2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
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Big Ten Regular season & tournament champions | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 33–4 (14–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Breslin Center |
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Michigan State † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 33 | – | 4 | .892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Ohio State | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Penn State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Minnesota | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2005 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 2004–05 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team will represent Michigan State University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fifth-year head coach Joanne P. McCallie, play their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 33–4, 14–2 in Big Ten play to win the regular season title. They also won the Big Ten women's tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 1 seed in the Kansas City region (KC), the Spartans defeated Alcorn State, USC, Vanderbilt, and Stanford to reach the Final Four for the first time in program history. In the National Semifinal round, the Spartans defeated perennial power Tennessee, 68–64. Michigan State was beaten by Baylor, 84–62, in the National championship game.
Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Feb 23, 2005 | No. 8 | Michigan | W 77–34 | 25–3 (14–2) | Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan | ||||||
Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 2005* | (2) No. 8 | (7) Illinois Quarterfinals | W 61–50 OT | 26–3 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
Mar 6, 2005* | (2) No. 8 | (2) No. 23 Penn State Semifinals | W 83–76 | 27–3 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
Mar 7, 2005* | (2) No. 7 | (4) No. 12 Minnesota Championship game | W 55–49 | 28–3 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 19, 2005* | (1 MW) No. 6 | vs. (16 MW) Alcorn State First round | W 73–41 | 29–3 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||
Mar 21, 2005* | (1 KC) No. 6 | vs. (8 KC) USC Second round | W 61–59 | 30–3 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||
Mar 27, 2005* | (1 KC) No. 6 | vs. (5 KC) No. 18 Vanderbilt Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 76–64 | 31–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
Mar 29, 2005* | (1 KC) No. 6 | vs. (2 KC) No. 1 Stanford Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 76–69[3] | 32–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
Apr 3, 2005* | (1 KC) No. 6 | vs. (1 PHI) No. 3 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four | W 68–64[4] | 33–3 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
Apr 5, 2005* | (1 KC) No. 6 | vs. (2 TMP) No. 5 Baylor National Championship | L 62–84[5] | 33–4 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Rankings
See also
2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 2004-05 Women's Big Ten Conference Season Summary
- ^ "2004-05 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Michigan State Doubles Up". The Washington Post. March 29, 2005. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Michigan State Ousts Tennessee". The Los Angeles Times. April 4, 2005. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Lady Bears Run Away With National Championship!". Baylor University Athletics. April 5, 2005. Retrieved June 30, 2024.