Overall: 12-16, .429 W-L% (182nd of 283)
Conference: 7-11, 6th in MAC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Vern Payne (12-16)
PS/G: 69.5 (130th of 283) ▪ PA/G: 73.6 (225th of 283)
SRS: -4.48 (166th of 283) ▪ SOS: -0.32 (143rd of 283)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 29, 1985 | REG | N | Delaware | ECC | W | 72 | 61 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 30, 1985 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 64 | 84 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Wed, Dec 4, 1985 | REG | @ | Marquette | Ind | L | 78 | 82 | 1 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | REG | Valparaiso | Mid-Cont | W | 70 | 57 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Tue, Dec 10, 1985 | REG | @ | DePaul | Ind | L | 59 | 70 | 2 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 54 | 74 | 2 | 4 | L 2 | |
| 7 | Thu, Jan 2, 1986 | REG | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 74 | 63 | 3 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | REG | @ | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 85 | 73 | 4 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 9 | Wed, Jan 8, 1986 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | L | 64 | 67 | 4 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | REG | @ | Toledo | MAC | L | 65 | 85 | 4 | 6 | L 2 | |
| 11 | Wed, Jan 15, 1986 | REG | Northern Illinois | MAC | W | 82 | 76 | 5 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | REG | @ | Kent State | MAC | W | 67 | 62 | 6 | 6 | W 2 | |
| 13 | Wed, Jan 22, 1986 | REG | Ball State | MAC | W | 67 | 64 | 7 | 6 | W 3 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | REG | @ | Miami (OH) | MAC | L | 60 | 68 | 7 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 15 | Wed, Jan 29, 1986 | REG | @ | Ohio | MAC | L | 62 | 85 | 7 | 8 | L 2 | |
| 16 | Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | REG | Bowling Green State | MAC | L | 82 | 90 | 7 | 9 | L 3 | ||
| 17 | Wed, Feb 5, 1986 | REG | @ | Eastern Michigan | MAC | L | 79 | 84 | 7 | 10 | L 4 | |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 8, 1986 | REG | Toledo | MAC | W | 79 | 69 | 8 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Feb 12, 1986 | REG | @ | Northern Illinois | MAC | L | 60 | 67 | 8 | 11 | L 1 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | REG | Kent State | MAC | W | 62 | 58 | 9 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 21 | Wed, Feb 19, 1986 | REG | Ball State | MAC | L | 63 | 82 | 9 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | REG | Miami (OH) | MAC | L | 73 | 81 | 9 | 13 | L 2 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Feb 26, 1986 | REG | Ohio | MAC | L | 75 | 81 | 9 | 14 | L 3 | ||
| 24 | Sun, Mar 2, 1986 | REG | @ | Central Michigan | MAC | L | 65 | 71 | 9 | 15 | L 4 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 25 | Thu, Mar 6, 1986 | CTOURN | N | Ball State | MAC | L | 76 | 87 | 9 | 16 | L 5 |