2004–05 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2004–05 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
2004–05 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Big 12 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	26-7 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Sean Sutton; James Dickey;
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena; (Capacity: 13,611)
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 15th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys followed the previous season’s Final Four appearance by finishing with a record of 27–6 (11–5 Big 12) and a No. 8 final ranking in each of the two major polls.

ConferenceBig 12 Conference

CoachesNo. 8

APNo. 8

Record26-7 (11–5 Big 12)

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2004–05 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Oklahoma	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 12 Kansas	12	–	4	.750	23	–	7	.767
No. 6 Oklahoma State †	11	–	5	.688	26	–	7	.788
No. 24 Texas Tech	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Iowa State	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
Texas	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	21	–	10	.677
Missouri	7	–	9	.438	16	–	17	.485
Nebraska	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Kansas State	6	–	10	.375	17	–	12	.586
Colorado	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467
Baylor	1	–	15	.063	9	–	19	.321

† 2005 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

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After winning the Big 12 tournament, Oklahoma State received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the Chicago region. After defeating Southeastern Louisiana in the opening round, the Cowboys defeated No. 7 seed Southern Illinois to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended in the regional semifinal, as Arizona defeated OSU 79–78. It would end up being Coach Sutton’s final Tournament appearance.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2004*	No. 7	Northwestern State	W 91–53	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 23, 2004*	No. 6	Arkansas-Little Rock	W 90–65	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 2004*	No. 6	Sam Houston State	W 73–57	3–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 29, 2004*	No. 6	at Southern Methodist	W 76–57	4–0	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Dec 4, 2004*	No. 5	Washington State	W 81–29	5–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 7, 2004*	No. 5	vs. No. 4 Syracuse Jimmy V Classic	W 74–60	6–0	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 10, 2004*	No. 5	UAB	W 86–73	7–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 18, 2004*	No. 4	at UNLV	W 79–67	8–0	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 21, 2004	No. 3	Northwestern Oklahoma State	W 92–35	9–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 2004*	No. 3	vs. No. 12 Gonzaga All-College Basketball Classic	L 75–78	9–1	Ford Center (18,202) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 2005	No. 7	at Texas A&M	W 86–61	10–1 (1–0)	American Bank Center College Station, Texas
Jan 8, 2005	No. 7	at Texas Tech	W 76–66	11–1 (2–0)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Jan 11, 2005	No. 6	Missouri	W 78–68	12–1 (3–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 15, 2005	No. 6	Iowa State	W 83–73	13–1 (4–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 17, 2005	No. 5	at No. 15 Texas	L 61–75	13–2 (4–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 22, 2005	No. 5	Baylor	W 82–53	14–2 (5–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 24, 2005	No. 9	at No. 13 Oklahoma	L 57–67	14–3 (5–2)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 30, 2005	No. 9	at Colorado	W 104–86	15–3 (6–2)	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
Feb 2, 2005	No. 10	Kansas State	W 77–57	16–3 (7–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 2005	No. 10	at Baylor	W 81–63	17–3 (8–2)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Feb 7, 2005	No. 10	No. 16 Oklahoma	W 79–67	18–3 (9–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 12, 2005	No. 10	at Texas A&M	W 66–59	19–3 (10–2)	Reed Arena College Station, Texas
Feb 19, 2005	No. 8	Texas Tech	W 85–56	20–3 (11–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 22, 2005	No. 4	at Nebraska	L 67–74	20–4 (11–3)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 27, 2005	No. 4	at No. 8 Kansas	L 79–81	20–5 (11–4)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 5, 2005	No. 8	Texas College GameDay	L 73–74	21–6 (11–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 11, 2005*	(3) No. 10	vs. (11) Colorado Quarterfinals	W 87–85	22–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 2005*	(3) No. 10	vs. (2) No. 9 Kansas Semifinals	W 78–75	23–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 13, 2005*	(3) No. 10	vs. (4) Texas Tech Championship Game	W 72–68	24–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2005*	(2 C) No. 8	vs. (15 C) Southeastern Louisiana First round	W 63–50	25–6	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 20, 2005*	(2 C) No. 8	vs. (7 C) Southern Illinois Second Round	W 85–77	26–6	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 24, 2005*	(2 C) No. 8	vs. (3 C) No. 9 Arizona Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 78–79	26–7	Allstate Arena (16,957) Rosemont, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago. All times are in Central Time.

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