# 1984–85 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1984–85 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Boilermakers finished third in the Big Ten standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the Southeast Region. Purdue was upset in the opening round by Auburn, 59–58, to finish the season with a 20–9 record (11–7 Big Ten).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1984* | | Kentucky | W 66–56 | 2–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 5, 1984* | | Miami (OH) | L 79–84 | 2–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | South Carolina | W 85–63 | 3–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 17, 1984* | | Evansville | W 82–57 | 5–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 20, 1984* | | Southern Illinois | W 75–66 | 6–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 28, 1984* | | vs. Mississippi State Sun Bowl Classic | W 77–46 | 8–1 | Special Events Center El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 29, 1984* | | at UTEP Sun Bowl Classic | W 74–64 | 9–1 | Special Events Center El Paso, Texas |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 3, 1985 | | at Iowa | L 63–75 | 9–2 (0–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 5, 1985 | | at Minnesota | W 74–65 | 10–2 (1–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Jan 10, 1985 | | No. 17 Michigan State | L 72–81 | 10–3 (1–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 12, 1985 | | Michigan | L 65–81 | 10–4 (1–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 16, 1985 | | at Northwestern | W 50–49 | 11–4 (2–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | at Wisconsin | W 72–68 | 12–4 (3–3) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Jan 24, 1985 | | No. 13 Indiana | W 62–52 | 13–4 (4–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 26, 1985 | | Ohio State | L 63–67 | 13–5 (4–4) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 30, 1985 | | No. 5 Illinois | W 54–34 | 14–5 (5–4) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 7, 1985 | | at No. 8 Michigan | L 84–95 | 14–6 (5–5) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Feb 9, 1985 | | at Michigan State | W 66–65 | 15–6 (6–5) | Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan |
| Feb 14, 1985 | | Wisconsin | W 67–52 | 16–6 (7–5) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 16, 1985 | | Northwestern | W 76–57 | 17–6 (8–5) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 21, 1985 | | at Ohio State | L 68–86 | 17–7 (8–6) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 23, 1985 | | at Indiana | W 72–63 | 18–7 (9–6) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Mar 2, 1985 | | at No. 18 Illinois | L 43–86 | 18–8 (9–7) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Mar 7, 1985 | | Minnesota | W 79–67 | 19–8 (10–7) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Mar 9, 1985 | | Iowa | W 60–54 | 20–8 (11–7) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1985* | (6 SE) | vs. (11 SE) Auburn First round | L 58–59 | 20–9 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||