2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament March 2026 August 2023 2005 2005FinalFour.png 65 Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri North Carolina Tar Heels 4th 8th 16th Illinois Fighting Illini 1st 5th Louisville Cardinals 8th Michigan State Spartans 6th Roy Williams 1st Sean May North Carolina 47,262 thumb|225px|2005 Final Four, Edward Jones Dome|right The 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 67th annual edition of the tournament began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. The Final Four consisted of top seed Illinois, in their first Final Four appearance since 1989, Louisville, making their first appearance since winning the national championship in 1986, North Carolina, reaching their first Final Four since their 2000 Cinderella run, and Michigan State, back in the Final Four for the first time since 2001. North Carolina emerged as the national champion for a fourth time, defeating Illinois in the final 75–70. May's big day helps Williams win first national title http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000063 https://archive.today/20160328180019/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000063 dead March 28, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 North Carolina's Sean May was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. It was coach Roy Williams's first national championship. For the first time since 1999, when Weber State defeated North Carolina, a #14 seed defeated a #3 seed when Bucknell upset Kansas. Kansas suffers 1st first-round NCAA tourney loss since '78 http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=254000024 https://web.archive.org/web/20151007050314/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=254000024 dead October 7, 2015 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 A #13 seed, Vermont, advanced by defeating Syracuse in the first round Orange crushed: Vermont shocks 'Cuse in OT http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000036 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701033343/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000036 dead July 1, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 and a #12 seed, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the Chicago region. 2005 UW-Milwaukee vs. Alabama Round of 64 http://ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com/l/26/2005-UW-Milwaukee-vs-Alabama-Round-of-64 ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com 2016-02-16September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes UW-Milwaukee still dancing with upset over BC http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000052 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630101625/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000052 dead June 30, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 Tournament procedure NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship#Tournament format A total of 65 teams entered the tournament, thirty having earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Two teams play an opening-round game, popularly called the "play-in game," the winner of which advances to the main draw of the tournament and plays a top seed in one of the regionals. Since its inception in 2001, this game has been played at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. All 64 teams were seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals; the winner of the play-in game automatically received a 16 seed. The Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65. The 2005 regionals, along with their top seeds, are listed below. Chicago Regional (top seed: Illinois; top overall seed) Albuquerque Regional (top seed: Washington; fourth overall seed) Syracuse Regional (top seed: North Carolina; second overall seed) Austin Regional (top seed: Duke; third overall seed) Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held April 2–4 in St. Louis. Schedule and venues USA 450 right 2005 play-in game (orange) and first and second rounds (green) USA orange pog.svg 39.7404 -84.1792 right #FFFFFF Dayton UD Arena USA green pog.svg 43.618710 -116.214607 left #FFFFFF Boise Taco Bell Arena USA green pog.svg 32.221743 -110.926479 left #FFFFFF Tucson McKale Center USA green pog.svg 35.467560 -97.516428 left #FFFFFF Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena Ford Center USA green pog.svg 36.162664 -86.781602 left #FFFFFF Nashville Bridgestone Arena USA green pog.svg 39.768403 -86.158068 left #FFFFFF Indianapolis RCA Dome USA green pog.svg 41.499320 -81.694361 left #FFFFFF Cleveland Wolstein Center USA green pog.svg 35.227087 -80.843127 bottom #FFFFFF Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum USA green pog.svg 42.262593 -71.802293 left #FFFFFF Worcester DCU Center USA 450 right 2005 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red) USA blue pog.svg 35.110703 -106.609991 left #FFFFFF Albuquerque The Pit (arena) University Arena USA blue pog.svg 30.267153 -97.743061 bottom #FFFFFF Austin Frank Erwin Center USA blue pog.svg 41.878114 -87.629798 left #FFFFFF Chicago Allstate Arena USA blue pog.svg 43.048122 -76.147424 left #FFFFFF Syracuse Carrier Dome USA red pog.svg 38.627003 -90.199404 left #FFFFFF Saint Louis Edward Jones Dome Sites hosting each round of the 2005 tournament: Opening round March 15 University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton) First and second rounds March 17 and 19 McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona (Host: University of Arizona) RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: Butler University, Horizon League) Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho (Host: Boise State University) Wolstein Center, Cleveland, Ohio (Host: Cleveland State University) March 18 and 20 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina (Host: Davidson College) DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross) Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Host: Big 12 Conference) Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, Tennessee (Host: Ohio Valley Conference) Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) March 24 and 26 Albuquerque Regional University Arena ("The Pit"), Albuquerque, New Mexico (Host: University of New Mexico) Chicago Regional Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois (Host: DePaul University) March 25 and 27 Austin Regional Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas at Austin) Syracuse Regional Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York (Host: Syracuse University) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) April 2 and 4 Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference) Qualifying teams 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams Automatic bids The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2005 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid). ConferenceSchoolAppearanceLast bidACCDuke29th2004America EastVermont3rd2004Atlantic 10George Washington8th1999Atlantic SunCentral Florida4th2004Big 12Oklahoma State22nd2004Big EastSyracuse30th2004Big SkyMontana6th2002Big SouthWinthrop5th2002Big TenIllinois25th2004Big WestUtah State16th2003ColonialOld Dominion8th1997C-USALouisville32nd2004HorizonUW-Milwaukee2nd2003Ivy LeaguePenn21st2003MAACNiagara2nd1970MACOhio12th1994MEACDelaware State1stNeverMid-ConOakland1stNeverMissouri ValleyCreighton15th2003Mountain WestNew Mexico11th1999NortheastFairleigh Dickinson4th1998Ohio Valley2004 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky6th1979Pac-10Washington12th2004PatriotBucknell3rd1989SECFlorida11th2004Southern2004 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga9th1997SouthlandSoutheastern Louisiana1stNeverSun BeltLouisiana–Lafayette9th2004SWACAlabama A&M1stNeverWACUTEP16th2004West CoastGonzaga8th2004 Listed by region and seeding Chicago RegionalSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth Type#1 Illinois Big Ten 32–1 Automatic#2 Oklahoma State Big 12 24–6 Automatic#3 Arizona Pac-10 27–6 At-large#4 Boston College Big East 24–4 At-large#5 Alabama SEC 24–7 At-large#6 LSU SEC 20–9 At-large#7 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 26–7 At-large#8 Texas Big 12 20–10 At-large#9 Nevada WAC 24–6 At-large#10 Saint Mary's WCC 25–8 At-large#11 UAB C-USA 21–10 At-large#12 UW-Milwaukee Horizon 24–5 Automatic#13 Penn Ivy 20–8 Automatic#14 Utah State Big West 24–7 Automatic#15 Southeastern Louisiana Southland 24–8 Automatic#16 Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast 20–12 AutomaticAlbuquerque RegionalSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth Type #1 Washington Pac-10 27–5 Automatic#2 Wake Forest ACC 26–5 At-large#3 Gonzaga WCC 25–4 Automatic#4 Louisville C-USA 29–4 Automatic#5 Georgia Tech ACC 19–11 At-large#6 Texas Tech Big 12 20–10 At-large#7 West Virginia Big East 21–10 At-large#8 Pacific Big West 26–3 At-large#9 Pittsburgh Big East 20–8 At-large#10 Creighton Missouri Valley 23–10 Automatic#11 UCLA Pac-10 18–10 At-large#12 George Washington Atlantic 10 22–7 Automatic#13 Louisiana–Lafayette (vacated)https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/friv/forfeits.cgi Forfeits and Vacated Games - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Sun Belt 20–10 Automatic#14 Winthrop Big South 27–5 Automatic#15 2004 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga SoCon 20–10 Automatic#16 Montana Big Sky 18–12 Automatic Syracuse RegionalSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth Type#1 North Carolina ACC 27–4 At-large#2 Connecticut Big East 22–7 At-large#3 Kansas Big 12 23–6 At-large#4 Florida SEC 23–7 Automatic#5 Villanova Big East 22–7 At-large#6 Wisconsin Big Ten 22–8 At-large#7 Charlotte C-USA 21–7 At-large#8 Minnesota Big Ten 21–10 At-large#9 Iowa State Big 12 18–11 At-large#10 NC State ACC 19–13 At-large#11 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 21–10 At-large#12 New Mexico Mountain West 26–6 Automatic#13 Ohio Mid-American 21–10 Automatic#14 Bucknell Patriot 22–9 Automatic#15 Central Florida Atlantic Sun 24–8 Automatic#16 Oakland Mid-Continent 12–18 Automatic Alabama A&M SWAC 18–14 Automatic Austin RegionalSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth Type #1 Duke ACC 25–5 Automatic#2 Kentucky SEC 25–5 At-large#3 Oklahoma Big 12 24–7 At-large#4 Syracuse (vacated)http://i.turner.ncaa.com/dr/ncaa/ncaa7/release/sites/default/files/images/2015/03/06/syracuse_final_public_infractions_decision.pdf Final decision i.turner.ncaa.com 2015 2020-03-23NCAA investigation costs Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim 108 wins, drops him to 6th all-time http://www.syracuse.com/orangesports/index.ssf/2015/03/ncaa_investigations_costs_syracuse_head_coach_jim_boeheim_108_wins_drops_him_to.html?hootPostID=d9ff86f3d7fb24ca2870087c6cd18641 syracuse.com 6 March 2015 2016-02-16 Big East 27–6 Automatic#5 Michigan State Big Ten 22–6 At-large#6 Utah Mountain West 27–5 At-large#7 Cincinnati C-USA 24–7 At-large#8 Stanford Pac-10 18–12 At-large#9 Mississippi State SEC 22–10 At-large#10 Iowa Big Ten 21–11 At-large#11 UTEP WAC 27–7 Automatic#12 Old Dominion CAA 28–5 Automatic#13 Vermont America East 24–6 Automatic#14 Niagara MAAC 20–9 Automatic#15 2004 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley 22–8 Automatic#16 Delaware State MEAC 19–13 Automatic Bids by conference BidsConferenceSchools 6 Big 12 Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech Big East Boston College, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia 5 ACC Duke, Georgia Tech, NC State, North Carolina, Wake Forest Big Ten Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Wisconsin SEC Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State 4 C-USA Charlotte, Cincinnati, Louisville, UAB Pac-10 Arizona, Stanford, UCLA, Washington 3 Missouri Valley Creighton, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois 2 Big West Pacific, Utah State Mountain West New Mexico, Utah WAC Nevada, UTEP West Coast Gonzaga, Saint Mary's 1 19 other conferences Opening round March 15, University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio Oakland (16) 79, 2004 men Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M University Alabama A&M (16) 69 First round Chicago Regional March 17, RCA Dome, Indianapolis Illinois (1) 67, Fairleigh Dickinson (16) 55 Illinois, up only 32–31 at halftime, pulled away in the second half behind 19 points from Dee Brown and 13 from Luther Head. Illinois shakes off FDU, coasts to win http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000047 ESPN.com 2016-02-16July 2024 medicmedic Nevada (9) 61, Texas (8) 57 Down 57–53 with 2:24 to play, the Wolf Pack of Nevada came from behind to win despite a sub-par game from star Nick Fazekas. Nevada rallies in final minutes to defeat Texas http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000048 ESPN.com 2016-02-16July 2024 medicmedic March 17, Wolstein Center, Cleveland UW-Milwaukee (12) 83, Alabama (5) 73 The Horizon League champion Panthers pulled the upset behind 21 points apiece from Ed McCants and Joah Tucker. Boston College (4) 85, Penn (13) 65 Boston College steamrolled Ivy League champion Penn with a balanced attack, getting 18 points from Jared Dudley, 15 points from Craig Smith, and 14 points from Sean Marshall. Hello and Goodbye Boston College dispatches Penn in opening game http://articles.philly.com/2005-03-18/sports/25419749_1_penn-coach-fran-dunphy-ibrahim-jaaber-eagles https://web.archive.org/web/20150919222438/http://articles.philly.com/2005-03-18/sports/25419749_1_penn-coach-fran-dunphy-ibrahim-jaaber-eagles dead September 19, 2015 philly-archives 2016-02-16 March 17, Taco Bell Arena, Boise UAB (11) 82, LSU (6) 68 UAB led throughout with Marvett McDonald scoring 21 points, including five three-pointers. Alabama-Birmingham goes on defensive to knock out No. 6 LSU http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20050317_ALBRM@LSU CBSSports.com 2016-02-16 Arizona (3) 66, Utah State (14) 53 Arizona started slow, but secured the win led by Channing Frye and Salim Stoudamire each scoring 17 points. Arizona overcomes Utah State with strong second half http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20050317_UTST@AZ CBSSports.com 2016-02-16 March 18, Ford Center, Oklahoma City Southern Illinois (7) 65, Saint Mary's (10) 56 SIU broke a late tie with St. Mary's to earn the victory. Men's Basketball Beats Saint Mary's, Advances to Play Oklahoma State http://www.siusalukis.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031805aaa.html www.siusalukis.com 2016-02-16August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Oklahoma State (2) 63, SE Louisiana (15) 50 Oklahoma State jumped out to a 9-point halftime lead and built on it from there behind Ivan McFarlin's 18 points. 2005 Oklahoma State vs. Southeastern Louisiana Round of 64 http://ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com/l/1986/2005-Oklahoma-State-vs-Southeastern-Louisiana-Round-of-64 ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com 2016-02-16September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Albuquerque Regional March 17, Taco Bell Arena, Boise Washington (1) 88, Montana (16) 77 Top-seeded Washington easily advanced, getting 17 points from Brandon Roy off the bench. Washington vs. Montana Box Score, March 17, 2005 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2005-03-17-montana.html College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-02-16 Pacific (8) 79, Pittsburgh (9) 71 Pacific nearly squandered a 15-point lead, letting Pittsburgh get within 5, but hung on to advance behind 17 from Christian Maraker and 15 from Mike Webb. Pacific hangs on against Pittsburgh; UW next http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000002 https://web.archive.org/web/20160325060209/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000002 dead March 25, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 March 18, Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Georgia Tech (5) 80, George Washington (12) 68 The Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech easily defeated George Washington, using a balanced attack of Jarrett Jack (20 points), Will Bynum (17 points), and B. J. Elder (15 points). 2005 Georgia Tech vs. George Washington Round of 64 http://ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com/l/592/2005-Georgia-Tech-vs-George-Washington-Round-of-64 ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com 2016-02-16September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Louisville (4) 68, Louisiana-Lafayette (13) 62 Louisville broke a tie with 3:43 left and defeated the Ragin' Cajuns behind 27 points from Francisco García, who went 7-for-7 from the free throw line in the last 1:57. 2005 Louisville vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Round of 64 http://ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com/l/1002/2005-Louisville-vs-Louisiana-Lafayette-Round-of-64 ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com 2016-02-16September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes March 17, McKale Center, Tucson Texas Tech (6) 78, UCLA (11) 66 Texas Tech handled the Bruins of UCLA easily behind 28 points from Ronald Ross. Texas Tech torches nets, burns UCLA http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000008 ESPN.com 2016-02-16July 2024 medicmedic Gonzaga (3) 74, Winthrop (14) 64 After a slow start and trailing 35–33 at halftime, Gonzaga came back and defeated Winthrop behind 27 points from Adam Morrison. USATODAY.com – Gonzaga grabs control late to survive Winthrop 74-64 http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/tourney05/2005-03-17-gonzaga-winthrop_x.htm usatoday30.usatoday.com 2016-02-16 March 17, Wolstein Center, Cleveland West Virginia (7) 63, Creighton (10) 61 With the game tied 61–61 with under five seconds left, West Virginia's Tyrone Sally blocked Nate Funk's three-point attempt and then dunked off the fast break with 2.9 seconds to play to send the Mountaineers to the second round. WVU edges Creighton on breakaway jam http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000011 ESPN.com 2016-02-16July 2024 medicmedic Wake Forest (2) 70, UT-Chattanooga (15) 54 Wake Forest, trailed 27–24 at halftime, but came back in the second half behind 20 points from Chris Paul and 14 from Justin Gray. Mar 17, 2005 - Chattanooga 54 at Wake Forest 70 - RealGM NCAA Box Score http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/boxscore/2005-03-17/Chattanooga-at-Wake-Forest/24373 basketball.realgm.com 2016-02-16 Syracuse Regional March 18, Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte North Carolina (1) 96, Oakland (16) 68 North Carolina crushed play-in winner Oakland, racing out to a 59–33 halftime lead. Marvin Williams scored 20, Sean May scored 19, and Rashad McCants added 15. Cortney Scott led all scorers with 21 for Oakland and Rawle Marshall added 16. 2005 North Carolina vs. Oakland Round of 64 http://ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com/l/1526/2005-North-Carolina-vs-Oakland-Round-of-64 ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com 2016-02-16September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Iowa State (9) 64, Minnesota (8) 53 Iowa State used a 10-point halftime lead and a balanced attack to win, with Curtis Stinson scoring 18, with Rahshon Clark and Jared Homan scoring 14 apiece. Minnesota vs. Iowa State Box Score, March 18, 2005 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2005-03-18-iowa-state.html College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-02-16 March 18, Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Villanova (5) 55, New Mexico (12) 47 Villanova's stifling defense, which limited New Mexico to eleven first-half points due to New Mexico's missing many open looks, vanished in the second half. Mike Nardi scored 15 and Randy Foye had 14. Villanova escapes against pesky New Mexico http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20050318_NM@NOVA CBSSports.com 2016-02-16 Florida (4) 67, Ohio (13) 62 Florida got out to a 20-point lead, but had to hang on for the victory over the Mid-American champion Ohio. Matt Walsh scored 18 and Al Horford added 14. Gators nearly gag, but escape with win over Ohio http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000020 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630175821/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000020 dead June 30, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 March 18, Ford Center, Oklahoma City Wisconsin (6) 57, Northern Iowa (11) 52 The Badgers of Wisconsin held off Northern Iowa, using 16 points from Kammron Taylor and 15 from Sharif Chambliss. Badgers blow 16-point lead, but beat UNI http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000023 https://web.archive.org/web/20160702144905/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000023 dead July 2, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 Bucknell (14) 64, Kansas (3) 63 Patriot League champion Bucknell pulled off the stunner of the tournament, edging Kansas when Chris McNaughton scored on a bank shot with 10.5 seconds left, followed by Kansas' Wayne Simien missing an open 15-footer as time expired. This completely unexpected act earned Bucknell University an ESPY award for Greatest Upset. March 18, DCU Center, Worcester N.C. State (10) 75, Charlotte (7) 63 N.C. State fell into a 14-point hole just five minutes into the game, but closed the game on a 16–4 burst to win. Julius Hodge scored 19 for the Wolfpack, and Andrew Brackman added 16. Hodge sparks NC State comeback win over Charlotte http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000026 https://web.archive.org/web/20160801095818/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000026 dead August 1, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 Connecticut (2) 77, UCF (15) 71 The defending champion Connecticut Huskies survived a scare from Atlantic Sun champion Central Florida, who trimmed a 19-point deficit down to four. Charlie Villanueva scored 22 to lead UConn and Rudy Gay chipped in 17. UConn almost blows 19-point lead, but holds off UCF http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000027 ESPN.com 2016-02-16July 2024 medicmedic Austin Regional March 18, Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte Duke (1) 57, Delaware State (16) 46 Duke won in this offensive struggle against the MEAC champion as Shelden Williams scored 14. Duke struggles early, but pulls away late in win http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000032 https://web.archive.org/web/20160702211118/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000032 dead July 2, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 Mississippi State (9) 93, Stanford (8) 70 After a 1-point lead at halftime, Mississippi State pulled away from Stanford with a strong second half, led by Lawrence Roberts' 23 points and Winsome Frazier's 20. Frazier's six 3-pointers push Mississippi St. past Stanford http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20050318_MSST@STAN CBSSports.com 2016-02-16 March 18, DCU Center, Worcester Michigan State (5) 89, Old Dominion (12) 81 The Spartans of Michigan State rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to beat Old Dominion. Alan Anderson had 15 for Michigan State, Paul Davis added 14, and both Shannon Brown and Maurice Ager had 13 apiece. Spartans avoid repeating '04 ouster, top ODU http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=254000035 https://web.archive.org/web/20110317150447/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=254000035 dead March 17, 2011 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 Vermont (13) 60, Syracuse(Vacated) (4) 57 (OT) The Catamounts of Vermont upset Syracuse with an overtime victory. Vermont prevented point guard Gerry McNamara and senior forward Hakim Warrick from having big days. With 10 seconds left in a tie game, Germian Mopa Njila drove to the baseline and scored, but was ruled out of bounds because he stepped on the baseline. In overtime Njila (team lead 20 points) scored a three-pointer with two minutes left to put Vermont ahead. Then 48 seconds later after a steal by Njila, T. J. Sorrentine (17 points) scored a deep three-pointer to put them up by 4 with just over a minute remaining, to essentially seal the victory. This was the first-ever NCAA Tournament win for the University of Vermont. March 17, McKale Center, Tucson Utah (6) 60, UTEP (11) 54 A large number of UTEP fans made the trip from El Paso to Tucson to support their team; however, Utah won the game, advancing to the second round. Andrew Bogut scored 24 to lead Utah. Utah outlasts UTEP in rousing second half http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000039 https://web.archive.org/web/20160507124405/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=254000039 dead May 7, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 Oklahoma (3) 84, Niagara (14) 67 Oklahoma beat the MAAC champion, getting big efforts from Drew Lavender (17 points) and five other Sooners in double figures. 2005 Oklahoma vs. Niagara Round of 64 http://ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com/l/1396/2005-Oklahoma-vs-Niagara-Round-of-64 ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com 2016-02-16September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes March 17, RCA Dome, Indianapolis Cincinnati (7) 76, Iowa (10) 64 Cincinnati's first-round victory over Iowa saw Jason Maxiell score 22 points, including the first two three-pointers of his college career. James White added 15 for Cincinnati. 2005 Cincinnati vs. Iowa Round of 64 http://ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com/l/818/2005-Cincinnati-vs-Iowa-Round-of-64 ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com 2016-02-16September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Kentucky (2) 72, Eastern Kentucky (15) 64 The higher-seeded Kentucky team prevailed in this intrastate matchup (the schools are separated by only 30 miles), with Kelenna Azubuike and Chuck Hayes both scoring 16. Kentucky vs. Eastern Kentucky (March 17, 2005) http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/Games/20050317EasternKentucky.html www.bigbluehistory.net 2016-02-16 Second round Chicago Regional March 19, RCA Dome, Indianapolis Illinois (1) 71, Nevada (9) 59 Illinois used a balanced attack of James Augustine, who had 23, Deron Williams, who had 15, and Luther Head, who had 14, to defeat the Wolf Pack and advance to the Sweet 16. March 19, Wolstein Center, Cleveland Milwaukee (12) 83, Boston College (4) 75 The Panthers made a surprise appearance in the Sweet Sixteen just two days after knocking off SEC contender Alabama. Joah Tucker and Ed McCants continued their strong tournament play, scoring 23 and 18, respectively. Adrian Tigert added 16. March 19, Taco Bell Arena, Boise Arizona (3) 85, UAB (11) 63 Arizona refused to be upset the same way Kentucky was last year against UAB in the second round, coming out strong and opening it up in the second half. Salim Stoudamire scored 20 and Hassan Adams added 16. March 20, Ford Center, Oklahoma City Oklahoma State (2) 85, Southern Illinois (7) 77 Ivan McFarlin again powered Oklahoma State to the win, scoring 31 and igniting a 10–2 run that help the Cowboys pull away from the Salukis, who had a seven-point halftime lead. Albuquerque Regional March 19, Taco Bell Arena, Boise Washington (1) 97, Pacific (8) 79 Washington advanced behind 23 points from Nate Robinson, 19 from Bobby Jones, 15 from Tre Simmons, and 14 off the bench from Brandon Roy. March 20, Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Louisville (4) 76, Georgia Tech (5) 54 Louisville played strong defense in eliminating the defending runner-up Yellow Jackets. Francisco García scored 21, Larry O'Bannon 16, and Taquan Dean 14. March 19, McKale Center, Tucson Texas Tech (6) 71, Gonzaga (3) 69 Texas Tech edged Gonzaga to earn a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. Ronald Ross led Texas Tech with 24, and Jarrius Jackson added 18. March 19, Wolstein Center, Cleveland West Virginia (7) 111, Wake Forest (2) 105 (2 OT) West Virginia continued their upset run to the Sweet Sixteen with a double-overtime shootout win, erasing a thirteen-point halftime deficit. Mike Gansey led West Virginia with 29 including 19 in the overtime periods, with Tyrone Sally, the hero of the first-round victory over Creighton, scoring 21, and D'or Fischer scoring 15 off the bench. Syracuse Regional March 20, Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte North Carolina (1) 92, Iowa State (9) 65 North Carolina demolished another opponent behind 24 from Sean May, 20 bench points from Marvin Williams, 17 from Rashad McCants, and 15 from Raymond Felton. March 20, Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Villanova (5) 76, Florida (4) 65 Villanova secured their first berth in the Sweet Sixteen since 1988 as they got 21 bench points from Jason Fraser, 18 from Randy Foye, and 15 from Kyle Lowry. March 20, Ford Center, Oklahoma City Wisconsin (6) 71, Bucknell (14) 62 Wisconsin ended the brief Cinderella run of Bucknell, which stunned Kansas in the first round. Mike Wilkinson scored 23 for Wisconsin, with Alando Tucker scoring 17 and Zach Morley adding 15. March 20, DCU Center, Worcester N.C. State (10) 65, Connecticut (2) 62 The tenth-seeded Wolfpack of N.C. State pulled the upset, knocking the defending champions out in the second round. Julius Hodge scored 17 for the Wolfpack including the game-winning layup and ensuing free throw, while Cameron Bennerman scored 15. Austin Regional March 20, Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte Duke (1) 63, Mississippi State (9) 55 Duke struggled again, but still managed to knock off the Bulldogs and advance to the Sweet 16. Daniel Ewing led Duke with 22 and JJ Redick added 16.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2005-03-20-duke.html Mississippi State vs. Duke Box Score, March 20, 2005 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-06-23 March 20, DCU Center, Worcester Michigan State (5) 72, Vermont (13) 61 The Spartans of Michigan State advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. Maurice Ager scored 19 for Michigan State, with Kelvin Torbert adding 14 off the bench.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2005-03-20-michigan-state.html Vermont vs. Michigan State Box Score, March 20, 2005 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-06-23 March 19, McKale Center, Tucson Utah (6) 67, Oklahoma (3) 58 Utah advanced to the Sweet Sixteen with a victory over the Sooners of Oklahoma. Justin Hawkins scored 20 for Utah, while Marc Jackson scored 17, and Bryant Markson scored 16.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2005-03-19-oklahoma.html Utah vs. Oklahoma Box Score, March 19, 2005 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-06-23 March 19, RCA Dome, Indianapolis Kentucky (2) 69, Cincinnati (7) 60 Kentucky moved on to the Sweet Sixteen behind 17 points from Kelenna Azubuike, and 16 from Rajon Rondo. Three other Wildcats scored in double figures.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2005-03-19-cincinnati.html Kentucky vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 19, 2005 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-06-23 Regionals Chicago Regional At Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois Semifinals March 24 Illinois (1) 77, Milwaukee (12) 63 Milwaukee, who had knocked off powerhouses Alabama and Boston College in the last week, had their Cinderella run come to an abrupt end against the tournament's top-seeded team. Milwaukee stayed with Illinois for most of the first half, only trailing 29–26 with 3:38 to play in the half, but then Illinois reeled off a 7–0 run to push the lead to ten, and Milwaukee never recovered, never getting closer than seven points for the rest of the game. Following this impressive run, Milwaukee coach Bruce Pearl accepted a job as the head basketball coach at the University of Tennessee. Arizona (3) 79, Oklahoma State (2) 78 In the other and more climactic Midwest Regional semifinal, Arizona squeaked by Oklahoma State when Salim Stoudamire canned a jumper with 2.8 seconds remaining. The game had been back-and-forth all night long, with Arizona leading by three at halftime but then letting up, allowing Oklahoma State to take a five-point lead at 72–67 with 4:29 remaining. Arizona and Oklahoma State then traded baskets, and Stoudamire sliced the Oklahoma State lead to 76–75 with 1:58 left on a three-pointer. After Joey Graham put Oklahoma State back up by one with eighteen seconds to play, Stoudamire nailed his game-winner to send Arizona to the Regional Finals. Final March 26 Illinois (1) 90, Arizona (3) 89 (OT) In one of the most thrilling NCAA basketball games ever, Illinois pulled off an improbable comeback to break the hearts of Wildcats fans everywhere. After a close first half, Arizona came out gunning in the second half, opening up a 75–60 lead with only four minutes left in the second half. Illinois then closed the half on a 20–5 run to force overtime using a stingy defense, layups, and three-pointers, the last of which by Deron Williams tied the game at 80–80 with 39 seconds in regulation. The run broke down Arizona completely, and Illinois opened up a 90–84 lead in overtime before Arizona scored five straight to cut the lead to one, but Hassan Adams missed a three at the buzzer to give Illinois the win and a berth in the Final Four. Albuquerque Regional At University Arena, Albuquerque Semifinals March 24 Louisville (4) 93, Washington (1) 79 Louisville dominated top-seeded Washington, using a big spurt late in the first half and then cruising from there. After an evenly matched sixteen minutes that saw Washington lead 30–29, Louisville went on an 18–5 run to close the first half, with the big shots coming from Francisco García, who nailed two three-pointers during that stretch to extend the lead. Washington tried a second-half comeback, cutting Louisville's lead to 67–61 with 8:41 left, but Louisville had enough to pull away. West Virginia (7) 65, Texas Tech (6) 60 Seventh-seeded West Virginia continued to roll onto the Regional Finals, engaging in a close battle with Texas Tech before pulling away in the second half. West Virginia took the lead for good when Kevin Pittsnogle drained a three with 6:14 to play, and held it from there, with Pittsnogle sinking two huge free throws with seventeen seconds left and West Virginia up by two to put the game out of reach. Final March 26 Louisville (4) 93, West Virginia (7) 85 (OT) In another Regional Final overtime game (and a preview of a future Big East rivalry), West Virginia opened up the game at a blistering pace, using five three-pointers to jump out to a 19–5 lead. When Joe Herber made a three, West Virginia had a 32–13 lead with 5:30 to play in the first half. West Virginia led by thirteen at halftime, but Louisville finally went to a zone defense coming out of the half, and West Virginia began to go cold. Louisville cut the lead to three nine minutes into the second half, but Kevin Pittsnogle extended the West Virginia lead to ten with six minutes to play with a three. But West Virginia missed their last four field goals and Louisville tied the game with 38 seconds to play on Larry O'Bannon's layup. Louisville had grabbed the momentum and scored sixteen points in overtime to secure a berth in the Final Four. Syracuse Regional At Carrier Dome, Syracuse Semifinals March 25 North Carolina (1) 67, Villanova (5) 66 In a tight Sweet Sixteen contest, the top-seeded Tar Heels barely made it to the Regional Finals. The entire game was officiated closely—the first television timeout came after Villanova garnered its fifth personal foul, and two fouls led to the disqualification from the game of North Carolina star Raymond Felton with under five minutes left. Fifth-seeded Villanova stuck with UNC despite falling behind 64–54 with 3:45 left in the game. The Wildcats stormed back to cut the lead to 66–63. With eleven seconds left Allan Ray drove the lane, received contact as he made a basket, but was called for a travel on the play. On the ensuing possession, Villanova immediately fouled. Rashad McCants then made a free throw to seal the North Carolina victory. Wisconsin (6) 65, N.C. State (10) 56 After upsetting two higher-seeded teams, including the defending national champion, N.C. State took a nine-point halftime lead against sixth-seeded Wisconsin before the Badgers woke up, using a 13–0 second-half run to turn a three-point deficit into a ten-point lead. N.C. State hung in, cutting the Wisconsin lead to 53–49 with 5:03 to play, and then only trailed 59–54 with 1:50 to play, but N.C. State ran out of miracles and energy and their Cinderella run ended, denying them a matchup with their most hated rival for a trip to St. Louis. Final March 27 North Carolina (1) 88, Wisconsin (6) 82 The third regional final matched up the top seeded North Carolina Tar Heels and the sixth seeded Badgers from Wisconsin. The Tar Heels started off hot in this one as Sean May and Rashad McCants scored at will. When point guard Raymond Felton garnered his second foul, head coach Roy Williams decided to pull him to prevent further foul trouble. Up 11 at the time, it seemed to be the right move. Wisconsin would prove Williams wrong as they finished the half on an 11–0 run, tying the game at 44 heading into the half. The Tar Heels struggled to start the second half as hot as the first and trailed for the first time since the opening minutes of the game. Sparked by May's 29 points and 11 boards and Felton's clutch free throws, they outlasted the Badgers and won the game by six in regulation. Austin Regional At Frank Erwin Center, Austin Semifinals March 25 Michigan State (5) 78, Duke (1) 68 The Spartans of Michigan State continued on to the Regional Finals by outplaying Duke in the second half and breaking a 32–32 halftime tie. Michigan State came out in the second half and secured the momentum in slowly, but surely, pulling away from Duke. The Spartans got out to a nine-point lead, allowed Duke to get within two, but then, scoring their last ten points of the game on free throws, moved on to the Regional Finals. Kentucky (2) 62, Utah (6) 52 After playing Kentucky well in the first half, only trailing by five at halftime, Utah ran out of steam. Utah's last chance to win the game came after Andrew Bogut missed a free throw with Utah down 38–35 with 12:17 to play. Kentucky gradually pulled away to meet Michigan State in the Regional Finals. Final March 27 Michigan State (5) 94, Kentucky (2) 88 (2 OT) In this double-overtime thriller, Kentucky started out well and led Michigan State by four at halftime, but Michigan State caught up in the second half, actually leading 70–62 with 5:43 to play. Kentucky rallied back, however, cutting the lead to one when Kelenna Azubuike drained a three with 1:19 to play. After Patrick Sparks missed the front end of a one-and-one with 41 seconds to play, Michigan State's Shannon Brown appeared to ice the game with two free throws with 20 seconds to play. But with time expiring, Sparks put up a prayer from three, and the ball bounced around the rim four times before falling in. After the referees spent nearly ten minutes reviewing the play, they upheld that Sparks' shot was a three pointer, sending the game into overtime. In the first overtime, neither team relented, and Brown hit a key three-point basket for Michigan State to keep them in the game. Kentucky's Azubuike missed a three as time expired to send the game into double overtime. In the second overtime, Michigan State's mettle finally won the game for them, as they scored 11 of their 13 points from the free throw line to finally seal the game and send them to the Final Four for the fourth time under coach Tom Izzo. Final Four thumb|200px|The Edward Jones Dome was host of the Final Four and National Championship in 2005. At Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis National semifinals April 2 Illinois (Chicago 1) 72, Louisville (Albuquerque 4) 57 In a packed Edwards Jones Dome, the battle between Chicago Regional Champions Illinois and Albuquerque Regional Champions Louisville took place. Although nearly three-fourths of the crowd were Illini fans, the fourth-seeded Louisville Cardinals were not fazed and gave the overall top-seeded Fighting Illini all they could handle, trailing only by three at halftime, but Illinois used an early second-half run to pull away from the Cardinals and earn a bid in the national championship game. North Carolina (Syracuse 1) 87, Michigan State (Austin 5) 71 In the battle between Syracuse Regional Champions North Carolina and Austin Regional Champions Michigan State, North Carolina used a 54-point second half to erase a five-point halftime deficit and down the Spartans, who were making their fourth appearance in the Final Four under coach Tom Izzo. National Championship Game 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game April 4 North Carolina (Syracuse 1) 75, Illinois (Chicago 1) 70 North Carolina was looking for its 4th National Championship, while Illinois was playing in its first. It was a tight contest for much of the first half before an 8–0 run by North Carolina allowed them to take a 35–25 lead. Eventually they would take a 40–27 lead into halftime. North Carolina increased its lead to 15 at one point in the second half. But Illinois began a furious charge: at one point, they would hit seven consecutive shots from the floor to turn a fifteen-point lead back to four. Unfazed, North Carolina would push the lead back up to ten before a 10–0 run by the Illini tied the game at 65-65. Illinois would tie the game at 70–70 on a three by Luther Head. But North Carolina would fight back as freshman Marvin Williams tapped back a Rashad McCants missed shot to put North Carolina back in front. Illinois would get several cracks to take the lead but were unable to convert. Eventually, Raymond Felton was able to steal the ball from Head, forcing Deron Williams to foul. However, Felton converted on 1 of 2 free throws, giving Illinois one last chance. But Luther Head's three pointer bounced high and out. Eventually it went into the hands of Felton who this time connected on both free throws to give North Carolina a 75–70 victory. For North Carolina head coach Roy Williams, it was his first national championship. Illinois was denied a chance to set the NCAA record for most wins in a season, instead tying it at 37. Sean May scored 26 points as he took the MOP of the Final Four. Bracket Opening Round game – Dayton, Ohio Winner advances to Syracuse Regional vs. No. 1 North Carolina. Opening RoundMarch 15 16 Oakland 79 16 Alabama A&M 69 Chicago Regional First roundMarch 17–18 Second roundMarch 19–20 Regional semifinalsMarch 24 Regional FinalMarch 26 Indianapolis - Thu/Sat Cleveland - Thu/Sat Boise - Thu/Sat Oklahoma City - Fri/Sun Illinois 67 Fairleigh Dickinson 55 Texas 57 Nevada 61 Alabama 73 UW–Milwaukee 83 Boston College 85 Pennsylvania 65 LSU 68 UAB 82 Arizona 66 Utah State 53 Southern Illinois 65 St. Mary's 56 Oklahoma State 63 Southeastern Louisiana 50 1 Illinois 71 9 Nevada 59 12 UW–Milwaukee 83 4 Boston College 75 11 UAB 63 3 Arizona 85 7 Southern Illinois 77 2 Oklahoma State 85 1 Illinois 77 12 UW–Milwaukee 63 3 Arizona 79 2 Oklahoma State 78 1 Illinois 90OT 3 Arizona 89 Chicago regional final #e3e3e3 March 26 Box score No. 3 Arizona Wildcats 89 No. 1 Illinois Fighting Illini 90 Channing Frye, 24 Channing Frye, 12 Salim Stoudamire, 7 Deron Williams, 22 James Augustine, 6 Deron Williams, 10 36–38 44–42 9–10 OT Allstate Arena – Rosemont, Illinois 16,957 Robert Donato, Randy McCall, Doug Shows CBS Chicago regional all-tournament team Deron Williams – Illinois (MOP) Hassan Adams – Arizona Channing Frye – Arizona Salim Stoudamire – Arizona Luther Head – Illinois Albuquerque Regional First roundMarch 17–18 Second roundMarch 19–20 Regional semifinalsMarch 24 Regional FinalMarch 26 Boise - Thu/Sat Nashville - Fri/Sun Tucson - Thu/Sat Cleveland - Thu/Sat Washington 88 Montana 77 Pacific 79 Pittsburgh 71 Georgia Tech 80 George Washington 68 Louisville 68 Louisiana-Lafayette 62 Texas Tech 78 UCLA 66 Gonzaga 74 Winthrop 64 West Virginia 63 Creighton 61 Wake Forest 70 UT-Chattanooga 54 1 Washington 97 8 Pacific 79 5 Georgia Tech 54 4 Louisville 76 6 Texas Tech 71 3 Gonzaga 69 7 West Virginia  1112OT 2 Wake Forest 105 1 Washington 79 4 Louisville 93 6 Texas Tech 60 7 West Virginia  65 4 Louisville  93OT 7 West Virginia 85 Albuquerque regional final #e3e3e3 March 26 Box score No. 7 West Virginia Mountaineers 85 No. 4 Louisville Cardinals 93 Kevin Pittsnogle, 25 Kevin Pittsnogle, 5 2 tied, 5 Larry O'Bannon, 24 Ellis Myles, 7 Francisco García, 8 40–27 37–50 8–16 OT The Pit – Albuquerque, New Mexico 15,896 Tim Higgins, J.D. Collins, Ed Hightower CBS Albuquerque regional all-tournament team Larry O'Bannon – Louisville (MOP) Taquan Dean – Louisville Francisco García – Louisville Patrick Beilein – West Virginia Kevin Pittsnogle – West Virginia Syracuse Regional First roundMarch 18 Second roundMarch 20 Regional semifinalsMarch 25 Regional FinalMarch 27 Charlotte - Fri/Sun Nashville - Fri/Sun Oklahoma City - Fri/Sun Worcester - Fri/Sun 1 North Carolina 96 16 Oakland 68 8 Minnesota 53 9 Iowa State 64 5 Villanova 55 12 New Mexico 47 4 Florida 67 13 Ohio 62 6 Wisconsin 57 11 Northern Iowa 52 3 Kansas 63 14 Bucknell 64 7 Charlotte 63 10 NC State 75 2 Connecticut 77 15 UCF 71 1 North Carolina 92 9 Iowa State 65 5 Villanova 76 4 Florida 65 6 Wisconsin 71 14 Bucknell 62 10 NC State 65 2 Connecticut 62 1 North Carolina 67 5 Villanova 66 6 Wisconsin 65 10 NC State 56 1 North Carolina  88 6 Wisconsin 82 Syracuse regional final #e3e3e3 March 27 Box score No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers 82 No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels 88 Alando Tucker, 25 Mike Wilkinson, 7 Mike Wilkinson, 5 Sean May, 29 Sean May, 12 Raymond Felton, 7 44–44 38–44 Carrier Dome – Syracuse, New York 30,132 John Cahill, Dick Cartmell, Bruce Hicks CBS Syracuse regional all-tournament team Sean May – North Carolina (MOP) Rashad McCants – North Carolina Randy Foye – Villanova Clayton Hanson – Wisconsin Alando Tucker – Wisconsin Austin Regional First roundMarch 17–18 Second roundMarch 19–20 Regional semifinalsMarch 25 Regional FinalMarch 27 Charlotte - Fri/Sun Worcester - Fri/Sun Tucson - Thu/Sat Indianapolis - Thu/Sat Duke 57 Delaware State 46 Stanford 70 Mississippi State 93 Michigan State 89 Old Dominion 81 Syracuse 57 Vermont 60OT Utah 60 UTEP 54 Oklahoma 84 Niagara 67 Cincinnati 76 Iowa 64 Kentucky 72 Eastern Kentucky 64 1 Duke 63 9 Mississippi State 55 5 Michigan State 72 13 Vermont 61 6 Utah 67 3 Oklahoma 58 7 Cincinnati 60 2 Kentucky 69 1 Duke 68 5 Michigan State 78 6 Utah 52 2 Kentucky 62 5 Michigan State 942OT 2 Kentucky 88 Austin regional final #e3e3e3 March 27 Box score No. 5 Michigan State Spartans 94 No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats 88 Shannon Brown, 24 Paul Davis, 11 Chris Hill, 4 Randolph Morris, 20 Ravi Moss, 6 4 tied, 3 33–37 42–38 6–6, 13–7 2OT Frank Erwin Center – Austin, Texas 16,239 Jim Burr, Mark Whitehead, John Higgins CBS Austin regional all-tournament team Shannon Brown – Michigan State (MOP) Chuck Hayes – Kentucky Maurice Ager – Michigan State Paul Davis – Michigan State Andrew Bogut – Utah Final Four — St. Louis, Missouri National semifinalsApril 2 National Championship GameApril 4 CH1 Illinois 72 AL4 Louisville 57 SY1 North Carolina 87 AU5 Michigan State 71 CH1 Illinois 70 SY1 North Carolina 75 National semifinals #e3e3e3 April 2 Box score AL4 Louisville Cardinals 57 CH1 Illinois Fighting Illini 72 Ellis Myles, 17 Ellis Myles, 7 Larry O'Bannon, 4 2 tied, 20 James Augustine, 11 Deron Williams, 9 28−31 29−41 Edward Jones Dome – St. Louis, Missouri 47,754 Jim Burr, Ed Hightower, Doug Shows CBS fff April 2 Box score AU5 Michigan State Spartans 71 SY1 North Carolina Tar Heels 87 Maurice Ager, 24 Paul Davis, 15 Kelvin Torbert, 6 Sean May, 22 3 tied, 8 Raymond Felton, 7 38−33 33−54 Edward Jones Dome – St. Louis, Missouri 47,754 Robert Donato, Reggie Greenwood, Randy McCall CBS National championship 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game #e3e3e3 April 4 Box score SY1 North Carolina Tar Heels 75 CH1 Illinois Fighting Illini 70 40–27 35–43 Sean May, 26 Sean May, 10 Raymond Felton, 7 Luther Head, 21 Roger Powell, 14 2 tied, 7 Edward Jones Dome – St. Louis, Missouri 47,262 Ed Corbett, John Cahill, Verne Harris CBS Final Four all-tournament team Sean May – North Carolina (MOP) Luther Head – Illinois Deron Williams – Illinois Raymond Felton – North Carolina Rashad McCants – North Carolina Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %R32S16E8F4CG Big East 6 7–6 7 6 4 2 1 – – SEC 5 5–5 5 5 3 1 1 – – Big Ten 5 12–5 12 5 3 3 3 2 1 ACC 5 12–4 12 4 5 3 1 1 1 Big 12 6 6–6 6 6 4 2 – – – Pac-10 4 5–4 5 4 2 2 1 – – Missouri Valley 3 1–3 1 3 1 – – – – Big West 2 1–2 1 2 1 0– – – – C–USA 4 6–4 6 4 3 1 1 1 – MWC 2 2–2 2 2 1 1 – – – WAC 2 1–2 1 2 1 0– – – – Horizon League 1 2–1 2 1 1 1 – – – WCC 2 1–2 1 2 1 – – – – Patriot League 1 1–1 1 1 1 0– – – – America East Conference 1 1–1 1 1 1 0– – – – Mid-Continent 1 1–1 * 1 1 - 0– – – – * Oakland won the Opening Round game. The Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, CAA, Ivy, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, SoCon, Southland, SWAC, and Sun Belt conferences all went 0–1. The columns R32, S16, E8, F4, and CG respectively stand for the Round of 32, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, and championship Game. Television ESPN carried the opening round game. Brent Musburger and Steve Lavin – Opening Round Game at Dayton, Ohio Rece Davis served as studio host, joined by analyst Fran Fraschilla. CBS Sports carried the remaining 63 games. They were carried on a regional basis until the Elite Eight, at which point all games were shown nationally. Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, & Bonnie Bernstein – First & Second Round at Charlotte, North Carolina; Austin Regional at Austin, Texas; Final Four at St. Louis, Missouri Dick Enberg, Jay Bilas, & Armen Keteyian – First & Second Round at Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago Regional at Chicago, Illinois Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery – First & Second Round at Nashville, Tennessee; Syracuse Regional at Syracuse, New York Gus Johnson, Len Elmore, and Tracy Wolfson – First & Second Round at Worcester, Massachusetts; Albuquerque Regional at Albuquerque, New Mexico Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner – First & Second Round at Tucson, Arizona Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel – First & Second Round at Cleveland, Ohio Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel – First & Second Round at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Tim Brando and Mike Gminski – First & Second Round at Boise, Idaho Greg Gumbel once again served as the studio host, joined by analysts Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis. The television rating indicated the tournament was watched by an average of 10.6 million viewers. Radio Westwood One had exclusive radio coverage. Play-by-play announcerColor analyst(s)Round(s)Site(s) 1st/2nd rounds Cleveland, Ohio John Tautges once again served as studio host. Local radio December 2016 RegionSeedTeamsFlagship stationPlay-by-play announcerColor analyst(s) Syracuse 3 Kansas KLWN-AM 1320 Bob Davis Max Falkenstein Chicago 4 Boston College (Boston College) Chicago 5 Alabama (Alabama) Chicago 6 LSU WDGL-FM 98.1; WWL-AM 870 Jim Hawthorne Kevin Ford Chicago 12 Wisconsin–Milwaukee (Wisconsin–Milwaukee) Chicago 13 Penn (Penn) Albuquerque 2 Wake Forest (Wake Forest) Albuquerque 7 West Virginia (West Virginia) Tony Caridi Jay Jacobs Albuquerque 10 Creighton (Creighton) Albuquerque 15 UT-Chattanooga (UT-Chattanooga) See also 2005 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2005 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2005 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2005 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2005 National Invitation Tournament 2005 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2005 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2005 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament 2005 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 2005 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Ncaa NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Category:College basketball tournaments in Missouri Category:2000s in Kansas City, Missouri