Overall: 26-7, .788 W-L% (17th of 326)
Conference: 13-3, 2nd in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Tom Izzo (26-7)
PS/G: 78.5 (13th of 326) ▪ PA/G: 65.4 (89th of 326)
SRS: 20.47 (7th of 326) ▪ SOS: 7.41 (38th of 326)
NCAA Tournament: (#5 seed in Austin)
Won Austin First Round (89-81) versus #12 Old Dominion
Won Austin Second Round (72-61) versus #13 Vermont
Won Austin Regional Semifinal (78-68) versus #1 Duke
Won Austin Regional Final (94-88) versus #2 Kentucky
Lost National Semifinal (87-71) versus #1 North Carolina
| Pre | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | 12/7 | 12/14 | 12/21 | 12/28 | 1/4 | 1/11 | 1/18 | 1/25 | 2/1 | 2/8 | 2/15 | 2/22 | 3/1 | 3/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 19, 2004 | REG | Florida A&M | MEAC | W | 104 | 72 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Tue, Nov 23, 2004 | REG | Green Bay | Horizon | W | 104 | 46 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Nov 27, 2004 | REG | Nicholls State | Southland | W | 102 | 52 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Nov 30, 2004 | REG | @ | Duke | ACC | L | 74 | 81 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 4, 2004 | REG | @ | George Washington | A-10 | L | 83 | 96 | 3 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 6 | Sun, Dec 5, 2004 | REG | N | George Mason | CAA | W | 66 | 60 | 4 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 7 | Sat, Dec 11, 2004 | REG | N | Stanford | Pac-10 | W | 78 | 53 | 5 | 2 | W 2 | |
| 8 | Sat, Dec 18, 2004 | REG | Delaware State | MEAC | W | 63 | 45 | 6 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 9 | Tue, Dec 21, 2004 | REG | UCLA | Pac-10 | W | 76 | 64 | 7 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Dec 29, 2004 | REG | North Carolina-Asheville | Big South | W | 92 | 63 | 8 | 2 | W 5 | ||
| 11 | Wed, Jan 5, 2005 | REG | @ | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 84 | 58 | 9 | 2 | W 6 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 8, 2005 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 87 | 58 | 10 | 2 | W 7 | ||
| 13 | Sun, Jan 16, 2005 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 59 | 62 | 10 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 14 | Tue, Jan 18, 2005 | REG | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 71 | 64 | 11 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Jan 22, 2005 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 69 | 55 | 12 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 16 | Thu, Jan 27, 2005 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 64 | 53 | 13 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Jan 29, 2005 | REG | Oakland | Mid-Cont | W | 92 | 75 | 14 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| 18 | Tue, Feb 1, 2005 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 68 | 81 | 14 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Feb 5, 2005 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 75 | 64 | 15 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 20 | Wed, Feb 9, 2005 | REG | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 83 | 69 | 16 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 21 | Sat, Feb 12, 2005 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 64 | 49 | 17 | 4 | W 3 | |
| 22 | Wed, Feb 16, 2005 | REG | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 81 | 62 | 18 | 4 | W 4 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 19, 2005 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 68 | 57 | 19 | 4 | W 5 | |
| 24 | Thu, Feb 24, 2005 | REG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 77 | 64 | 20 | 4 | W 6 | ||
| 25 | Sun, Feb 27, 2005 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 74 | 78 | OT | 20 | 5 | L 1 |
| 26 | Wed, Mar 2, 2005 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 69 | 58 | 21 | 5 | W 1 | |
| 27 | Sat, Mar 5, 2005 | REG | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 90 | 64 | 22 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Fri, Mar 11, 2005 | CTOURN | N | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 69 | 71 | 22 | 6 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Fri, Mar 18, 2005 | NCAA | N | Old Dominion | CAA | W | 89 | 81 | 23 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 30 | Sun, Mar 20, 2005 | NCAA | N | Vermont | AEC | W | 72 | 61 | 24 | 6 | W 2 | |
| 31 | Fri, Mar 25, 2005 | NCAA | N | Duke | ACC | W | 78 | 68 | 25 | 6 | W 3 | |
| 32 | Sun, Mar 27, 2005 | NCAA | N | Kentucky | SEC | W | 94 | 88 | 2OT | 26 | 6 | W 4 |
| 33 | Sat, Apr 2, 2005 | NCAA | N | North Carolina | ACC | L | 71 | 87 | 26 | 7 | L 1 |