Overall: 28-6, .824 W-L% (13th of 283)
Conference: 9-3, 2nd in Metro (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Dana Kirk (28-6)
*Overall W-L adjusted to 27-5 (more)
PS/G: 82.1 (7th of 283) ▪ PA/G: 67.9 (114th of 283)
SRS: 19.63 (11th of 283) ▪ SOS: 5.48 (54th of 283)
NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in Southeast)
Won Southeast First Round (95-63) versus #14 Ball State
Lost Southeast Second Round (83-81) versus #11 Louisiana State
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 29, 1985 | REG | Tennessee State | Ind | W | 107 | 61 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Nov 30, 1985 | REG | Middle Tennessee | OVC | W | 73 | 63 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Tue, Dec 3, 1985 | REG | Kent State | MAC | W | 83 | 69 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | REG | N | Fresno State | PCAA | W | 80 | 56 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Mon, Dec 9, 1985 | REG | @ | Texas Tech | SWC | W | 80 | 55 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | REG | South Carolina State | MEAC | W | 119 | 73 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Tue, Dec 17, 1985 | REG | Mississippi | SEC | W | 73 | 56 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Mon, Dec 23, 1985 | REG | Murray State | OVC | W | 82 | 59 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | ||
| 9 | Fri, Dec 27, 1985 | REG | N | Fresno State | PCAA | W | 57 | 46 | 9 | 0 | W 9 | |
| 10 | Sat, Dec 28, 1985 | REG | N | Charlotte | Sun Belt | W | 106 | 82 | 10 | 0 | W 10 | |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | REG | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 83 | 80 | 11 | 0 | W 11 | ||
| 12 | Mon, Jan 6, 1986 | REG | South Carolina | Metro | W | 89 | 81 | 12 | 0 | W 12 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Jan 9, 1986 | REG | Louisville | Metro | W | 73 | 71 | 13 | 0 | W 13 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | REG | Arkansas State | Southland | W | 87 | 64 | 14 | 0 | W 14 | ||
| 15 | Wed, Jan 15, 1986 | REG | @ | Cincinnati | Metro | W | 89 | 71 | 15 | 0 | W 15 | |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | REG | @ | New Orleans | Ind | W | 68 | 64 | 16 | 0 | W 16 | |
| 17 | Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | REG | Missouri | Big 8 | W | 79 | 68 | 17 | 0 | W 17 | ||
| 18 | Mon, Jan 27, 1986 | REG | Virginia Tech | Metro | W | 83 | 61 | 18 | 0 | W 18 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | REG | @ | Southern Mississippi | Metro | W | 68 | 64 | 19 | 0 | W 19 | |
| 20 | Mon, Feb 3, 1986 | REG | Cincinnati | Metro | W | 74 | 55 | 20 | 0 | W 20 | ||
| 21 | Fri, Feb 7, 1986 | REG | @ | Nevada-Las Vegas | PCAA | L | 66 | 67 | 20 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 8, 1986 | REG | @ | Virginia Tech | Metro | L | 72 | 76 | 20 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 23 | Mon, Feb 10, 1986 | REG | Florida State | Metro | W | 99 | 73 | 21 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | REG | Southern Mississippi | Metro | W | 92 | 85 | 22 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | REG | @ | Florida State | Metro | L | 80 | 82 | 22 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 26 | Mon, Feb 24, 1986 | REG | @ | South Carolina | Metro | W | 86 | 73 | 23 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 27 | Thu, Feb 27, 1986 | REG | New Orleans | Ind | W | 63 | 52 | 24 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 28 | Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | REG | @ | Louisville | Metro | L | 69 | 70 | 24 | 4 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Thu, Mar 6, 1986 | CTOURN | N | South Carolina | Metro | W | 100 | 59 | 25 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 30 | Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | CTOURN | N | Florida State | Metro | W | 73 | 71 | 26 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 31 | Sat, Mar 8, 1986 | CTOURN | @ | Louisville | Metro | L | 79 | 88 | 26 | 5 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 32 | Thu, Mar 13, 1986 | NCAA | N | Ball State | MAC | W | 95 | 63 | 27 | 5 | W 1 | |
| 33 | Sat, Mar 15, 1986 | NCAA | N | Louisiana State | SEC | L | 81 | 83 | 27 | 6 | L 1 |