# 1984–85 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Eldon Miller, the Buckeyes finished 20–10 (11–7 Big Ten) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule/results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1984* | | Lafayette | W 85–67 | 1–0 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 1, 1984* | | No. 17 Arkansas | W 85–84 | 2–0 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | vs. Connecticut | W 72–65 | 3–0 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Dec 11, 1984* | | at Maryland | L 73–76 | 3–1 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 15, 1984* | | Tulane | W 76–71 | 4–1 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 19, 1984* | | Central Florida | W 83–59 | 5–1 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 22, 1984* | | Missouri | W 88–77 | 6–1 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 27, 1984* | | vs. Chattanooga | W 84–62 | 7–1 | |
| Dec 28, 1984* | | vs. Stetson | W 73–67 | 8–1 | |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 3, 1985 | | at Michigan State | L 79–82 | 8–2 (0–1) | Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan |
| Jan 5, 1985 | | at No. 16 Michigan | L 82–87 | 8–3 (0–2) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Jan 9, 1985 | | Wisconsin | W 99–88 | 9–3 (1–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 12, 1985 | | Northwestern | W 79–59 | 10–3 (2–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | No. 8 Indiana | W 86–84 | 11–3 (3–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 23, 1985 | | at No. 6 Illinois | L 66–84 | 11–4 (3–3) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Jan 26, 1985 | | at Purdue | W 67–63 | 12–4 (4–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 31, 1985 | | Minnesota | W 76–62 | 13–4 (5–3) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 2, 1985 | | Iowa | L 58–67 | 13–5 (5–4) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 7, 1985 | | Northwestern | W 63–60 | 14–5 (6–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Feb 9, 1985 | | at Wisconsin | L 78–92 | 14–6 (6–5) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Feb 14, 1985 | | at Indiana | W 72–63 | 15–6 (7–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Feb 16, 1985* | | vs. Northeastern | L 74–76 | 15–7 | |
| Feb 21, 1985 | | Purdue | W 86–68 | 16–7 (8–5) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 23, 1985 | | No. 16 Illinois | W 72–64 | 17–7 (9–5) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 28, 1985 | | at Iowa | L 82–87 | 17–8 (9–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Mar 2, 1985 | | at Minnesota | W 78–77 | 18–8 (10–6) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Mar 6, 1985 | | No. 3 Michigan | L 72–77 | 18–9 (10–7) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Mar 9, 1985 | | Michigan State | W 90–79 | 19–9 (11–7) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1985* | (4 MW) | vs. (13 MW) Iowa State First round | W 75–64 | 20–9 | Mabee Center (10,575) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 16, 1985* | (4 MW) | vs. (5 MW) No. 8 Louisiana Tech Second round | L 67–79 | 20–10 | Mabee Center (10,575) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||