Illinois 2004–05
Coach: Bruce Weber (37-2)
Big Ten Conference
37-2
overall
29-1
regular season
15-1
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (39)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004-11-19 | #6 Illinois | Delaware State | MEAC | Home | W | 87–67 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 2 | 2004-11-21 | #6 Illinois | Florida A&M | MEAC | Home | W | 91–60 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 3 | 2004-11-24 | #5 Illinois | Oakland | Mid-Continent | Home | W | 85–54 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 4 | 2004-11-27 | #5 Illinois | #24 Gonzaga | WCC | Neutral | W | 89–72 | Regular | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 5 | 2004-12-01 | #5 Illinois | #1 Wake Forest | ACC | Home | W | 91–73 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 6 | 2004-12-04 | #5 Illinois | Arkansas | SEC | Neutral | W | 72–60 | Regular | Simmons Bank Arena |
| 7 | 2004-12-06 | #1 Illinois | Chicago State | Mid-Continent | Home | W | 78–59 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 8 | 2004-12-09 | #1 Illinois | Georgetown | Big East | Away | W | 74–59 | Regular | Capital One Arena |
| 9 | 2004-12-11 | #1 Illinois | Oregon | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 83–66 | Regular | United Center |
| 10 | 2004-12-19 | #1 Illinois | Valparaiso | Mid-Continent | Home | W | 93–56 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 11 | 2004-12-22 | #1 Illinois | Missouri | B12 | Neutral | W | 70–64 | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 12 | 2004-12-27 | #1 Illinois | Longwood | Independent | Home | W | 105–79 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 13 | 2004-12-30 | #1 Illinois | Northwestern State | Southland | Neutral | W | 69–51 | Regular | Valley High School |
| 14 | 2004-12-31 | #1 Illinois | #22 Cincinnati | CUSA | Neutral | W | 67–45 | Regular | Valley High School |
| 15 | 2005-01-05 | #1 Illinois | Ohio State | B10 | Home | W | 84–65 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 16 | 2005-01-08 | #1 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Away | W | 68–59 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 17 | 2005-01-12 | #1 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Home | W | 90–64 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 18 | 2005-01-15 | #1 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 78–66 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 19 | 2005-01-20 | #1 Illinois | #23 Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 73–68 OT | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 20 | 2005-01-25 | #1 Illinois | #18 Wisconsin | B10 | Away | W | 75–65 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 21 | 2005-01-29 | #1 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 89–66 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 22 | 2005-02-01 | #1 Illinois | #12 Michigan State | B10 | Away | W | 81–68 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 23 | 2005-02-06 | #1 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Home | W | 60–47 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 24 | 2005-02-08 | #1 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Away | W | 57–51 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 25 | 2005-02-12 | #1 Illinois | #20 Wisconsin | B10 | Home | W | 70–59 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 26 | 2005-02-16 | #1 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Away | W | 83–63 | Regular | Bryce Jordan Center |
| 27 | 2005-02-19 | #1 Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Away | W | 75–65 | Regular | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| 28 | 2005-02-23 | #1 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Home | W | 84–48 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 29 | 2005-03-03 | #1 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Home | W | 84–50 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 30 | 2005-03-06 | #1 Illinois | Ohio State | B10 | Away | L | 64–65 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 31 | 2005-03-11 | #1 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 68–51 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 32 | 2005-03-12 | #1 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Neutral | W | 64–56 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 33 | 2005-03-13 | #1 Illinois | #23 Wisconsin | B10 | Neutral | W | 54–43 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 34 | 2005-03-17 | #1 Illinois | FDU | NEC | Neutral | W | 67–55 | NCAA | RCA Dome |
| 35 | 2005-03-19 | #1 Illinois | Nevada | WAC | Neutral | W | 71–59 | NCAA | RCA Dome |
| 36 | 2005-03-24 | #1 Illinois | Milwaukee | Horizon | Neutral | W | 77–63 | NCAA | Allstate Arena |
| 37 | 2005-03-26 | #1 Illinois | #9 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 90–89 OT | NCAA | Allstate Arena |
| 38 | 2005-04-02 | #1 Illinois | #4 Louisville | CUSA | Neutral | W | 72–57 | NCAA | The Dome at America's Center |
| 39 | 2005-04-04 | #1 Illinois | #2 North Carolina | ACC | Neutral | L | 70–75 | NCAA | The Dome at America's Center |