Overall: 19-11, .633 W-L% (72nd of 283)
Conference: 10-6, 2nd in Southern (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Rick Huckabay (19-11)
PS/G: 75.1 (43rd of 283) ▪ PA/G: 72.3 (201st of 283)
SRS: -0.41 (141st of 283) ▪ SOS: -3.26 (194th of 283)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 29, 1985 | REG | N | Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 70 | 81 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Tue, Dec 3, 1985 | REG | @ | Ohio | MAC | L | 79 | 85 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | REG | West Virginia | A-10 | W | 64 | 60 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Mon, Dec 9, 1985 | REG | @ | Louisiana Tech | Southland | L | 71 | 72 | 1 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Fri, Dec 13, 1985 | REG | Austin Peay | OVC | W | 85 | 69 | 2 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | REG | Arkansas-Little Rock | A-Sun | W | 79 | 76 | 3 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Mon, Dec 16, 1985 | REG | @ | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 72 | 65 | 4 | 3 | W 3 | |
| 8 | Fri, Dec 20, 1985 | REG | Fresno State | PCAA | W | 55 | 44 | 5 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| 9 | Tue, Dec 31, 1985 | REG | Morehead State | OVC | W | 76 | 58 | 6 | 3 | W 5 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | REG | New Orleans | Ind | W | 91 | 78 | 7 | 3 | W 6 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | REG | Appalachian State | Southern | W | 69 | 67 | 8 | 3 | W 7 | ||
| 12 | Mon, Jan 13, 1986 | REG | @ | East Tennessee State | Southern | L | 63 | 75 | 8 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 13 | Thu, Jan 16, 1986 | REG | @ | Virginia Military Institute | Southern | W | 84 | 82 | 9 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | REG | Citadel | Southern | W | 90 | 70 | 10 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 15 | Mon, Jan 20, 1986 | REG | Furman | Southern | W | 68 | 58 | 11 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | REG | Chattanooga | Southern | L | 74 | 81 | 11 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 17 | Mon, Jan 27, 1986 | REG | Western Carolina | Southern | W | 82 | 74 | 12 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 18 | Thu, Jan 30, 1986 | REG | Virginia Military Institute | Southern | W | 85 | 77 | 13 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | REG | East Tennessee State | Southern | W | 96 | 76 | 14 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 20 | Mon, Feb 3, 1986 | REG | @ | Davidson | Southern | L | 68 | 81 | 14 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 8, 1986 | REG | @ | Furman | Southern | L | 81 | 82 | 14 | 7 | L 2 | |
| 22 | Mon, Feb 10, 1986 | REG | @ | Citadel | Southern | W | 85 | 78 | 15 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | REG | @ | Western Carolina | Southern | L | 69 | 84 | 15 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 24 | Mon, Feb 17, 1986 | REG | @ | Chattanooga | Southern | L | 67 | 81 | 15 | 9 | L 2 | |
| 25 | Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | REG | Davidson | Southern | W | 66 | 57 | 16 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 26 | Mon, Feb 24, 1986 | REG | @ | Appalachian State | Southern | W | 60 | 59 | 17 | 9 | W 2 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Fri, Feb 28, 1986 | CTOURN | N | East Tennessee State | Southern | L | 80 | 82 | 17 | 10 | L 1 |