GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1984-1985 Season

1984-1985 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/24/1984 Wisconsin-Green Bay W 75-71
11/28/1984 Connecticut W 61-60
12/01/1984 Montana State W 85-71
12/08/1984 Princeton W 46-44
12/11/1984 @ Indiana State L 86-94
12/15/1984 @ Oregon W 57-53
12/17/1984 @ Arizona W 88-79
12/20/1984 @ Arkansas L 46-56
12/22/1984 Detroit L 67-77
12/26/1984 Marquette W 70-62
01/03/1985 Illinois W 60-58
01/05/1985 Purdue L 65-74
01/12/1985 Iowa W 65-57
01/17/1985 @ Michigan L 56-97
01/19/1985 @ Michigan State W 81-75
01/24/1985 Wisconsin W 72-62
01/26/1985 Northwestern L 51-56
01/31/1985 @ Ohio State L 62-76
02/02/1985 @ Indiana L 66-89
02/06/1985 @ Iowa L 65-70
02/13/1985 Michigan State W 73-64
02/16/1985 Michigan L 64-66
02/21/1985 @ Northwestern W 74-48
02/24/1985 @ Wisconsin L 61-65
02/28/1985 Indiana L 68-79
03/02/1985 Ohio State L 77-78
03/07/1985 @ Purdue L 67-79
03/09/1985 @ Illinois L 56-82

1984-1985 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Michigan 16 2 .889 26 4 .867
Illinois 12 6 .667 26 9 .743
Purdue 11 7 .611 20 9 .690
Ohio State 11 7 .611 20 10 .667
Iowa 10 8 .556 21 11 .656
Michigan State 10 8 .556 19 10 .655
Indiana 7 11 .389 19 14 .576
Minnesota 6 12 .333 13 15 .464
Wisconsin 5 13 .278 14 14 .500
Northwestern 2 16 .111 6 22 .214

Season notes:

Coached by Jim Dutcher (10th season).

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1984-1985 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. Georgetown
2. Michigan
3. St. John's (NY)
4. Oklahoma
5. Memphis State
6. Georgia Tech
7. North Carolina
8. Louisiana Tech
9. UNLV
10. Duke
11. Virginia Commonwealth
12. Illinois
13. Kansas
14. Loyola (IL)
15. Syracuse
16. North Carolina State
17. Texas Tech
18. Tulsa
19. Georgia
20. Louisiana State
1. Georgetown
2. Michigan
3. St. John's (NY)
4. Memphis State
5. Oklahoma
6. Georgia Tech
7. North Carolina
8. Louisiana Tech
9. UNLV
10. Illinois
11. Virginia Commonwealth
12. Duke
13. Kansas
14. Tulsa
15. Syracuse
16. Texas Tech
17. Loyola (IL)
18. North Carolina State
19. Louisiana State
20. Michigan State


1984-1985 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
New Mexico 80, Texas A&M 67
Nebraska 79, Canisius 66
Fresno State 79, Santa Clara 76
UCLA 78, Montana 47
Louisville 77, Alcorn State 75
South Florida 77, Wake Forest 66
Tennessee-Chattanooga 67, Clemson 65
Lamar 78, Houston 71 		Cincinnati 77, Kent State 61
Indiana 79, Butler 57
Richmond 59, Fordham 57
Tennessee 65, Tennessee Tech 62
SW Louisiana 65, Florida 64
Virginia 56, West Virginia 55
St. Joseph's (PA) 68, Missouri 67


Second Round
UCLA 82, Nebraska 63
Fresno State 66, New Mexico 55
Louisville 68, South Florida 61
Tennessee-Chattanooga 85, Lamar 84 OT 		Marquette 56, Cincinnati 54
Indiana 75, Richmond 53
Virginia 68, St. Joseph's (PA) 61
Tennessee 73, SW Louisiana 72


Quarterfinals
UCLA 53, Fresno State 43
Louisville 71, Tennessee-Chattanooga 66 		Indiana 94, Marquette 82 OT
Tennessee 61, Virginia 54


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
UCLA 75, Louisville 66
Indiana 74, Tennessee 67 		UCLA 65, Indiana 62


1984-1985 NCAA Tournament


First Round
West East
#1 St. John's (NY) 83, #16 Southern (LA) 59
#9 Arkansas 63, #8 Iowa 54
#12 Kentucky 66, #5 Washington 58
#4 UNLV 85, #13 San Diego State 80
#11 Texas-El Paso 79, #6 Tulsa 75
#3 North Carolina State 65, #14 Nevada-Reno 56
#7 Alabama 50, #10 Arizona 41
#2 Virginia Commonwealth 81, #15 Marshall 65 		#1 Georgetown 68, #16 Lehigh 43
#8 Temple 60, #9 Virginia Tech 57
#5 Southern Methodist 85, #12 Old Dominion 68
#4 Loyola (IL) 59, #13 Iona 58
#3 Illinois 76, #14 Northeastern 57
#6 Georgia 67, #11 Wichita State 59
#7 Syracuse 70, #10 DePaul 65
#2 Georgia Tech 65, #15 Mercer 58
Midwest Southeast
#1 Oklahoma 96, #16 North Carolina A&T 83
#9 Illinois State 58, #8 Southern California 55
#4 Ohio State 75, #13 Iowa State 64
#5 Louisiana Tech 78, #12 Pittsburgh 54
#11 Boston College 55, #6 Texas Tech 53
#3 Duke 75, #14 Pepperdine 62
#7 Alabama-Birmingham 70, #10 Michigan State 68
#2 Memphis State 67, #15 Penn 55 		#1 Michigan 59, #16 Fairleigh Dickinson 55
#8 Villanova 51, #9 Dayton 49
#5 Maryland 69, #12 Miami (OH) 68 (OT)
#13 Navy 78, #4 Louisiana State 55
#11 Auburn 59, #6 Purdue 58
#3 Kansas 49, #14 Ohio U 38
#7 Notre Dame 79, #10 Oregon State 70
#2 North Carolina 76, #15 Middle Tennessee State 57


Second Round
West East
#1 St. John's (NY) 68, #9 Arkansas 65
#12 Kentucky 64, #4 UNLV 61
#7 Alabama 63, #2 Virginia Commonwealth 59
#3 North Carolina State 86, #11 Texas-El Paso 73 		#1 Georgetown 63, #8 Temple 46
#4 Loyola (IL) 59, #5 Southern Methodist 57
#3 Illinois 74, #6 Georgia 58
#2 Georgia Tech 70, #7 Syracuse 53
Midwest Southeast
#1 Oklahoma 75, #9 Illinois State 69
#5 Louisiana Tech 79, #4 Ohio State 67
#11 Boston College 74, #3 Duke 73
#2 Memphis St. 67, #7 Alabama-Birmingham 66 (OT) 		#8 Villanova 59, #1 Michigan 55
#5 Maryland 64, #13 Navy 59
#11 Auburn 59, #3 Kansas 64
#2 North Carolina 60, #7 Notre Dame 58


Sweet Sixteen
West East
#3 North Carolina State 61, #7 Alabama 55
#1 St. John's (NY) 86, #12 Kentucky 70 		#1 Georgetown 65, #4 Loyola (IL) 53
#2 Georgia Tech 61, #3 Illinois 53
Midwest Southeast
#1 Oklahoma 86, #5 Louisiana Tech 84 (OT)
#2 Memphis State 59, #11 Boston College 57 		#8 Villanova 46, #5 Maryland 43
#2 North Carolina 62, #11 Auburn 56


Elite Eight
West East
#1 St. John's (NY) 69, #3 North Carolina State 60 #1 Georgetown 60, #2 Georgia Tech 54
Midwest Southeast
#2 Memphis State 63, #1 Oklahoma 61 #8 Villanova 56, #2 North Carolina 44


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Villanova 52, Memphis State 45
Georgetown 77, St. John's (NY) 59 		Villanova 66, Georgetown 64

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