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1985–86 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1985–86 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
Metro Conference
No. 12
No. 12
27-5 (28–6 unadjusted) (9–3 Metro)
Dana Kirk (7th season)
Larry Finch (6th season)
Lee Fowler
Mid-South Coliseum

The 1985–86 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Memphis State opened the season with 20 consecutive wins and peaked at No. 2 in the AP poll on January 27, 1986. The team went on to finish second in the conference regular season standings and lost in the championship game of the conference tournament (eventual National champion Louisville won both titles). After reaching the Sweet 16 each of the previous four seasons including a Final Four appearance the year prior, the Tigers fell in the second round of the 1986 NCAA Tournament and finished with a 28–6 record (9–3 Metro).

Datetime, TVRank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite city, state
Nov 29, 1985*No. 14Tennessee State Mid-South ClassicW 107–611–0Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Nov 30, 1985*No. 14Middle Tennessee Mid-South ClassicW 73–632–0Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 3, 1985*No. 13Kent StateW 83–693–0Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 6, 1985*No. 13at Hawaii–Hilo Pearl Harbor ClassicW 95–524–0George Q. Cannon Activities Center (1,000)Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 7, 1985*No. 13vs. Fresno State Pearl Harbor ClassicW 80–465–0George Q. Cannon Activities Center (1,000)Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 9, 1985*No. 12at Texas TechW 80–556–0Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (5,680)Lubbock, Texas
Dec 14, 1985*No. 12South Carolina StateW 119–737–0Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 17, 1985*No. 10Ole MissW 73–568–0Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 23, 1985*No. 10Murray StateW 82–599–0Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 27, 1985*No. 10vs. Fresno State Holiday Bowl ClassicW 57–4610–0San Diego Sports Arena (3,730)San Diego, California
Dec 28, 1985*No. 10vs. Charlotte Holiday Bowl ClassicW 106–8211–0San Diego Sports Arena (3,548)San Diego, California
Jan 4, 1986*No. 9No. 5 KansasW 83–80 OT12–0Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 6, 1986No. 6South CarolinaW 89–8113–0(1–0)Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 9, 1986No. 6No. 17 LouisvilleW 73–7114–0(2–0)Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 11, 1986*No. 6Arkansas StateW 87–6415–0Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 15, 1986No. 6at CincinnatiW 89–7116–0(3–0)Riverfront Coliseum (6,456)Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 18, 1986*No. 6at New OrleansW 68–6417–0University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena (6,554)New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 20, 1986No. 2at Southern MissW 68–6418–0(4–0)Reed Green Coliseum (7,758)Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 25, 1986*No. 3MissouriW 79–6819–0Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 27, 1986No. 2No. 16 Virginia TechW 83–6120–0(5–0)Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 1, 1986No. 3at No. 15 Virginia TechL 72–7620–1(5–1)Cassell Coliseum (10,000)Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 3, 1986No. 3CincinnatiW 74–5521–1(6–1)Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 8, 1986*No. 3at No. 9 UNLVL 66–6721–2Thomas & Mack Center (18,832)Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 10, 1986No. 4Florida StateW 99–7322–2(7–1)Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 15, 1986No. 4Southern MissW 92–8523–2(8–1)Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 22, 1986No. 4at Florida StateL 80–8223–3(8–2)Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (2,671)Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 24, 1986No. 7at South CarolinaW 86–7324–3(9–2)Carolina Coliseum (7,325)Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 27, 1986*No. 7New OrleansW 63–5225–3Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 2, 1986No. 7at No. 13 LouisvilleL 69–7025–4(9–3)Freedom Hall (19,582)Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 6, 1986*(2) No. 10vs. (7) South Carolina QuarterfinalsW 100–5926–4Freedom Hall (19,083)Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 7, 1986*(2) No. 10vs. (6) Florida State SemifinalsW 73–7127–4Freedom Hall (19,452)Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 8, 1986*(2) No. 10at (1) No. 11 Louisville Championship gameL 79–8827–5Freedom Hall (19,611)Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 13, 1986*(3 SE) No. 12vs. (14 SE) Ball State First roundW 95–6328–5LSU Assembly Center (13,749)Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 15, 1986*(3 SE) No. 12at (11 SE) LSU Second roundL 81–8328–6LSU Assembly Center (13,749)Baton Rouge, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast region. All times are in Eastern Time.
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