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2004-05 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 37-2 (15-1, 1st in Big Ten MBB)

Rank: 1st in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Bruce Weber

PS/G: 77.0 (21st of 330)

PA/G: 61.1 (18th of 330)

SRS: 24.11 (2nd of 326)

SOS: 8.48 (21st of 326)

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in Chicago)
Won Chicago First Round (67-55) versus #16 FDU
Won Chicago Second Round (71-59) versus #9 Nevada
Won Chicago Regional Semifinal (77-63) versus #12 Milwaukee
Won Chicago Regional Final (90-89) versus #3 Arizona
Won National Semifinal (72-57) versus #4 Louisville
Lost National Final (75-70) versus #1 North Carolina

Big Ten Reg Season Champ
Big Ten Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

2004-05 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/15	11/22	11/29	12/6	12/13	12/20	12/27	1/3	1/10	1/17	1/24	1/31	2/7	2/14	2/21	2/28	3/7	Final
Illinois	5	6	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 19, 2004	REG		Delaware State	MEAC	-6.68	W	87	67		1	0	W 1	Assembly Hall
2	Sun, Nov 21, 2004	REG		Florida A&M	MEAC	-15.07	W	91	60		2	0	W 2	Assembly Hall
3	Wed, Nov 24, 2004	REG		Oakland	Mid-Cont	-2.66	W	85	54		3	0	W 3	Assembly Hall
4	Sat, Nov 27, 2004	REG	N	Gonzaga (24)	WCC	13.29	W	89	72		4	0	W 4	Conseco Fieldhouse
5	Wed, Dec 1, 2004	REG		Wake Forest (1)	ACC	20.24	W	91	73		5	0	W 5	Assembly Hall
6	Sat, Dec 4, 2004	REG	N	Arkansas	SEC	12.34	W	72	60		6	0	W 6	Alltell Arena
7	Mon, Dec 6, 2004	REG		Chicago State	Mid-Cont	-7.43	W	78	59		7	0	W 7	Assembly Hall
8	Thu, Dec 9, 2004	REG	@	Georgetown	Big East	9.86	W	74	59		8	0	W 8	Verizon Center
9	Sat, Dec 11, 2004	REG	N	Oregon	Pac-10	6.45	W	83	66		9	0	W 9	United Center
10	Sun, Dec 19, 2004	REG		Valparaiso	Mid-Cont	-3.29	W	93	56		10	0	W 10	Assembly Hall
11	Wed, Dec 22, 2004	REG	N	Missouri	Big 12	7.30	W	70	64		11	0	W 11	Savvis Center
12	Mon, Dec 27, 2004	REG		Longwood	Ind		W	105	79		12	0	W 12	Assembly Hall
13	Thu, Dec 30, 2004	REG	N	Northwestern State	Southland	-1.67	W	69	51		13	0	W 13	Valley High School
14	Fri, Dec 31, 2004	REG	N	Cincinnati (22)	CUSA	17.64	W	67	45		14	0	W 14	Valley High School
15	Wed, Jan 5, 2005	REG		Ohio State	Big Ten	13.15	W	84	65		15	0	W 15	Assembly Hall
16	Sat, Jan 8, 2005	REG	@	Purdue	Big Ten	5.93	W	68	59		16	0	W 16	Mackey Arena
17	Wed, Jan 12, 2005	REG		Penn State	Big Ten	-1.85	W	90	64		17	0	W 17	Assembly Hall
18	Sat, Jan 15, 2005	REG	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	4.32	W	78	66		18	0	W 18	Welsh-Ryan Arena
19	Thu, Jan 20, 2005	REG		Iowa (23)	Big Ten	14.98	W	73	68	OT	19	0	W 19	Assembly Hall
20	Tue, Jan 25, 2005	REG	@	Wisconsin (18)	Big Ten	16.76	W	75	65		20	0	W 20	Kohl Center
21	Sat, Jan 29, 2005	REG		Minnesota	Big Ten	12.10	W	89	66		21	0	W 21	Assembly Hall
22	Tue, Feb 1, 2005	REG	@	Michigan State (12)	Big Ten	20.47	W	81	68		22	0	W 22	Breslin Student Events Center
23	Sun, Feb 6, 2005	REG		Indiana	Big Ten	10.19	W	60	47		23	0	W 23	Assembly Hall
24	Tue, Feb 8, 2005	REG	@	Michigan	Big Ten	4.80	W	57	51		24	0	W 24	Crisler Arena
25	Sat, Feb 12, 2005	REG		Wisconsin (20)	Big Ten	16.76	W	70	59		25	0	W 25	Assembly Hall
26	Wed, Feb 16, 2005	REG	@	Penn State	Big Ten	-1.85	W	83	63		26	0	W 26	Bryce Jordan Center
27	Sat, Feb 19, 2005	REG	@	Iowa	Big Ten	14.98	W	75	65		27	0	W 27	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
28	Wed, Feb 23, 2005	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	4.32	W	84	48		28	0	W 28	Assembly Hall
29	Thu, Mar 3, 2005	REG		Purdue	Big Ten	5.93	W	84	50		29	0	W 29	Assembly Hall
30	Sun, Mar 6, 2005	REG	@	Ohio State	Big Ten	13.15	L	64	65		29	1	L 1	Value City Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 11, 2005	CTOURN	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	4.32	W	68	51		30	1	W 1	United Center
32	Sat, Mar 12, 2005	CTOURN	N	Minnesota	Big Ten	12.10	W	64	56		31	1	W 2	United Center
33	Sun, Mar 13, 2005	CTOURN	N	Wisconsin (23)	Big Ten	16.76	W	54	43		32	1	W 3	United Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
34	Thu, Mar 17, 2005	NCAA	N	FDU	NEC	-4.13	W	67	55		33	1	W 4	RCA Dome
35	Sat, Mar 19, 2005	NCAA	N	Nevada	WAC	9.25	W	71	59		34	1	W 5	RCA Dome
36	Thu, Mar 24, 2005	NCAA	N	Milwaukee	Horizon	10.42	W	77	63		35	1	W 6	Allstate Arena
37	Sat, Mar 26, 2005	NCAA	N	Arizona (9)	Pac-10	18.00	W	90	89	OT	36	1	W 7	Allstate Arena
38	Sat, Apr 2, 2005	NCAA	N	Louisville (4)	CUSA	22.56	W	72	57		37	1	W 8	Edward Jones Dome
39	Mon, Apr 4, 2005	NCAA	N	North Carolina (2)	ACC	28.42	L	70	75		37	2	L 1	Edward Jones Dome