# 1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats won the Pac-10 regular season title, finished with an overall record of 23–9 (14–4 Pac-10), and reached the NCAA tournament, but lost in the opening round for the second straight season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 29, 1985* | | vs. Texas-San Antonio Great Alaska Shootout | W 62–49 | 1–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 30, 1985* | | vs. No. 16 UNLV Great Alaska Shootout | L 59–60 | 1–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Dec 1, 1985* | | vs. Purdue Great Alaska Shootout | L 74–81 | 1–2 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Dec 4, 1985* | | Denver | W 63–54 | 2–2 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 7, 1985* | | Northern Arizona | W 66–57 | 3–2 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 10, 1985* | | at Tulsa | L 51–54 | 3–3 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 12, 1985* | | San Diego State | W 72–66 | 4–3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 14, 1985* | | New Mexico | W 70–55 | 5–3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 21, 1985* | | at Utah | L 68–76 | 5–4 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 27, 1985* | | Princeton | W 54–41 | 6–4 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 28, 1985* | | Boston College | W 71–61 | 7–4 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 2, 1986* | | Hawaii–Hilo | W 104–71 | 8–4 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Pac-10 regular season ||||||
| Jan 4, 1986 | | Arizona State Rivalry | W 62–53 | 9–4 (1–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 9, 1986 | | Stanford | W 77–69 | 10–4 (2–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 12, 1986 | | California | W 79–72 $^{2OT}$ | 11–4 (3–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 16, 1986 | | USC | L 62–63 | 11–5 (3–1) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 18, 1986* | | at Miami | W 81–74 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 | Knight Center Complex Miami, Florida |
| Jan 23, 1986 | | Oregon State | W 63–62 $^{ot}$ | 13–5 (4–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 25, 1986 | | Oregon | W 85–68 | 14–5 (5–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 30, 1986 | | at Washington State | L 63–65 $^{OT}$ | 14–6 (5–2) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington |
| Feb 1, 1986 | | at Washington | W 70–57 | 15–6 (6–2) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington |
| Feb 6, 1986 | | at California | W 79–72 | 16–6 (7–2) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California |
| Feb 8, 1986 | | at Stanford | L 56–62 | 16–7 (7–3) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 13, 1986 | | UCLA Rivalry | W 85–60 | 17–7 (8–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 15, 1986 | | USC | W 71–62 | 18–7 (9–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 20, 1986 | | at Oregon | W 65–59 | 19–7 (10–3) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Feb 22, 1986 | | at Oregon State | W 55–53 | 20–7 (11–3) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 27, 1986 | | Washington | W 77–56 | 21–7 (12–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| March 1, 1986 | | Washington State | W 62–61 | 22–7 (13–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 3, 1986 | | at UCLA Rivalry | W 88–76 | 23–7 (14–3) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 9, 1986 | | at Arizona State Rivalry | L 63–70 | 23–8 (14–4) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1986* | (9 W) | vs. (8 W) Auburn First Round | L 63–73 | 23–9 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||
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