2004–05_Creighton_Bluejays_men's_basketball_team

2004–05 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
2004–05 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	23–11 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach	Dana Altman (11th season);
Home arena	Qwest Center Omaha
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2004–05 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Dana Altman in his 11th season, the Bluejays ended the season with a record of 23–11 (11–7 MVC). They won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region. The Jays were beaten by No. 7 seed West Virginia in the opening round, 63–61.^[2]

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sports-reference.com 2004-05 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

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v t e	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]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 15, 2004*		Alcorn State	W 74–40	1–0	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 16, 2004*		Iona	W 68–62	2–0	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 20, 2004*		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 83–58	3–0	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 23, 2004*		vs. Missouri Guardians Classic	W 78–54	4–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 24, 2004*		vs. Ohio State Guardians Classic	W 65–63 ^OT	5–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 30, 2004*		at Xavier	W 73–72	6–0	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 4, 2004*		High Point	W 79–60	7–0	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 19, 2005*		Chattanooga Bracket Buster	W 100–68^[4]	17–10	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 22, 2005		Evansville	W 69–64	18–10 (9–7)	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 26, 2005		Indiana State	W 74–55	19–10 (10–7)	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 28, 2005		at Illinois State	W 64–59	20–10 (11–7)	Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
MVC Tournament
Mar 5, 2005*		vs. Illinois State Quarterfinals	W 69–52	21–10	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 6, 2005*		vs. Wichita State Semifinals	W 70–60	22–10	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 7, 2005*		vs. SW Missouri State Championship game	W 75–57	23–10	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2005*	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) West Virginia First round	L 61–63	23–11	Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

2004–05_Creighton_Bluejays_men's_basketball_team

2004–05 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

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