Overall: 22-11, .667 W-L% (59th of 283)
Conference: 9-5, 2nd in Big 8 (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Johnny Orr (22-11)
PS/G: 74.8 (52nd of 283) ▪ PA/G: 71.0 (181st of 283)
SRS: 14.45 (26th of 283) ▪ SOS: 10.69 (6th of 283)
NCAA Tournament: (#7 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (81-79) versus #10 Miami (OH)
Won Midwest Second Round (72-69) versus #2 Michigan
Lost Midwest Regional Semifinal (70-66) versus #6 North Carolina State
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Nov 26, 1985 | REG | @ | Illinois State | MVC | W | 55 | 52 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Wed, Dec 4, 1985 | REG | Northern Iowa | Mid-Cont | W | 83 | 60 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | REG | @ | Drake | MVC | L | 69 | 77 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Tue, Dec 10, 1985 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 74 | 61 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | REG | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 82 | 80 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 21, 1985 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 65 | 86 | 4 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Fri, Dec 27, 1985 | REG | N | Rice | SWC | W | 94 | 60 | 5 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Sat, Dec 28, 1985 | REG | @ | Vanderbilt | SEC | W | 80 | 79 | 6 | 2 | W 2 | |
| 9 | Mon, Dec 30, 1985 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 62 | 64 | 6 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | REG | @ | Detroit Mercy | MW Coll | L | 67 | 77 | 6 | 4 | L 2 | |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | REG | Missouri | Big 8 | W | 92 | 84 | 7 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Wed, Jan 15, 1986 | REG | @ | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 77 | 73 | 8 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | REG | @ | Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 82 | 95 | 8 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 14 | Tue, Jan 21, 1986 | REG | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 90 | 62 | 9 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | REG | @ | Nebraska | Big 8 | L | 58 | 75 | 9 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 16 | Tue, Jan 28, 1986 | REG | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 77 | 74 | 10 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | REG | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | L | 65 | 67 | 10 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 8, 1986 | REG | Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 73 | 70 | 11 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Feb 12, 1986 | REG | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 83 | 57 | 12 | 7 | W 2 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | REG | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 84 | 74 | 13 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 21 | Tue, Feb 18, 1986 | REG | @ | Missouri | Big 8 | L | 62 | 71 | 13 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | REG | Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 81 | 73 | 14 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Tue, Feb 25, 1986 | REG | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 76 | 61 | 15 | 8 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | REG | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 70 | 90 | 15 | 9 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 25 | Thu, Mar 6, 1986 | CTOURN | N | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 78 | 60 | 16 | 9 | W 1 | |
| 26 | Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | CTOURN | N | Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 75 | 58 | 17 | 9 | W 2 | |
| 27 | Sat, Mar 8, 1986 | CTOURN | N | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 71 | 73 | 17 | 10 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Fri, Mar 14, 1986 | NCAA | N | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 81 | 79 | OT | 18 | 10 | W 1 |
| 29 | Sun, Mar 16, 1986 | NCAA | N | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 72 | 69 | 19 | 10 | W 2 | |
| 30 | Fri, Mar 21, 1986 | NCAA | N | North Carolina State | ACC | L | 66 | 70 | 19 | 11 | L 1 |