# 1984–85 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team

The 1984–85 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by head coach Paul Sanderford and WKU all-time leading scorer Lillie Mason. The team finished second in the Sun Belt Conference and received a bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Final Four. Mason, Clemette Haskins, and Kami Thomas were named to the All-Conference team and the SBC Tournament team. Mason was selected to the NCAA Final Four team as well as the being selected the NCAA Mideast Region Most Outstanding Player; Haskins joined her on the All-Region team.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/19/1984* | | Evansville Bowling Green Bank Invitational | W 82–57 | 1–0 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 11/20/1984* | | No. 14 Tennessee Bowling Green Bank Invitational | L 62–70 | 1–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 11/28/1984* | | Morehead State | W 83–62 | 2–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/5/1984* | | Southern Illinois | W 65–55 | 3–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/7/1984* | | vs. Duquesne Colonel Classic | W 100–61 | 4–1 | Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY |
| 12/8/1984* | | at Eastern Kentucky Colonel Classic | W 70–60 | 5–1 | Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY |
| 12/12/1984* | | No. 3 Georgia | W 72–67 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/15/1984* | No. 17 | at Alabama–Huntsville | W 82–67 | 7–1 | Von Braun Center Huntsville, AL |
| 12/27/1984* | No. 15 | at No. 19 Saint Joseph's (PA) LaSalle Invitational | L 90–93 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/28/1984* | No. 15 | vs. Cheyney State LaSalle Invitational | W 58–57 | 8–2 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/29/1984* | No. 15 | vs. SW Louisiana LaSalle Invitational | W 72–61 | 9–2 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 1/2/1985* | No. 17 | Eastern Kentucky | W 71–63 | 10–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/5/1985* | No. 17 | Lipscomb | W 102–54 | 11–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/9/1985* | No. 17 | Tennessee Tech | W 79–70 | 12–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/13/1985 | No. 14 | South Alabama | W 81–57 | 13–2 (1–0) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/15/1985* | No. 14 | Louisville | W 91–66 | 14–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/19/1985* | No. 14 | Vanderbilt | W 85–68 | 15–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/26/1985 | No. 11 | at VCU | W 105–70 | 16–2 (2–0) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| 1/28/1985 | No. 11 | No. 2 Old Dominion | L 57–76 | 16–3 (2–1) | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA |
| 2/2/1985* | No. 11 | at Dayton | W 86–47 | 17–3 | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| 2/4/1985* | No. 11 | at Northern Kentucky | W 82–62 | 18–3 | Regents Hall Highland Heights, KY |
| 2/10/1985 | No. 11 | UAB | W 91–53 | 19–3 (3–1) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 2/14/1985* | No. 11 | at Stetson | W 104–70 | 20–3 | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| 2/16/1985 | No. 11 | at South Florida | W 92–70 | 21–3 (4–1) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| 2/20/1985* | No. 11 | at No. 20 Tennessee | L 72–77 | 21–4 | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN |
| 2/24/1985 | No. 13 | at UNC Charlotte | W 88–67 | 22–4 (5–1) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| 2/27/1985* | No. 13 | Cincinnati | W 122–72 | 23–4 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| 3/7/1985 | (2) No. 14 | vs. (7) South Florida First round | W 85–64 | 24–4 | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA |
| 3/8/1985 | (2) No. 14 | vs. (4) South Alabama Semifinals | W 87–82 $^{OT}$ | 25–4 | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA |
| 3/9/1985 | (2) No. 14 | vs. (1) No. 5 Old Dominion Championship | L 63–76 | 25–5 | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/17/1985* | (ME4) No. 14 | (ME5) Middle Tennessee Mideast Region First Round | W 77–55 | 26–5 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 3/22/1985* | (ME4) No. 14 | (ME1) No. 1 Texas Sweet Sixteen | W 92–90 | 27–5 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 3/24/1985* | (ME4) No. 14 | (ME2) No. 6 Mississippi Elite Eight | W 72–68 | 28–5 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 3/29/1985* | (ME4) No. 14 | vs. (W2) No. 8 Georgia Final Four | L 78–91 | 28–6 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||