Overall: 32-7, .821 W-L% (15th of 283)
Conference: 10-2, 1st in Metro (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Denny Crum (32-7)
PS/G: 79.3 (13th of 283) ▪ PA/G: 69.1 (140th of 283)
SRS: 20.64 (8th of 283) ▪ SOS: 10.41 (9th of 283)
NCAA Tournament: (#2 seed in West)
Won West First Round (93-73) versus #15 Drexel
Won West Second Round (82-68) versus #7 Bradley
Won West Regional Semifinal (94-79) versus #3 North Carolina
Won West Regional Final (84-76) versus #8 Auburn
Won National Semifinal (88-77) versus #11 Louisiana State
Won National Final (72-69) versus #1 Duke
| Pre | 11/26 | 12/3 | 12/10 | 12/17 | 12/24 | 12/31 | 1/7 | 1/14 | 1/21 | 1/28 | 2/4 | 2/11 | 2/18 | 2/25 | 3/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 22, 1985 | REG | N | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 81 | 65 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 23, 1985 | REG | N | Tulsa | MVC | W | 80 | 74 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sun, Nov 24, 1985 | REG | N | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 78 | 83 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Mon, Nov 25, 1985 | REG | @ | St. John's (NY) | Big East | L | 79 | 86 | 2 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | REG | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 77 | 58 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Dec 10, 1985 | REG | Iona | MAAC | W | 88 | 75 | 4 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | REG | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | W | 73 | 70 | 5 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Wed, Dec 18, 1985 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 65 | 63 | 6 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Dec 28, 1985 | REG | @ | Kentucky | SEC | L | 64 | 69 | 6 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | REG | Wyoming | WAC | W | 94 | 62 | 7 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Mon, Jan 6, 1986 | REG | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | W | 86 | 55 | 8 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Thu, Jan 9, 1986 | REG | @ | Memphis | Metro | L | 71 | 73 | 8 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 13 | Mon, Jan 13, 1986 | REG | @ | Southern Mississippi | Metro | W | 59 | 54 | 9 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 14 | Wed, Jan 15, 1986 | REG | @ | Florida State | Metro | W | 85 | 64 | 10 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | REG | Syracuse | Big East | W | 83 | 73 | 11 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 16 | Mon, Jan 20, 1986 | REG | Cincinnati | Metro | L | 82 | 84 | 11 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | REG | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 69 | 71 | 11 | 6 | L 2 | |
| 18 | Tue, Jan 28, 1986 | REG | La Salle | MAAC | W | 72 | 60 | 12 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | REG | UCLA | Pac-10 | W | 91 | 72 | 13 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 20 | Mon, Feb 3, 1986 | REG | South Carolina | Metro | W | 74 | 72 | 14 | 6 | W 3 | ||
| 21 | Thu, Feb 6, 1986 | REG | Virginia Tech | Metro | W | 103 | 68 | 15 | 6 | W 4 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 8, 1986 | REG | @ | North Carolina State | ACC | L | 64 | 76 | 15 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 23 | Mon, Feb 10, 1986 | REG | @ | Virginia Tech | Metro | W | 93 | 83 | 16 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 24 | Thu, Feb 13, 1986 | REG | @ | Cincinnati | Metro | W | 74 | 58 | 17 | 7 | W 2 | |
| 25 | Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | REG | @ | DePaul | Ind | W | 72 | 53 | 18 | 7 | W 3 | |
| 26 | Mon, Feb 17, 1986 | REG | Southern Mississippi | Metro | W | 83 | 74 | 19 | 7 | W 4 | ||
| 27 | Wed, Feb 19, 1986 | REG | Florida State | Metro | W | 89 | 67 | 20 | 7 | W 5 | ||
| 28 | Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | REG | @ | Houston | SWC | W | 76 | 59 | 21 | 7 | W 6 | |
| 29 | Mon, Feb 24, 1986 | REG | South Alabama | Sun Belt | W | 66 | 55 | 22 | 7 | W 7 | ||
| 30 | Wed, Feb 26, 1986 | REG | @ | South Carolina | Metro | W | 65 | 63 | 23 | 7 | W 8 | |
| 31 | Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | REG | Memphis | Metro | W | 70 | 69 | 24 | 7 | W 9 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 32 | Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | CTOURN | Cincinnati | Metro | W | 86 | 65 | 25 | 7 | W 10 | ||
| 33 | Sat, Mar 8, 1986 | CTOURN | Memphis | Metro | W | 88 | 79 | 26 | 7 | W 11 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 34 | Thu, Mar 13, 1986 | NCAA | N | Drexel | ECC | W | 93 | 73 | 27 | 7 | W 12 | |
| 35 | Sat, Mar 15, 1986 | NCAA | N | Bradley | MVC | W | 82 | 68 | 28 | 7 | W 13 | |
| 36 | Thu, Mar 20, 1986 | NCAA | N | North Carolina | ACC | W | 94 | 79 | 29 | 7 | W 14 | |
| 37 | Sat, Mar 22, 1986 | NCAA | N | Auburn | SEC | W | 84 | 76 | 30 | 7 | W 15 | |
| 38 | Sat, Mar 29, 1986 | NCAA | N | Louisiana State | SEC | W | 88 | 77 | 31 | 7 | W 16 | |
| 39 | Mon, Mar 31, 1986 | NCAA | N | Duke | ACC | W | 72 | 69 | 32 | 7 | W 17 |