# 1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 5th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 21–13, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for third place. The Cyclones advanced to the Big Eight tournament championship game against #4 Oklahoma, falling 73–71. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament as a 13 seed, falling in the first round to 4 seed Ohio State, 75–64.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 24, 1984* 1:00 pm | | Brandon (Canada) Exhibition | W 78–68 | | Hilton Coliseum (8,862) Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 27, 1984* 8:00 pm, WOI | | Mankato State | W 93–57 | 1–0 | Hilton Coliseum (13,810) Ames, Iowa |
| December 1, 1984* 1:10 pm, WOI | | Creighton | W 77–68 | 2–0 | Hilton Coliseum (14,132) Ames, Iowa |
| December 4, 1984* 7:35 pm, Iowa Television Network | | at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry | W 54–50 | 3–0 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,450) Iowa City, Iowa |
| December 6, 1984* 7:30 pm | | Augustana | W 113–55 | 4–0 | Hilton Coliseum (13,874) Ames, Iowa |
| December 8, 1984* 1:10 pm, WOI | | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 74–73 | 5–0 | Hilton Coliseum (14,106) Ames, Iowa |
| December 11, 1984* 8:10 pm, Sports Time | | Indiana | L 67–69 | 5–1 | Hilton Coliseum (14,296) Ames, Iowa |
| December 14, 1984* 6:00 pm | | vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech Volunteer Classic Semifinals | L 53–80 | 5–2 | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| December 15, 1984* 6:00 pm | | vs. Southern Miss Volunteer Classic Consolation | W 73–72 | 6–2 | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| December 17, 1984* 8:00 pm | | Denver | W 90–47 | 7–2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 22, 1984* 8:00 pm | | Colorado State | W 85–49 | 8–2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 26, 1984* 10:40 pm, WHO-TV | | vs. No. 11 Washington Rainbow Classic Quarterfinals | L 59–72 | 8–3 | Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI |
| December 27, 1984* 6:30 pm, WHO-TV | | vs. Arkansas Rainbow Classic Consolation Semifinals | L 79–84 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 | Blaisdell Arena (1,581) Honolulu, HI |
| December 28, 1984* 4:30 pm | | vs. Cornell Rainbow Classic Consolation Seventh Place | W 81–59 | 9–4 | Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI |
| January 3, 1985* 8:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 114–67 | 10–4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 8, 1985* 8:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | W 106–86 | 11–4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 10, 1985* 8:00 pm, KGAN/Heritage Cablevision | | at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | W 69–61 | 12–4 | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| January 17, 1985 7:40 pm, Sports Time | | at No. 9 Kansas | L 72–76 | 12–5 (0–1) | Allen Fieldhouse (14,800) Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 19, 1985 2:40 pm, Big Eight/KAB Sports | | at Missouri | W 71–64 | 13–5 (1–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| January 23, 1985 8:00 pm, Big Eight/KAB Sports | | No. 11 Oklahoma | L 74–81 | 13–6 (1–2) | Hilton Coliseum (14,342) Ames, Iowa |
| January 26, 1985 3:00 pm | | at Oklahoma State | W 64–58 | 14–6 (2–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 30, 1985 8:00 pm | | Nebraska | W 76–65 | 15–6 (3–2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 2, 1985 1:00 pm | | Kansas State | W 58–54 | 16–6 (4–2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 7, 1985 9:10 pm, Sports Time | | at Colorado | L 70–72 | 16–7 (4–3) | Coors Events Center (5,478) Boulder, Colorado |
| February 9, 1985 3:10 pm, Big Eight/KAB Sports | | Missouri | L 70–73 | 16–8 (4–4) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 13, 1985 7:35 pm | | at No. 4 Oklahoma | L 76–104 | 16–9 (4–5) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 16, 1985 1:10 pm, Big Eight/KAB Sports | | No. 10 Kansas | W 72–70 | 17–9 (5–5) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 21, 1985 7:40 pm, Sports Time | | at Nebraska | L 57–74 | 17–10 (5–6) | Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 23, 1985 1:00 pm | | Oklahoma State | W 82–67 | 18–10 (6–6) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 27, 1985 7:35 pm | | at Kansas State | L 67–68 | 18–11 (6–7) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| March 2, 1985 Big Eight | | at Colorado | W 70–63 | 19–11 (7–7) | Hilton Coliseum (14,216) Ames, Iowa |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| March 6, 1985 7:10 pm, WOI/KMTV/KCAU | (3) | vs. (6) Colorado Big Eight tournament quarterfinals | W 76–52 | 20–11 | Hilton Coliseum (12,340) Ames, Iowa |
| March 8, 1985 9:30 pm, Big Eight | (3) | vs. (2) No. 10 Kansas Big Eight tournament semifinals | W 75–59 | 21–11 | Kemper Arena (17,250) Kansas City, Missouri |
| March 9, 1985 1:00 pm, CBS | (3) | vs. (1) No. 4 Oklahoma Big Eight tournament finals | L 71–73 | 21–12 | Kemper Arena (13,200) Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 14, 1985* 12:07 pm, ESPN/NCAA Productions | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) Ohio State NCAA tournament Midwest Region First Round | L 64–75 | 21–13 | Mabee Center (10,575) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||