Overall: 22-8, .733 W-L% (32nd of 283)
Conference: 14-4, 2nd in MAC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Danny Nee (22-8)
PS/G: 75.8 (37th of 283) ▪ PA/G: 71.7 (190th of 283)
SRS: 2.41 (111th of 283) ▪ SOS: -1.73 (171st of 283)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Dec 3, 1985 | REG | Marshall | Southern | W | 85 | 79 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Fri, Dec 6, 1985 | REG | N | Navy | CAA | L | 62 | 73 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | REG | N | La Salle | MAAC | W | 70 | 65 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Mon, Dec 9, 1985 | REG | @ | Hofstra | ECC | W | 73 | 66 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 5 | Wed, Dec 11, 1985 | REG | @ | Wagner | ECACM | W | 70 | 57 | 4 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | REG | @ | North Carolina | ACC | L | 57 | 99 | 4 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Sat, Dec 21, 1985 | REG | @ | Saint Francis (PA) | ECACM | W | 99 | 78 | 5 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Thu, Jan 2, 1986 | REG | @ | Northern Illinois | MAC | W | 68 | 63 | 6 | 2 | W 2 | |
| 9 | Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | REG | @ | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 78 | 61 | 7 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 10 | Wed, Jan 8, 1986 | REG | Kent State | MAC | W | 91 | 76 | 8 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | REG | @ | Bowling Green State | MAC | L | 75 | 77 | 8 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Wed, Jan 15, 1986 | REG | Ball State | MAC | L | 73 | 77 | 8 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | REG | @ | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 77 | 74 | 9 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 14 | Wed, Jan 22, 1986 | REG | Miami (OH) | MAC | L | 68 | 85 | 9 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | REG | @ | Toledo | MAC | L | 98 | 100 | 9 | 6 | L 2 | |
| 16 | Wed, Jan 29, 1986 | REG | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 85 | 62 | 10 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | REG | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 79 | 57 | 11 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 18 | Wed, Feb 5, 1986 | REG | @ | Kent State | MAC | W | 68 | 63 | 12 | 6 | W 3 | |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 8, 1986 | REG | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 87 | 64 | 13 | 6 | W 4 | ||
| 20 | Wed, Feb 12, 1986 | REG | @ | Ball State | MAC | W | 64 | 61 | 14 | 6 | W 5 | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 81 | 69 | 15 | 6 | W 6 | ||
| 22 | Wed, Feb 19, 1986 | REG | @ | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 80 | 79 | 16 | 6 | W 7 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | REG | Toledo | MAC | W | 74 | 63 | 17 | 6 | W 8 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Feb 26, 1986 | REG | @ | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 81 | 75 | 18 | 6 | W 9 | |
| 25 | Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | REG | Northern Illinois | MAC | W | 83 | 64 | 19 | 6 | W 10 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 26 | Thu, Mar 6, 1986 | CTOURN | N | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 66 | 62 | 20 | 6 | W 11 | |
| 27 | Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | CTOURN | N | Ball State | MAC | L | 69 | 93 | 20 | 7 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Fri, Mar 14, 1986 | NIT | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 62 | 65 | 20 | 8 | L 2 |