. 13 seed Vermont. Led by Maurice Ager's 19 points, the Spartans won 72–61 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the sixth time in eight years. In the Sweet Sixteen, the Spartans beat No. 3-ranked and No. 1-seeded Duke, which MSU had not defeated since 1958. After a first half which saw the score tied at 32, MSU pulled out a rugged victory to advance to the Elite Eight, winning 78–68 behind Paul Davis' 20 points and 12 rebounds. Michigan State takes down No. 1 seed Duke https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000038 https://web.archive.org/web/20171001074548/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000038 dead October 1, 2017 ESPN.com 2016-02-10 The win marked Izzo's first and only win over Duke's Mike Krzyzewskihttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/play-index/matchup_finder.cgi?request=1&year_min=1950&year_max=2016&school_id=michigan-state&opp_id=duke&comp_school=le&rank_school=ANY&comp_opp=le&rank_opp=ANY&game_type=A&game_month=&game_location=&game_result=&is_overtime=&order_by=date_game Matchup Finder College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2017-01-19 until the Elite Eight victory over #1 seeded Duke in 2019. In the Elite Eight, MSU faced No. 7-ranked and No. 2-seeded Kentucky on Easter Sunday. The Spartans trailed 37–33 after the first half, but rallied to take the lead by eight with over five minutes remaining in regulation. Michigan St. outlasts Kentucky in double-OT thriller https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000046 https://web.archive.org/web/20170926100358/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000046 dead September 26, 2017 ESPN.com 2016-02-10 However, Kentucky rallied to within three with seconds remaining. After missing two attempts to tie the game, Patrick Sparks got a desperation shot off with less than second remaining. After bouncing four times on the rim, the ball went through the hoop for a basket, but officials had to review the replay to determine if his foot was on the three-point line. After a five-minute review, Kentucky was given credit for the three to move the game to overtime. Both teams only managed six points in the overtime period, scoring none in the final minute to force double overtime. On the strength of free throw shooting in the second overtime, the Spartans pulled out the win, 94–88. Men's Basketball Makes Fourth Trip To Final Four In Last Seven Years – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/033005aad.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20160216123036/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/033005aad.html 2016-02-16 dead The win meant the Spartans advanced to their fourth Final Four in seven years. With Illinois also advancing to the Final Four to face Louisville, the Big Ten had two teams in the Final Four for the first time since 2000 when Michigan State defeated Wisconsin on the way to the National Championship. No. 2-ranked and No. 1-seeded North Carolina loomed as the opponent for MSU in the Final Four. MSU took the halftime lead at 38–33, but North Carolina's Sean May scored 22 points and Spartans were outscored by 19 in the second half, losing 87–71. Michigan State Falls To North Carolina In Final Four Matchup – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/040205aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20160216123033/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/040205aaa.html 2016-02-16 dead Oh Roy! North Carolina stops Michigan State https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000062 https://web.archive.org/web/20170926100148/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000062 dead September 26, 2017 ESPN.com 2016-02-10 Roster 2004 Michigan State Spartans y yes Idong Ibok y 0 C 6 10 265 FR Montverde, Florida Montverde Academy Shannon Brown y 3 G 6 3 200 SO Maywood, Illinois Proviso East H.S. Chris Hill 5 G 6 3 190 SR Indianapolis, Indiana Lawrence North H.S. Drew Neitzel y 12 PG 6 0 170 FR Wyoming, Michigan Wyoming Park H.S. Maurice Ager y 13 PG 6 4 180 JR Detroit, Michigan Crockett Vocational Tech Goran Suton y 14 C 6 10 246 FR Lansing, Michigan Everett H.S. Alan Anderson y basketball 15 F 6 6 220 SR Minneapolis, Minnesota De la Salle H.S. Kelvin Torbert y 23 G 6 4 215 SR Flint, Michigan Northwestern H.S. Tim Bograkos 30 G 6 2 190 SR y Flint, Michigan Central H.S. Drew Naymick y 34 C 6 10 235 SO North Muskegon, Michigan North Muskegon H.S. Paul Davis y basketball 40 C 6 11 240 JR Rochester Hills, Michigan Rochester H.S. Marquise Gray 42 PF 6 8 220 FR Flint, Michigan Beecher H.S. Andy Harvey 43 F 6 5 200 SR Escanaba, Michigan Escanaba Area Public H.S. Delco Rowley 50 F 6 8 240 SO y Indianapolis, Indiana Arlington H.S. Joshua Dubbeld y 35 G 6 10 190 FR Flint, Michigan Alpena H.S Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan) Doug Wojcik (Navy) Dwayne Stephens (Michigan State) Mark Montgomery (Michigan State) http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/msu-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2010-11-07 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Exhibition Nov 19, 2004 7:05 pm yes 13 Grand Valley State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 77–62 Nov 10, 2004 4:00 pm yes 13 Northern Michigan Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 98–56 14,759 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Regular season Nov 19, 2004 8:05 pm yes 13 Florida A&M Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 104–72 14,759 1–0 Nov 23, 2004 8:05 pm yes 10 Green Bay Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 104–46 14,759 2–0 Nov 27, 2004 12:05 pm yes 10 Nicholls State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 102–52 14,759 3–0 Nov 30, 2004 9:00 pm yes yes 10 Duke 9 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Big Ten - ACC Challenge 74–81 9,314 3–1 Dec 4, 2004 3:30 pm yes 11 George Washington MCI Center Washington, DC BB&T Classic semifinals 83–96 13,104 3–2 Dec 5, 2004 12:30 pm yes yes 11 George Mason MCI Center Washington, DC BB&T Classic third place game 66–60 4–2 Dec 11, 2004 3:50 pm yes yes 20 Stanford The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Spartan Clash 78–53 20,067 5–2 Dec 18, 2004 yes 21 Delaware State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 63–45 6–2 Dec 21, 2004 9:00 pm yes 23 UCLA Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 76–64 14,759 7–2 Dec 29, 2004 7:00 pm yes 23 North Carolina-Asheville Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 98–63 14,759 8–2 Jan 5, 2005 7:00 pm 20 Penn State Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA 84–58 5,637 9–2 1–0 Jan 8, 2005 2:07 pm 20 Northwestern Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 87–58 14,759 10–2 2–0 Jan 16, 2005 12:30 pm 15 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI 59–62 17,142 10–3 2–1 Jan 18, 2005 7:00 pm 19 Purdue Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 71–64 14,759 11–3 3–1 Jan 22, 2005 3:30 pm 19 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 69–55 12,200 12–3 4–1 Jan 28, 2005 7:00 pm 15 Michigan Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Rivalry 64–53 14,759 13–3 5–1 Jan 29, 2005 8:00 pm yes 15 Oakland Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 92–75 14,759 14–3 Feb 1, 2005 7:00 pm 12 Illinois 1 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 68–81 14,759 14–4 5–2 Feb 5, 2005 1:32 pm 12 Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 75–64 15,500 15–4 6–2 Feb 9, 2005 8:00 pm 13 Ohio State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 83–69 14,759 16–4 7–2 Feb 12, 2005 4:00 pm 13 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 64–59 13,751 17–4 8–2 Feb 16, 2005 7:00 pm 13 Minnesota Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 81–62 14,759 18–4 9–2 Feb 19, 2005 12:00 pm 11 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 68–57 13,965 19–4 10–2 Feb 24, 2005 7:00 pm 10 Wisconsin 20 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 77–64 14,759 20–4 11–2 Feb 27, 2005 12:05 pm 10 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 74–78 OT 17,311 20–5 11–3 Mar 2, 2005 7:00 pm 14 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 69–58 6,147 21–5 12–3 Mar 5, 2005 8:00 pm 14 Penn State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 90–64 14,759 22–5 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten tournament Mar 11, 2005 5:40 pm yes 15 2 Iowa 7 United Center Chicago, IL quarterfinals 69–71 22–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NCAA tournament Mar 18, 2005 9:50 pm yes yes 15 5 Austin Old Dominion 12 Austin DCU Center Worcester, MA First Round CBS 89–81 13,009 23–6 Mar 20, 2005 2:45 pm yes yes 15 5 Austin Vermont 13 Austin DCU Center Worcester, MA Second Round CBS 72–61 13,008 24–6 Mar 25, 2005 6:10 pm yes yes 15 5 Austin Duke 3 1 Austin Frank Erwin Center Austin TX Sweet Sixteen CBS 78–68 25–6 Mar 27, 2005 4:05 pm yes yes 15 5 Austin Kentucky 7 2 Austin Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Elite Eight CBS 94–88 2OT 16,239 26–6 Apr 2, 2005 7:49 pm yes yes 15 5 Austin North Carolina 2 1 Syracuse Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO Final Four CBS 71–87 47,754 26–7 AP Poll Eastern Timehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2005-schedule.html 2004-05 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Player statistics +Individual player statistics (Final) ScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctTotAvgAStlBlkAerts, Jason870.9331.0000012.50091.1000Ager, Maurice3346414.1150315.47653132.402111135.8221283.960228Anderson, Alan3343713.5149268.5562565.385114130.8771845.656327Bograkos, Tim33501.51939.487312.250914.643441.327192Brown, Shannon3336110.9126282.4473194.3307898.8481043.257415Davis, Paul3239212.3157290.54118.12577115.6702578.0503520Hamo, Anthony1200.003.00001.00001.00010.1000Harvey, Andy1340.317.14303.00023.66750.4001Hill, Chris332918.899239.41461167.3653243.744601.8140441Naymick, Drew29441.51730.567001016.625561.99616Neitzel, Drew331153.543113.3811649.3271320.650240.797160Rowley, Delco29521.81940.475001420.700652.2897Tobert, Kelvin333149.5109214.5092984.3456781.827971.5502313Trannon, Matt26592.32232.688001527.556873.311117 Legend  GP  Games played Avg  Average per game  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts  Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  A Assists Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2005.html 2004-05 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats Rankings 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Final AP 2005 Michigan State Spartans https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2005-schedule.html College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-02-16 13 10 11 20 21 23 23 20 15 19 15 12 13 11 10 14 15 N/A* Coaches NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls – ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2005/week/3/seasontype/3 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 10 9 9 16 18 20 20 19 12 16 13 10 12 10 9 12 10 5 *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings Awards and honors Alan Anderson – All Big Ten Second Team (Media), All Big Ten Third Team (Coaches) Maurice Ager And Alan Anderson Named Second-Team All-Big Ten – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030805aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 Alan Anderson – USBWA All-District Team Alan Anderson Named To USBWA All-District Team – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030805aae.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 Maurice Ager – All Big Ten Second Team (Coaches), All Big Ten Third Team (Media) Paul Davis – All Big Ten Third Team Shannon Brown – All Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches) Drew Neitzel – All Big Ten All-Freshman Team See also 2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Spartans Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team Michigan State