# 1984–85 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by first-year head coach Bruce Stewart, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 7–7 in OVC play to finish 5th in the regular season standings. In the OVC tournament, they defeated Murray State, Tennessee Tech, and Youngstown State to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the West region, they were defeated by No. 2 seed North Carolina, 76–57, in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1984* | | Georgia College | W 65–63 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Nov 30, 1984* | | vs. Tennessee State Coca-Cola Classic | W 80–60 | 2–0 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 1, 1984* | | at Chattanooga Coca-Cola Classic | L 69–71 | 2–1 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 3, 1984* | | at Vanderbilt | L 82–94 | 2–2 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 5, 1984* | | at No. 5 Memphis State | L 77–90 | 2–3 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | Miles College | W 103–69 | 3–3 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Dec 15, 1984* | | at Clemson | L 75–81 | 3–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Dec 19, 1984* | | Urbana | W 87–66 | 4–4 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Dec 23, 1984* | | Western Kentucky | L 50–60 | 4–5 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Jan 5, 1985* | | Cumberland | W 79–55 | 5–5 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Jan 7, 1985 | | Tennessee Tech | L 64–70 | 5–6 (0–1) | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Jan 12, 1985 | | Morehead State | W 75–63 | 6–6 (1–1) | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Jan 14, 1985* | | Eastern Kentucky | W 45–43 | 7–6 (2–1) | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Jan 19, 1985* | | at Youngstown State | L 54–57 | 7–7 (2–2) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, Ohio |
| Jan 21, 1985* | | at Akron | L 64–80 | 7–8 (2–3) | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio |
| Jan 26, 1985* | | at Austin Peay | W 84–68 | 8–8 (3–3) | Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee |
| Jan 28, 1985* | | at Murray State | L 59–63 | 8–9 (3–4) | Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky |
| Jan 30, 1985* | | at Georgia Southern | L 64–72 | 8–10 | Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia |
| Feb 2, 1985* | | Tennessee State | W 60–59 | 9–10 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Feb 4, 1985 | | at Tennessee Tech | L 70–74 | 9–11 (3–5) | Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Feb 25, 1985 | | Akron | W 71–63 | 14–13 (7–7) | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| OVC tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 1985* | | Murray State Quarterfinals | W 63–60 | 15–13 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Mar 2, 1985* | | Tennessee Tech Semifinals | W 54–52 | 16–13 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Mar 3, 1985* | | Youngstown State Championship game | W 66–63 | 17–13 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1985* | (15 SE) | vs. (2 SE) No. 7 North Carolina First round | L 57–76 | 17–14 | Athletic & Convocation Center South Bend, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast Source. All times are in Central Time. ||||||