# 1984–85 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1984–85 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1984–85 men's college basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 9th season. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 22–9 (9–7) record while making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1984* | | Cornell | W 65–53 | 1–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 4, 1984* | | Canisius | W 52–48 | 2–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 7, 1984* | | Maine | W 84–65 | 3–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | Lamar Carrier Classic | W 68–58 | 4–0 | Carrier Dome (20,214) Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 12, 1984* | | at St. Bonaventure | W 71–59 | 5–0 | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Dec 22, 1984* | | Utica | W 84–63 | 6–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 28, 1984* | | vs. Detroit | W 77–63 | 7–0 | |
| Dec 29, 1984* | | vs. Duquesne | W 75–60 | 8–0 | |
| Big East Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 2, 1985 | | at Villanova | L 70–82 | 8–1 (0–1) | Villanova Field House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 9, 1985 | | No. 12 Boston College | W 64–58 | 9–1 (1–1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 12, 1985 | | at Providence | W 71–63 | 10–1 (2–1) | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Jan 16, 1985 | | at Seton Hall | W 90–80 | 11–1 (3–1) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | Connecticut | L 68–70 | 11–2 (3–2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 23, 1985 | No. 11 | at No. 2 St. John's | L 80–82 $^{OT}$ | 11–3 (3–3) | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Jan 26, 1985 | | at Pittsburgh | W 80–75 | 12–3 (4–3) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 28, 1985 | No. 11 | No. 2 Georgetown | W 65–63 | 13–3 (5–3) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 1, 1985 | | No. 18 Villanova | W 92–79 | 14–3 (6–3) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 3, 1985* | | Marquette | W 71–53 | 15–3 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 5, 1985* | | vs. Boston College | L 66–67 | 15–4 (6–4) | |
| Feb 9, 1985* | | at Notre Dame | W 65–62 | 16–4 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Feb 12, 1985 | | Providence | W 82–76 | 17–4 (7–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 14, 1985 | | Seton Hall | W 94–62 | 18–4 (8–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 16, 1985* | | LSU | W 76–64 | 19–4 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 20, 1985 | | at Connecticut | L 69–71 | 19–5 (8–5) | Hartford Civic Center Storrs, Connecticut |
| Feb 23, 1985 | | No. 1 St. John's | L 83–88 | 19–6 (8–6) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 26, 1985 | | Pittsburgh | W 80–72 | 20–6 (9–6) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Mar 1, 1985 | No. 12 | at No. 2 Georgetown | L 63–90 | 20–7 (9–7) | Capital Centre (19,335) Washington, D.C. |
| Big East Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1985* | No. 13 | vs. Boston College Quarterfinals | W 70–69 | 21–7 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Mar 8, 1985* | No. 13 | vs. No. 1 Georgetown Semifinals | L 65–74 | 21–8 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1985* | (7 E) No. 15 | vs. (10 E) DePaul First round | W 70–65 | 22–8 | The Omni Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 17, 1985* | (7 E) No. 15 | vs. (2 E) No. 6 Georgia Tech Second round | L 53–70 | 22–9 | The Omni Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||