# 1984–85 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 1984–85 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represented University of Georgia in the 1984–85 college basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Andy Landers, played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 29–5, 7–1 in SEC play to finish as Eastern division champions. Georgia was the No. 2 seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament. They defeated Tennessee Tech, No. 18 UCLA, and No. 3 Long Beach State to reach their second NCAA Final Four in three seasons. In the National semifinal game, Georgia defeated No. 14 Western Kentucky to reach the National championship game. After holding a 31–22 lead in the first half, foul trouble caught up to the Lady Bulldogs and they were defeated by No. 5 Old Dominion, 70–65, to finish runner-up.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 21, 1984* | No. 1 | at Middle Tennessee State | W 84–73 | 1–0 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Nov 23, 1984* | No. 1 | at Tennessee State | W 86–69 | 2–0 | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Nov 26, 1984* | No. 1 | No. 3 Texas | L 69–83 | 2–1 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Nov 29, 1984* | No. 3 | at Georgia Tech | W 100–69 | 3–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 2, 1984* | No. 3 | Chattanooga | W 91–61 | 4–1 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 9, 1984 | No. 3 | No. 15 Tennessee | W 78–72 | 5–1 (1–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 10, 1984* | No. 3 | Georgia Southern | W 76–56 | 6–1 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 12, 1984* | No. 3 | at Western Kentucky | L 67–72 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Dec 14, 1984* | No. 5 | vs. No. 16 Texas Tech Mid-America Classic | W 80–68 | 7–2 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 15, 1984* | No. 5 | at No. 18 Missouri Mid-America Classic | W 70–67 | 8–2 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 28, 1984* | No. 5 | vs. No. 14 Rutgers Buckeye Classic | W 58–57 | 9–2 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 29, 1984* | No. 5 | at No. 9 Ohio State Buckeye Classic | W 58–57 | 10–2 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 2, 1985* | No. 5 | at Cincinnati | W 89–61 | 11–2 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 3, 1985* | No. 5 | at Xavier | W 106–38 | 12–2 | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 6, 1985* | No. 5 | at No. 6 USC | W 77–56 | 13–2 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 12, 1985 | No. 5 | at Florida | W 88–73 | 14–2 (2–0) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan 15, 1985* | No. 5 | at Mercer | W 94–78 | 15–2 | Porter Gym Macon, Georgia |
| Jan 17, 1985* | No. 5 | at Georgia Southern | W 86–59 | 16–2 | Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia |
| Jan 19, 1985 | No. 3 | Florida | W 67–56 | 17–2 (3–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 21, 1985* | No. 3 | Florida A&M | W 85–50 | 18–2 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 27, 1985 | No. 3 | at Vanderbilt | W 83–67 | 19–2 (4–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 29, 1985 | No. 3 | at No. 17 Kentucky | L 57–61 | 19–3 (4–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 2, 1985 | No. 5 | at Tennessee | W 72–56 | 20–3 (5–1) | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 6, 1985* | No. 6 | Tennessee State | W 102–55 | 21–3 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 10, 1985 | No. 6 | Vanderbilt | W 95–71 | 22–3 (6–1) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 13, 1985* | No. 6 | Georgia State | W 99–57 | 23–3 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 17, 1985 | No. 6 | Kentucky | W 87–65 | 24–3 (7–1) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Feb 28, 1985* | No. 6 | Vanderbilt Quarterfinals | W 79–67 | 25–3 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Mar 3, 1985* | No. 6 | vs. No. 9 Auburn Second round | L 65–80 | 25–4 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1985* | (2 W) No. 8 | (7 W) Tennessee Tech Second round | W 91–74 | 26–4 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Mar 21, 1985* | (2 W) No. 8 | at (6 W) No. 18 UCLA Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 78–42 | 27–4 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 23, 1985* | (2 W) No. 8 | vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Long Beach State Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 97–82 | 28–4 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| March 29, 1985* | (2 W) No. 8 | vs. (4 ME) No. 14 Western Kentucky National semifinal – Final Four | W 91–78 | 29–4 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| March 31, 1985* | (2 W) No. 8 | vs. (1 E) No. 5 Old Dominion National championship | L 65–70 | 29–5 | Frank Erwin Center (7,597) Austin, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||