# 1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton and the team finished the season with an overall record of 32–4.

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 22, 1985* | No. 11 | Northwestern State | W 77–58 | 1–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Nov 26, 1985 | No. 10 | at Chaminade | W 89–57 | 2–0 (1–0) | McCabe Gymnasium Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Nov 27, 1985* | No. 10 | at Hawaii | W 98–65 | 3–0 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 3, 1985* | No. 9 | Cincinnati | W 84–54 | 4–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 7, 1985* | No. 9 | No. 19 Indiana | W 63–58 | 5–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 14, 1985* | No. 9 | at No. 7 Kansas | L 68–83 | 5–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Dec 20, 1985* | No. 13 | East Carolina | W 86–52 | 6–1 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 21, 1985* | No. 13 | Pepperdine | W 88–56 | 7–1 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 28, 1985* | No. 13 | No. 15 Louisville | W 69–64 | 8–1 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 30, 1985* | No. 12 | vs. VMI | W 93–55 | 9–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| SEC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 4, 1986 | No. 12 | at Vanderbilt | W 80–71 | 10–1 (1–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 6, 1986 | No. 11 | at Auburn | L 56–60 | 10–2 (1–1) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Jan 8, 1986 | No. 11 | Ole Miss | W 75–58 | 11–2 (2–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 11, 1986 | No. 11 | Alabama | W 76–52 | 12–2 (3–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 15, 1986 | No. 11 | at Mississippi State | W 64–52 | 13–2 (4–1) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 18, 1986 | No. 11 | at Florida | W 72–55 | 14–2 (5–1) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan 23, 1986 | No. 11 | Georgia | W 74–69 | 15–2 (6–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 25, 1986 | No. 11 | Tennessee | W 74–57 | 16–2 (7–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 29, 1986 | No. 8 | at No. 17 LSU | W 54–52 | 17–2 (8–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 31, 1986 | No. 8 | Auburn | W 81–71 | 18–2 (9–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 2, 1986* | No. 8 | at NC State | L 51–54 | 18–3 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 5, 1986 | No. 12 | Vanderbilt | W 73–65 | 19–3 (10–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 8, 1986 | No. 12 | at Ole Miss | W 62–58 | 20–3 (11–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb 13, 1986 | No. 11 | at No. 18 Alabama | W 73–71 | 21–3 (12–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Feb 15, 1986 | No. 11 | Mississippi State | W 88–62 | 22–3 (13–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 19, 1986 | No. 8 | Florida | W 80–69 | 23–3 (14–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 22, 1986 | No. 8 | at Georgia | W 80–75 | 24–3 (15–1) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 27, 1986 LSN | No. 5 | at Tennessee | W 62–60 | 25–3 (16–1) | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Mar 1, 1986 | No. 5 | LSU | W 68–57 | 26–3 (17–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1986* LSN | (1) No. 3 | (9) Ole Miss SEC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 95–69 | 27–3 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 7, 1986* LSN | (1) No. 3 | (5) LSU SEC Tournament Semifinal | W 61–58 | 28–3 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 8, 1986* NBC | (1) No. 3 | (3) Alabama SEC tournament championship | W 83–72 | 29–3 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1986* | (1 SE) No. 3 | vs. (16 SE) Davidson First round | W 75–55 | 30–3 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mar 16, 1986* | (1 SE) No. 3 | vs. (8 SE) Western Kentucky Second Round | W 71–64 | 31–3 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mar 20, 1986* CBS | (1 SE) No. 3 | vs. (5 SE) Alabama Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 68–63 | 32–3 | The Omni Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 22, 1986* CBS | (1 SE) No. 3 | vs. (11 SE) LSU Southeast Regional Final – Elite Eight | L 57–59 | 32–4 | The Omni Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||