Overall: 22-11, .667 W-L% (59th of 283)
Conference: 15-3, 2nd in A-10 (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Gale Catlett (22-11)
PS/G: 69.9 (118th of 283) ▪ PA/G: 63.6 (42nd of 283)
SRS: 7.52 (60th of 283) ▪ SOS: 1.71 (111th of 283)
NCAA Tournament: (#9 seed in East)
Lost East First Round (72-64) versus #8 Old Dominion
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 22, 1985 | REG | N | Auburn | SEC | W | 75 | 58 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sun, Nov 24, 1985 | REG | N | St. John's (NY) | Big East | L | 58 | 65 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Tue, Nov 26, 1985 | REG | Indiana (PA) | W | 75 | 54 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 4 | Tue, Dec 3, 1985 | REG | @ | Auburn | SEC | L | 59 | 84 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | REG | @ | Marshall | Southern | L | 60 | 64 | 2 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 6 | Mon, Dec 9, 1985 | REG | Saint Joseph's | A-10 | W | 72 | 45 | 3 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Wed, Dec 11, 1985 | REG | Maryland | ACC | L | 41 | 42 | 3 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | REG | Pittsburgh | Big East | W | 74 | 63 | 4 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Dec 21, 1985 | REG | @ | Virginia Tech | Metro | L | 69 | 76 | 4 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | REG | @ | Duquesne | A-10 | W | 66 | 62 | 5 | 5 | W 1 | |
| 11 | Mon, Jan 6, 1986 | REG | Rutgers | A-10 | W | 88 | 60 | 6 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Thu, Jan 9, 1986 | REG | @ | George Mason | CAA | W | 83 | 67 | 7 | 5 | W 3 | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | REG | @ | St. Bonaventure | A-10 | W | 89 | 88 | 2OT | 8 | 5 | W 4 |
| 14 | Mon, Jan 13, 1986 | REG | @ | Penn State | A-10 | W | 63 | 53 | 9 | 5 | W 5 | |
| 15 | Thu, Jan 16, 1986 | REG | George Washington | A-10 | W | 75 | 74 | OT | 10 | 5 | W 6 | |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | REG | Temple | A-10 | W | 69 | 65 | OT | 11 | 5 | W 7 | |
| 17 | Mon, Jan 20, 1986 | REG | Towson | ECC | W | 76 | 62 | 12 | 5 | W 8 | ||
| 18 | Thu, Jan 23, 1986 | REG | @ | Rhode Island | A-10 | W | 58 | 57 | 13 | 5 | W 9 | |
| 19 | Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | REG | @ | Massachusetts | A-10 | W | 69 | 61 | 14 | 5 | W 10 | |
| 20 | Mon, Jan 27, 1986 | REG | @ | Saint Joseph's | A-10 | L | 70 | 78 | 14 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Wed, Jan 29, 1986 | REG | N | Middle Tennessee | OVC | L | 70 | 72 | 14 | 7 | L 2 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | REG | Duquesne | A-10 | W | 81 | 72 | 15 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Mon, Feb 3, 1986 | REG | @ | Rutgers | A-10 | W | 85 | 64 | 16 | 7 | W 2 | |
| 24 | Thu, Feb 6, 1986 | REG | Penn State | A-10 | W | 61 | 46 | 17 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Feb 8, 1986 | REG | St. Bonaventure | A-10 | W | 82 | 61 | 18 | 7 | W 4 | ||
| 26 | Thu, Feb 13, 1986 | REG | @ | George Washington | A-10 | L | 75 | 76 | 18 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 27 | Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | REG | @ | Temple | A-10 | L | 51 | 57 | 18 | 9 | L 2 | |
| 28 | Thu, Feb 20, 1986 | REG | Massachusetts | A-10 | W | 68 | 40 | 19 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 29 | Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | REG | Rhode Island | A-10 | W | 92 | 76 | 20 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Thu, Feb 27, 1986 | CTOURN | Rutgers | A-10 | W | 64 | 58 | 21 | 9 | W 3 | ||
| 31 | Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | CTOURN | N | Temple | A-10 | W | 61 | 56 | 22 | 9 | W 4 | |
| 32 | Mon, Mar 3, 1986 | CTOURN | N | Saint Joseph's | A-10 | L | 64 | 72 | 22 | 10 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 33 | Thu, Mar 13, 1986 | NCAA | N | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | L | 64 | 72 | 22 | 11 | L 2 |