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1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

Southeastern Conference
No. 4
No. 3
32–4 (17–1 SEC)
Eddie Sutton (1st season)
Rupp Arena

The 1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton and the team finished the season with an overall record of 32–4. After winning the SEC Tournament the Wildcats were invited to the 1985 NCAA Tournament as a #1 seed. Kentucky advanced to the Elite 8 with victories over Davidson, Western Kentucky and Alabama. But their season came to an end after losing to the #11 seed L.S.U. Tigers 59–57.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Nov 22, 1985*	No. 11	Northwestern State	W 77–58	1–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Nov 26, 1985	No. 10	at Chaminade	W 89–57	2–0(1–0)	McCabe Gymnasium Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 27, 1985*	No. 10	at Hawaii	W 98–65	3–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 3, 1985*	No. 9	Cincinnati	W 84–54	4–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 7, 1985*	No. 9	No. 19 Indiana	W 63–58	5–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 14, 1985*	No. 9	at No. 7 Kansas	L 68–83	5–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 20, 1985*	No. 13	East Carolina	W 86–52	6–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 21, 1985*	No. 13	Pepperdine	W 88–56	7–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 28, 1985*	No. 13	No. 15 Louisville	W 69–64	8–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 30, 1985*	No. 12	vs. VMI	W 93–55	9–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 4, 1986	No. 12	at Vanderbilt	W 80–71	10–1(1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 6, 1986	No. 11	at Auburn	L 56–60	10–2(1–1)	Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 8, 1986	No. 11	Ole Miss	W 75–58	11–2(2–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 11, 1986	No. 11	Alabama	W 76–52	12–2(3–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 15, 1986	No. 11	at Mississippi State	W 64–52	13–2(4–1)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 18, 1986	No. 11	at Florida	W 72–55	14–2(5–1)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 23, 1986	No. 11	Georgia	W 74–69	15–2(6–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 25, 1986	No. 11	Tennessee	W 74–57	16–2(7–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 29, 1986	No. 8	at No. 17 LSU	W 54–52	17–2(8–1)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 31, 1986	No. 8	Auburn	W 81–71	18–2(9–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 2, 1986*	No. 8	at NC State	L 51–54	18–3	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 5, 1986	No. 12	Vanderbilt	W 73–65	19–3(10–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 8, 1986	No. 12	at Ole Miss	W 62–58	20–3(11–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 13, 1986	No. 11	at No. 18 Alabama	W 73–71	21–3(12–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 15, 1986	No. 11	Mississippi State	W 88–62	22–3(13–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 19, 1986	No. 8	Florida	W 80–69	23–3(14–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 22, 1986	No. 8	at Georgia	W 80–75	24–3(15–1)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 27, 1986LSN	No. 5	at Tennessee	W 62–60	25–3(16–1)	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 1, 1986	No. 5	LSU	W 68–57	26–3(17–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 6, 1986*LSN	(1) No. 3	(9) Ole Miss SEC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 95–69	27–3	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 7, 1986*LSN	(1) No. 3	(5) LSU SEC Tournament Semifinal	W 61–58	28–3	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 8, 1986*NBC	(1) No. 3	(3) Alabama SEC tournament championship	W 83–72	29–3	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 14, 1986*	(1 SE) No. 3	vs. (16 SE) Davidson First round	W 75–55	30–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 16, 1986*	(1 SE) No. 3	vs. (8 SE) Western Kentucky Second Round	W 71–64	31–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 20, 1986*CBS	(1 SE) No. 3	vs. (5 SE) Alabama Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 68–63	32–3	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 22, 1986*CBS	(1 SE) No. 3	vs. (11 SE) LSU Southeast Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 57–59	32–4	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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