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2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

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2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record21–11 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBen Jacobson
Home arenaUNI-Dome
Seasons
2004–05 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Illinois 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Wichita State 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Creighton 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Southwest Missouri State 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Illinois State 8 10   .444 17 13   .567
Drake 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Bradley 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Indiana State 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Evansville 5 13   .278 11 17   .393
2005 Missouri Valley Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost to SW Missouri State in the Missouri Valley tournament, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 6 seed Wisconsin in the opening round.

Roster

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2004–05 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Ben Jacobson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Sioux City, IA
G 23 Brooks McKowen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Fairbank, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 21, 2004*
Wayne State (NE) W 84–66  1–0
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Nov 24, 2004*
at Cincinnati L 70–76 2OT 1–1
Myrl H. Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 1, 2004*
Iowa State
Iowa Big Four
W 99–82  2–1
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 4, 2004*
at Loyola–Chicago W 80–73  3–1
Joseph J. Gentile Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 7, 2004*
at No. 17 Iowa L 73–76  3–2
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 11, 2004*
at UMKC W 81–58  4–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 15, 2004*
Green Bay W 76–65  5–2
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 21, 2004*
Wagner W 86–56  6–2
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 23, 2004*
Longwood W 84–63  7–2
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 30, 2004*
vs. Valparaiso W 67–49  8–2
Valley High School 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 31, 2004*
vs. Northwestern State W 69–62  9–2
Valley High School 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
Jan 3, 2005
Illinois State W 75–55  10–2
(1–0)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 7, 2005
at Evansville L 73–92  10–3
(1–1)
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 9, 2005
at Indiana State W 64–48  11–3
(2–1)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 12, 2005
SW Missouri State W 68–63  12–3
(3–1)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 15, 2005
Creighton L 66–67  12–4
(3–2)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 12, 2005
at Illinois State W 65–64  17–8
(8–6)
Redbird Arena 
Normal, Illinois
Feb 16, 2005
Drake W 61–60  18–8
(9–6)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 19, 2005*
Western Michigan W 86–75  19–8
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 23, 2005
at Southern Illinois L 69–76  19–9
(9–7)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 26, 2005
Bradley W 81–72  20–9
(10–7)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 28, 2005
at Wichita State W 67–66  21–9
(11–7)
Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 5, 2005*
vs. SW Missouri State
Quarterfinals
L 62–70  21–10
Savvis Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*
 CBS
(11 E) vs. (6 E) No. 20 Wisconsin
First round
L 52–57  21–11
Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "2004-05 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1141–1142. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.