Overall: 23-10, .697 W-L% (40th of 282)
Conference: 9-5, 3rd in ACC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jim Valvano (23-10)
PS/G: 73.3 (63rd of 282) ▪ PA/G: 65.0 (66th of 282)
SRS: 15.02 (12th of 282) ▪ SOS: 6.78 (33rd of 282)
NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in West)
Won West First Round (65-56) versus #14 Nevada
Won West Second Round (86-73) versus #11 Texas-El Paso
Won West Regional Semifinal (61-55) versus #7 Alabama
Lost West Regional Final (69-60) versus #1 St. John's (NY)
| Pre | 11/27 | 12/4 | 12/11 | 12/18 | 12/25 | 1/1 | 1/8 | 1/15 | 1/22 | 1/29 | 2/5 | 2/12 | 2/19 | 2/26 | 3/5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 24, 1984 | REG | Campbell | Ind | W | 94 | 54 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Mon, Nov 26, 1984 | REG | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | W | 93 | 70 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Mon, Dec 3, 1984 | REG | Hartford | ECACN | W | 83 | 46 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Dec 5, 1984 | REG | North Carolina A&T | MEAC | W | 101 | 54 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Dec 8, 1984 | REG | Western Carolina | Southern | W | 103 | 67 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 15, 1984 | REG | Georgia Tech | ACC | L | 64 | 66 | 5 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Wed, Dec 19, 1984 | REG | Saint Francis (PA) | ECACM | W | 82 | 64 | 6 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Thu, Dec 27, 1984 | REG | N | Rutgers | A-10 | W | 80 | 68 | 7 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 9 | Fri, Dec 28, 1984 | REG | N | St. John's (NY) | Big East | L | 56 | 66 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Wed, Jan 2, 1985 | REG | @ | Maryland | ACC | L | 56 | 58 | 7 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 5, 1985 | REG | @ | Kentucky | SEC | L | 62 | 78 | 7 | 4 | L 3 | |
| 12 | Tue, Jan 8, 1985 | REG | Virginia | ACC | W | 51 | 45 | 8 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Jan 10, 1985 | REG | @ | Clemson | ACC | W | 71 | 68 | 9 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 14 | Wed, Jan 16, 1985 | REG | @ | North Carolina | ACC | L | 76 | 86 | 9 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 19, 1985 | REG | Florida State | Metro | W | 72 | 66 | 10 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Wed, Jan 23, 1985 | REG | Duke | ACC | W | 89 | 71 | 11 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Jan 26, 1985 | REG | @ | Louisville | Metro | L | 78 | 84 | 11 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 18 | Wed, Jan 30, 1985 | REG | @ | Georgia Tech | ACC | W | 61 | 53 | 12 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 2, 1985 | REG | @ | Wake Forest | ACC | L | 64 | 91 | 12 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 20 | Wed, Feb 6, 1985 | REG | Clemson | ACC | W | 69 | 57 | 13 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 21 | Sat, Feb 9, 1985 | REG | Southern Methodist | SWC | W | 82 | 78 | 14 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 22 | Wed, Feb 13, 1985 | REG | Maryland-Eastern Shore | MEAC | W | 90 | 51 | 15 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 16, 1985 | REG | North Carolina | ACC | W | 85 | 76 | 16 | 7 | W 4 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Feb 20, 1985 | REG | @ | Duke | ACC | W | 70 | 66 | 17 | 7 | W 5 | |
| 25 | Sun, Feb 24, 1985 | REG | @ | Virginia | ACC | W | 57 | 55 | 18 | 7 | W 6 | |
| 26 | Wed, Feb 27, 1985 | REG | Maryland | ACC | L | 70 | 71 | 18 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 27 | Sat, Mar 2, 1985 | REG | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 66 | 64 | 19 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Fri, Mar 8, 1985 | CTOURN | N | Clemson | ACC | W | 70 | 63 | 20 | 8 | W 2 | |
| 29 | Sat, Mar 9, 1985 | CTOURN | N | North Carolina | ACC | L | 51 | 57 | 20 | 9 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Fri, Mar 15, 1985 | NCAA | N | Nevada | Big Sky | W | 65 | 56 | 21 | 9 | W 1 | |
| 31 | Sun, Mar 17, 1985 | NCAA | N | Texas-El Paso | WAC | W | 86 | 73 | 22 | 9 | W 2 | |
| 32 | Fri, Mar 22, 1985 | NCAA | N | Alabama | SEC | W | 61 | 55 | 23 | 9 | W 3 | |
| 33 | Sun, Mar 24, 1985 | NCAA | N | St. John's (NY) | Big East | L | 60 | 69 | 23 | 10 | L 1 |