# 1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
After losing in the Sweet 16 each of the previous three seasons, the Tigers broke through to reach the Final Four of the 1985 NCAA tournament and finished with a 31–4 record (13–1 Metro).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1984* | No. 5 | Arkansas State | W 79–62 | 1–0 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Dec 1, 1984* | No. 5 | USC | W 61–45 | 2–0 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Dec 5, 1984* | No. 5 | Middle Tennessee State | W 90–77 | 3–0 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Dec 8, 1984* | No. 5 | UCLA | W 86–70 | 4–0 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Dec 11, 1984* | No. 5 | at Ole Miss | W 57–52 | 5–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| Dec 15, 1984* | No. 5 | at Mississippi State | W 68–59 | 6–0 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| Dec 17, 1984* | No. 3 | at Kent State | W 74–57 | 7–0 | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH |
| Dec 22, 1984* | No. 3 | Iona | W 76–62 | 8–0 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 5, 1985* | No. 3 | at South Carolina | L 58–60 | 8–1 (0–1) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| Jan 9, 1985* | No. 6 | Tennessee State | W 90–57 | 9–1 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Jan 12, 1985 | No. 6 | Southern Miss | W 82–60 | 10–1 (1–1) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Jan 14, 1985 | No. 5 | Tulane | W 56–52 | 11–1 (2–1) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 19, 1985 | No. 5 | at Louisville | W 69–66 | 12–1 (3–1) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 21, 1985 | No. 4 | at Florida State | W 74–69 | 13–1 (4–1) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 26, 1985 | No. 4 | at Virginia Tech | W 89–79 | 14–1 (5–1) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Jan 28, 1985 | No. 3 | Cincinnati | W 81–61 | 15–1 (6–1) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Feb 2, 1985 | No. 3 | Virginia Tech | W 91–82 | 16–1 (7–1) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Feb 10, 1985* | No. 3 | at No. 13 Kansas | L 71–75 | 16–2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Feb 13, 1985 | No. 3 | at Cincinnati | W 68–55 | 17–2 (8–1) | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 16, 1985 | No. 5 | Florida State | W 70–68 | 18–2 (9–1) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Feb 18, 1985 | No. 5 | South Carolina | W 99–75 | 19–2 (10–1) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Feb 23, 1985 | No. 4 | at Tulane | W 60–49 | 20–2 (11–1) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 24, 1985* | No. 4 | No. 17 VCU | W 81–73 | 21–2 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Feb 25, 1985 | No. 4 | at Southern Miss | W 78–63 | 22–2 (12–1) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Feb 28, 1985* | No. 4 | at Detroit | L 66–71 | 22–3 | Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan |
| Mar 2, 1985* | No. 4 | Louisville | W 66–59 | 23–3 (13–1) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Metro Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1985* | No. 5 | vs. Southern Miss Metro tournament quarterfinals | W 68–58 | 24–3 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Mar 8, 1985* | No. 5 | at Louisville Metro tournament semifinals | W 81–74 | 25–3 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Mar 9, 1985* | No. 5 | vs. Florida State Metro tournament championship | W 90–86 $^{OT}$ | 27–3 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1985* | (2) No. 5 | vs. (15) Penn First round | W 67–55 | 28–3 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Mar 17, 1985* | (2) No. 5 | vs. (7) UAB Second Round | W 67–66 $^{OT}$ | 29–3 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Mar 23, 1985* | (2) No. 5 | vs. (11) Boston College Midwest Regional semifinal | W 59–57 | 30–3 | Reunion Arena Dallas, TX |
| Mar 23, 1985* | (2) No. 5 | vs. (1) No. 4 Oklahoma Midwest Regional final | W 63–61 | 31–3 | Reunion Arena Dallas, TX |
| Mar 30, 1985* | (2 MW) No. 5 | vs. (8 SE) Villanova National semifinal | L 45–52 | 31–4 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Keith Lee – Metro Conference Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American