1985-86 NC State Wolfpack basketball — schedule and results

The 1985-86 NC State Wolfpack went 21-13 (7-7 in the ACC) under head coach Jim Valvano. The team peaked at #15 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 16.92.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 32 games from this season: 12–4 at home, 3–7 on the road, and 4–2 on neutral courts. The State Wolfpack scored 70.3 points per game and allowed 63.8 (+6.5 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 4 games, from Dec 19, 1985 to Dec 30, 1985. The most lopsided win was 106–53 over Monmouth Hawks on Dec 30, 1985; the heaviest defeat was 71–56 to Kansas Jayhawks on Dec 7, 1985. The tightest finish was a 1-point win against Wake Forest Demon Deacons (45–44). 1 game went to overtime.

Among NC State Wolfpack's 113 recorded seasons, 1985-86's .618 winning percentage ranks 53rd. Previous season: 1984-85 State Wolfpack (23–10). Next season: 1986-87 State Wolfpack (20–15).

Game-by-game results (32 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1985-11-25	vs Western Carolina Catamounts	W 80–57	Reynolds Coliseum
1985-11-27	vs Furman Paladins	W 94–56	Reynolds Coliseum
1985-11-30	at Loyola Chicago Ramblers	L 58–60	Alumni Gym
1985-12-04	at Florida State Seminoles	L 67–76	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
1985-12-07	neutral Kansas Jayhawks	L 56–71	Greensboro Coliseum
1985-12-19	vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons	W 77–64	Reynolds Coliseum
1985-12-21	vs Radford Highlanders	W 92–57	Reynolds Coliseum
1985-12-25	neutral UNLV Rebels	W 80–73	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
1985-12-30	vs Monmouth Hawks	W 106–53	Reynolds Coliseum
1986-01-04	at North Carolina Tar Heels	L 79–90	Carmichael Auditorium
1986-01-08	vs North Carolina A&T Aggies	W 66–48	Reynolds Coliseum
1986-01-11	at Duke Blue Devils	L 64–74	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1986-01-15	vs Clemson Tigers	W 60–57	Reynolds Coliseum
1986-01-18	at Wake Forest Demon Deacons	W 45–44	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
1986-01-23	at Maryland Terrapins	W 67–55	Cole Fieldhouse
1986-01-25	vs Virginia Cavaliers	W 55–53	Reynolds Coliseum
1986-01-29	vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	L 54–67	Reynolds Coliseum
1986-02-02	vs Kentucky Wildcats	W 54–51	Reynolds Coliseum
1986-02-05	at Clemson Tigers	W 73–69	Littlejohn Coliseum
1986-02-08	vs Louisville Cardinals	W 76–64	Reynolds Coliseum
1986-02-10	vs brooklyn	W 103–52	Reynolds Coliseum
1986-02-13	vs Maryland Terrapins	L 66–67	Reynolds Coliseum
1986-02-15	vs Duke Blue Devils	L 70–72	Reynolds Coliseum
1986-02-18	at Virginia Cavaliers	L 60–69	University Hall
1986-02-23	vs North Carolina Tar Heels	W 76–65	Reynolds Coliseum
1986-02-27	at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	L 57–69	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
1986-03-01	at Oklahoma Sooners	L 69–72	Lloyd Noble Center
1986-03-07	vs Virginia Cavaliers	L 62–64	Greensboro Coliseum
1986-03-14	neutral Iowa Hawkeyes	W 66–64	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
1986-03-16	neutral Little Rock Trojans	W 80–66 (2OTOT)	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
1986-03-21	neutral Iowa State Cyclones	W 70–66	Kemper Arena
1986-03-23	neutral Kansas Jayhawks	L 67–75	Kemper Arena

Game recaps

1986-01-25: NC State Wolfpack survived Virginia Cavaliers 55–53 as Chris Washburn scored a team-high 15. Olden Polynice had 22 for Virginia Cavaliers.

1986-02-02: North Carolina State survived Kentucky Wildcats 54–51 as Charles Shackleford scored a team-high 16. Ed Davender had 16 for Kentucky Wildcats.

1986-03-07: Virginia Cavaliers survived NC State Wolfpack 64–62 as Olden Polynice scored a team-high 16. Chris Washburn had 19 for NC State Wolfpack.

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