# 1984–85 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski and the team finished the season with an overall record of 23–8.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Mon, Nov 26* 7:30 p.m. | No. 6 | at St. Louis | W 97–64 | 1–0 | Kiel Auditorium (5,172) St. Louis, MO |
| Wed, Nov 28* 7:30 p.m. | No. 4 | William & Mary | W 92–60 | 2–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| Sat, Dec 1* 7:30 p.m. | No. 4 | St. Joseph's | W 59–46 | 3–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| Wed, Dec 5* 7:30 p.m. | No. 4 | Appalachian State | W 98–64 | 4–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| Sat, Dec 8 9:00 p.m. | No. 4 | Virginia | W 78–64 | 5–0 (1–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| Mon, Dec 17* 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 | Davidson | W 82–65 | 6–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| Wed, Dec 19* 8:30 p.m. | No. 2 | at Northwestern | W 76–55 | 7–0 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,043) Evanston, IL |
| Fri, Dec 28* 10:00 p.m. | No. 2 | vs. UAB Trojan-Bud Light Classic | W 76–62 | 8–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,047) Los Angeles, CA |
| Sat, Dec 29* 10:00 p.m. | No. 2 | vs. USC Trojan-Bud Light Classic | W 75–73 | 9–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,776) Los Angeles, CA |
| Sat, Jan 5 3:30 p.m. | No. 2 | at Virginia | W 63–58 | 10–0 (2–0) | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA |
| Wed, Jan 9* 7:30 p.m. | No. 2 | East Carolina | W 87–63 | 11–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| Sat, Jan 12* 12:00 p.m. | No. 2 | Washington | W 71–59 | 12–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| Mon, Jan 14 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 | at Maryland Rivalry | L 76–78 $^{OT}$ | 12–1 (2–1) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD |
| Thu, Jan 17 9:00 p.m. | No. 2 | Wake Forest | L 89–91 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 (2–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| Sat, Jan 19 3:30 p.m. | No. 2 | at No. 6 North Carolina Rivalry | W 93–77 | 13–2 (3–2) | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Wed, Jan 23 7:30 p.m. | No. 5 | at NC State | L 71–89 | 13–3 (3–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC |
| Sat, Jan 26 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 | at Clemson | W 100–83 | 14–3 (4–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,500) Clemson, SC |
| Wed, Jan 30 8:00 p.m. | No. 6 | at Wake Forest | W 76–70 $^{OT}$ | 15–3 (5–3) | Greensboro Coliseum (15,865) Greensboro, NC |
| Mon, Feb 4* | No. 6 | Harvard | W 82–53 | 16–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| Wed, Feb 6 7:30 p.m. | No. 5 | at No. 10 Georgia Tech | L 71–81 | 16–4 (5–4) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,366) Atlanta, GA |
| Sat, Feb 9 3:00 p.m. | No. 5 | Maryland | W 70–62 | 17–4 (6–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| Wed, Feb 13* 7:30 p.m. | No. 7 | Stetson | W 94–51 | 18–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,000) Durham, NC |
| Sat, Feb 16* 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 | vs. Notre Dame | W 81–69 | 19–4 | Brendan Byrne Arena (15,201) East Rutherford, NJ |
| Wed, Feb 20 7:30 p.m. | No. 6 | NC State | L 66–70 | 19–5 (6–5) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| Sat, Feb 23 1:30 p.m. | No. 6 | No. 8 Georgia Tech | W 67–62 | 20–5 (7–5) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| Wed, Feb 27 7:30 p.m. | No. 5 | Clemson | W 90–73 | 21–5 (8–5) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| Sat, Mar 2 | No. 5 | No. 8 North Carolina Rivalry | L 68–78 | 21–6 (8–6) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| Fri, Mar 8* | No. 7 | vs. Maryland Quarterfinals | W 86–73 | 22–6 | Omni Coliseum (16,723) Atlanta, GA |
| Sat, Mar 9* | No. 7 | vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech Semifinals | L 64–75 | 22–7 | Omni Coliseum (16,723) Atlanta, GA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Fri, Mar 15* ESPN | No. 10 | vs. Pepperdine First Round | W 75–62 | 23–7 | Hofheinz Pavilion (8,000) Houston, TX |
| Sun, Mar 17* CBS | No. 10 | vs. Boston College Second Round | L 73–74 | 23–8 | Hofheinz Pavilion (6,800) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||