# 1985 NBL season

The 1985 NBL season was the seventh season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league.

## Regular season

The 1985 regular season took place over 18 rounds between 12 April 1985 and 18 August 1985.

### Round 1

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 12/04/1985 | Perth Wildcats | 100–93 | Brisbane Bullets | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/04/1985 | Sydney Supersonics | 88–108 | Canberra Cannons | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/04/1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 90–88 | Brisbane Bullets | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/04/1985 | Hobart Devils | 96–109 | Coburg Giants | Kingsborough Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/04/1985 | Geelong Cats | 128–91 | Melbourne Tigers | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/04/1985 | Nunawading Spectres | 109–96 | Bankstown Bruins | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/04/1985 | Canberra Cannons | 93–94 | St. Kilda Saints | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/04/1985 | Newcastle Falcons | 121–102 | Sydney Supersonics | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/04/1985 | Melbourne Tigers | 87–89 | Brisbane Bullets | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/04/1985 | St. Kilda Saints | 95–120 | Coburg Giants | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/04/1985 | Illawarra Hawks | 112–116 | Sydney Supersonics | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 2

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 19/04/1985 | Perth Wildcats | 117–94 | Melbourne Tigers | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/04/1985 | Geelong Cats | 109–125 | Adelaide 36ers | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/04/1985 | Illawarra Hawks | 111–110 | Brisbane Bullets | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/04/1985 | Bankstown Bruins | 89–92 | Canberra Cannons | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/04/1985 | Hobart Devils | 106–139 | Geelong Cats | Kingsborough Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/04/1985 | Canberra Cannons | 92–93 | Nunawading Spectres | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/04/1985 | Sydney Supersonics | 116–106 | Coburg Giants | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/04/1985 | Newcastle Falcons | 74–104 | Brisbane Bullets | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/04/1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 116–82 | Melbourne Tigers | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/04/1985 | Coburg Giants | 89–86 | Nunawading Spectres | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/04/1985 | St. Kilda Saints | 96–107 | Geelong Cats | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 3

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 26/04/1985 | Illawarra Hawks | 96–100 | Perth Wildcats | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/04/1985 | Hobart Devils | 94–91 | St. Kilda Saints | Kingsborough Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/04/1985 | Sydney Supersonics | 114–113 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/04/1985 | Canberra Cannons | 119–73 | Illawarra Hawks | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/04/1985 | Melbourne Tigers | 88–118 | Coburg Giants | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/04/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 118–97 | Adelaide 36ers | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/04/1985 | Nunawading Spectres | 85–79 | St. Kilda Saints | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/04/1985 | Newcastle Falcons | 115–107 | Perth Wildcats | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/04/1985 | Bankstown Bruins | 107–103 | Geelong Cats | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/04/1985 | Coburg Giants | 124–108 | Adelaide 36ers | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 4

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 3/05/1985 | Perth Wildcats | 112–94 | Bankstown Bruins | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/05/1985 | Hobart Devils | 89–93 | Newcastle Falcons | Kingsborough Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/05/1985 | Coburg Giants | 106–114 | Canberra Cannons | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/05/1985 | Sydney Supersonics | 97–125 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/05/1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 117–110 | Bankstown Bruins | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/05/1985 | Geelong Cats | 87–89 | Canberra Cannons | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/05/1985 | Nunawading Spectres | 89–107 | Newcastle Falcons | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/05/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 117–71 | Melbourne Tigers | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/05/1985 | Melbourne Tigers | 68–76 | Canberra Cannons | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/05/1985 | St. Kilda Saints | 130–129 | Newcastle Falcons | Swan Hill Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 5

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 10/05/1985 | Melbourne Tigers | 63–111 | Sydney Supersonics | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/05/1985 | Illawarra Hawks | 93–94 | Canberra Cannons | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/05/1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 114–96 | Perth Wildcats | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/05/1985 | Geelong Cats | 116–91 | Coburg Giants | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/05/1985 | Nunawading Spectres | 122–105 | Sydney Supersonics | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/05/1985 | Newcastle Falcons | 119–102 | Hobart Devils | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/05/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 72–82 | Canberra Cannons | Sleeman Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/05/1985 | St. Kilda Saints | 112–106 | Sydney Supersonics | Ballarat Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/05/1985 | Coburg Giants | 123–110 | Perth Wildcats | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 6

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 17/05/1985 | Perth Wildcats | 81–87 | Nunawading Spectres | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/05/1985 | Hobart Devils | 93–127 | Brisbane Bullets | Kingsborough Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/05/1985 | Sydney Supersonics | 100–118 | Geelong Cats | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/05/1985 | Illawarra Hawks | 103–95 | Bankstown Bruins | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/05/1985 | Newcastle Falcons | 114–105 | Coburg Giants | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/05/1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 111–93 | Nunawading Spectres | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/05/1985 | Geelong Cats | 107–91 | Bankstown Bruins | Ballarat Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/05/1985 | Melbourne Tigers | 97–88 | Hobart Devils | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/05/1985 | Canberra Cannons | 99–104 | Coburg Giants | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/05/1985 | St. Kilda Saints | 96–124 | Brisbane Bullets | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 7

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 24/05/1985 | St. Kilda Saints | 105–102 | Perth Wildcats | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/05/1985 | Canberra Cannons | 92–109 | Adelaide 36ers | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/05/1985 | Sydney Supersonics | 89–91 | Nunawading Spectres | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/05/1985 | Newcastle Falcons | 107–99 | Bankstown Bruins | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/05/1985 | Hobart Devils | 104–116 | Perth Wildcats | Kingsborough Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/05/1985 | Bankstown Bruins | 88–105 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/05/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 91–77 | Nunawading Spectres | Sleeman Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/05/1985 | Geelong Cats | 123–92 | Illawarra Hawks | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/05/1985 | Coburg Giants | 134–96 | Illawarra Hawks | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/05/1985 | Melbourne Tigers | 102–123 | Perth Wildcats | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 8

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 31/05/1985 | Perth Wildcats | 106–99 | Geelong Cats | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/05/1985 | Sydney Supersonics | 97–91 | St. Kilda Saints | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/05/1985 | Illawarra Hawks | 106–103 | Coburg Giants | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/06/1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 88–92 | Geelong Cats | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/06/1985 | Nunawading Spectres | 114–79 | Hobart Devils | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/06/1985 | Canberra Cannons | 125–75 | Melbourne Tigers | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/06/1985 | Newcastle Falcons | 138–101 | St. Kilda Saints | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/06/1985 | Bankstown Bruins | 95–101 | Illawarra Hawks | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/06/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 112–89 | Coburg Giants | Sleeman Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/06/1985 | Geelong Cats | 108–91 | Hobart Devils | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/06/1985 | Coburg Giants | 125–76 | Melbourne Tigers | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 9

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 7/06/1985 | Perth Wildcats | 133–113 | Hobart Devils | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/06/1985 | Sydney Supersonics | 91–113 | Newcastle Falcons | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/06/1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 116–73 | Hobart Devils | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/06/1985 | Geelong Cats | 95–138 | Brisbane Bullets | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/06/1985 | Canberra Cannons | 98–95 | Bankstown Bruins | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/06/1985 | Illawarra Hawks | 124–139 | Newcastle Falcons | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/06/1985 | Melbourne Tigers | 104–97 | Newcastle Falcons | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/06/1985 | Coburg Giants | 144–115 | Bankstown Bruins | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/06/1985 | St. Kilda Saints | 132–106 | Hobart Devils | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/06/1985 | Nunawading Spectres | 86–81 | Brisbane Bullets | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 10

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 14/06/1985 | Perth Wildcats | 109–120 | Coburg Giants | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/06/1985 | Illawarra Hawks | 109–86 | Melbourne Tigers | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/06/1985 | Bankstown Bruins | 105–99 | Sydney Supersonics | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/06/1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 116–120 | Coburg Giants | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/06/1985 | Hobart Devils | 98–117 | Canberra Cannons | Kingsborough Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/06/1985 | Nunawading Spectres | 113–94 | Perth Wildcats | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/06/1985 | Newcastle Falcons | 119–89 | Melbourne Tigers | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/06/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 111–102 | Sydney Supersonics | Sleeman Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/06/1985 | Geelong Cats | 144–122 | Perth Wildcats | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/06/1985 | St. Kilda Saints | 99–114 | Canberra Cannons | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 11

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 18/06/1985 | Canberra Cannons | 112–94 | Hobart Devils | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/06/1985 | Perth Wildcats | 90–91 | Canberra Cannons | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/06/1985 | Illawarra Hawks | 90–121 | Geelong Cats | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/06/1985 | Bankstown Bruins | 108–113 | Newcastle Falcons | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/06/1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 123–105 | Canberra Cannons | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/06/1985 | Sydney Supersonics | 136–102 | Hobart Devils | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/06/1985 | Newcastle Falcons | 115–99 | Geelong Cats | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/06/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 141–79 | Illawarra Hawks | Sleeman Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/06/1985 | Melbourne Tigers | 73–107 | Nunawading Spectres | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/06/1985 | Coburg Giants | 121–117 | Hobart Devils | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/06/1985 | St. Kilda Saints | 114–99 | Nunawading Spectres | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 12

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 5/07/1985 | Perth Wildcats | 107–120 | Newcastle Falcons | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/07/1985 | Geelong Cats | 134–82 | Sydney Supersonics | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/07/1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 143–106 | Newcastle Falcons | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/07/1985 | Hobart Devils | 106–105 | Sydney Supersonics | Kingsborough Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/07/1985 | Nunawading Spectres | 106–82 | Coburg Giants | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/07/1985 | Melbourne Tigers | 105–116 | Bankstown Bruins | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/07/1985 | Canberra Cannons | 109–100 | Geelong Cats | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/07/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 97–95 | St. Kilda Saints | Auchenflower Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/07/1985 | Coburg Giants | 144–102 | Sydney Supersonics | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/07/1985 | Illawarra Hawks | 108–96 | St. Kilda Saints | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/07/1985 | Bankstown Bruins | 94–96 | St. Kilda Saints | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 13

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 10/07/1985 | Nunawading Spectres | 88–89 | Canberra Cannons | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/07/1985 | Coburg Giants | 112–118 | Geelong Cats | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/07/1985 | St. Kilda Saints | 112–144 | Adelaide 36ers | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/07/1985 | Bankstown Bruins | 91–98 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/07/1985 | Hobart Devils | 86–151 | Adelaide 36ers | Kingsborough Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/07/1985 | Sydney Supersonics | 106–125 | Illawarra Hawks | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/07/1985 | Newcastle Falcons | 96–99 | Canberra Cannons | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/07/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 135–85 | Perth Wildcats | Sleeman Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/07/1985 | Melbourne Tigers | 88–109 | Adelaide 36ers | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 14

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 17/07/1985 | Nunawading Spectres | 91–86 | Geelong Cats | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/07/1985 | Coburg Giants | 113–107 | Newcastle Falcons | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/07/1985 | Perth Wildcats | 128–113 | Illawarra Hawks | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/07/1985 | Canberra Cannons | 114–102 | Newcastle Falcons | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/07/1985 | Bankstown Bruins | 94–95 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/07/1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 156–81 | Illawarra Hawks | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/07/1985 | Hobart Devils | 71–96 | Nunawading Spectres | Kingsborough Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/07/1985 | Sydney Supersonics | 145–106 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/07/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 110–96 | Geelong Cats | Sleeman Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/07/1985 | St. Kilda Saints | 92–93 | Illawarra Hawks | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 15

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 26/07/1985 | Hobart Devils | 106–113 | Melbourne Tigers | Kingsborough Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/07/1985 | Sydney Supersonics | 138–112 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/07/1985 | Illawarra Hawks | 113–128 | Adelaide 36ers | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/07/1985 | Geelong Cats | 115–106 | St. Kilda Saints | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/07/1985 | Nunawading Spectres | 104–83 | Melbourne Tigers | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/07/1985 | Canberra Cannons | 112–90 | Perth Wildcats | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/07/1985 | Newcastle Falcons | 121–139 | Adelaide 36ers | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/07/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 90–63 | Bankstown Bruins | Sleeman Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/07/1985 | St. Kilda Saints | 109–92 | Melbourne Tigers | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/07/1985 | Bankstown Bruins | 89–96 | Nunawading Spectres | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 16

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 2/08/1985 | Perth Wildcats | 110–95 | St. Kilda Saints | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/08/1985 | Illawarra Hawks | 130–104 | Hobart Devils | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/08/1985 | Bankstown Bruins | 97–113 | Coburg Giants | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/08/1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 144–109 | St. Kilda Saints | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/08/1985 | Geelong Cats | 98–99 | Nunawading Spectres | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/08/1985 | Canberra Cannons | 107–110 | Sydney Supersonics | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/08/1985 | Newcastle Falcons | 112–110 | Illawarra Hawks | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/08/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 132–96 | Hobart Devils | Sleeman Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/08/1985 | Melbourne Tigers | 122–107 | Illawarra Hawks | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/08/1985 | Nunawading Spectres | 111–127 | Adelaide 36ers | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/08/1985 | Bankstown Bruins | 125–87 | Hobart Devils | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 17

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 9/08/1985 | Perth Wildcats | 142–122 | Sydney Supersonics | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/08/1985 | Illawarra Hawks | 109–111 | Nunawading Spectres | Beaton Park Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/08/1985 | Bankstown Bruins | 86–95 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/08/1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 155–136 | Sydney Supersonics | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/08/1985 | Hobart Devils | 101–108 | Bankstown Bruins | Kingsborough Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/08/1985 | Melbourne Tigers | 111–118 | Geelong Cats | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/08/1985 | Newcastle Falcons | 76–94 | Nunawading Spectres | Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/08/1985 | Coburg Giants | 121–106 | Brisbane Bullets | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/08/1985 | St. Kilda Saints | 119–87 | Bankstown Bruins | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 18

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 16/08/1985 | Perth Wildcats | 126–111 | Adelaide 36ers | Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/08/1985 | Geelong Cats | 111–116 | Newcastle Falcons | Corio Leisure Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/08/1985 | Sydney Supersonics | 89–90 | Bankstown Bruins | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/08/1985 | Canberra Cannons | 65–103 | Brisbane Bullets | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/08/1985 | Hobart Devils | 117–119 | Illawarra Hawks | Kingsborough Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/08/1985 | Melbourne Tigers | 101–130 | St. Kilda Saints | Albert Park Basketball Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/08/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 123–95 | Newcastle Falcons | Sleeman Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/08/1985 | Nunawading Spectres | 127–97 | Illawarra Hawks | Burwood Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/08/1985 | Coburg Giants | 111–105 | St. Kilda Saints | Ken Watson Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

## Ladder

| Pos | 1985 NBL season vte | 1985 NBL season vte | 1985 NBL season vte | 1985 NBL season vte | 1985 NBL season vte | 1985 NBL season vte | 1985 NBL season vte | 1985 NBL season vte | 1985 NBL season vte | 1985 NBL season vte | 1985 NBL season vte | 1985 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Brisbane Bullets$^1$ | 26 | 20 | 6 | 76.92% | 4–1 | W2 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 2832 | 2328 | 121.65% |
| 2 | Adelaide 36ers$^1$ | 26 | 20 | 6 | 76.92% | 4–1 | L1 | 11–2 | 9–4 | 3155 | 2693 | 117.16% |
| 3 | Nunawading Spectres$^2$ | 26 | 19 | 7 | 73.08% | 4–1 | W3 | 10–3 | 9–4 | 2574 | 2388 | 107.79% |
| 4 | Canberra Cannons$^2$ | 26 | 19 | 7 | 73.08% | 3–2 | L2 | 7–6 | 12–1 | 2607 | 2439 | 106.89% |
| 5 | Coburg Giants | 26 | 18 | 8 | 69.23% | 4–1 | W4 | 11–2 | 7–6 | 2947 | 2730 | 107.95% |
| 6 | Newcastle Falcons | 26 | 16 | 10 | 61.54% | 2–3 | L1 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 2864 | 2796 | 102.43% |
| 7 | Geelong Cats | 26 | 15 | 11 | 57.69% | 2–3 | L1 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 2871 | 2674 | 107.37% |
| 8 | Perth Wildcats | 26 | 13 | 13 | 50.00% | 3–2 | W3 | 9–4 | 4–9 | 2816 | 2844 | 99.02% |
| 9 | Illawarra Hawks$^3$ | 26 | 10 | 16 | 38.46% | 1–4 | L1 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 2690 | 2975 | 90.42% |
| 10 | St. Kilda Saints$^3$ | 26 | 10 | 16 | 38.46% | 2–3 | L1 | 7–6 | 3–10 | 2699 | 2810 | 96.05% |
| 11 | Sydney Supersonics | 26 | 9 | 17 | 34.62% | 2–3 | L3 | 6–7 | 3–10 | 2804 | 2934 | 95.57% |
| 12 | Bankstown Bruins | 26 | 6 | 20 | 23.08% | 3–2 | W1 | 3–10 | 3–10 | 2527 | 2694 | 93.80% |
| 13 | Melbourne Tigers | 26 | 5 | 21 | 19.23% | 1–4 | L2 | 3–10 | 2–11 | 2362 | 2903 | 81.36% |
| 14 | Hobart Devils | 26 | 2 | 24 | 07.69% | 0–5 | L8 | 2–11 | 0–13 | 2519 | 3059 | 82.35% |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 1985. Source: NBL.com.au
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
$^1$Head-to-Head between Brisbane Bullets and Adelaide 36ers (1-1). Brisbane Bullets won For and Against (+19).
$^2$Head-to-Head between Nunawading Spectres and Canberra Cannons (1-1) & For and Against (0). Nunawading Spectres won Overall Points Percentage (+0.90%).
$^3$Illawarra Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-0).

## Finals
### Playoff bracket

| Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | 1 | Brisbane Bullets | 93 | | | |
| 4 | Canberra Cannons | 110 | 4 | Canberra Cannons | 76 | | | |
| 5 | Coburg Giants | 87 | | | | 1 | Brisbane Bullets | 121 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Adelaide 36ers | 95 |
| | | | 2 | Adelaide 36ers | 151 | | | |
| 3 | Nunawading Spectres | 97 | 6 | Newcastle Falcons | 103 | | | |
| 6 | Newcastle Falcons | 103 | | | | | | |
There were two Elimination Finals, two Semifinals, and then one Grand Final. All three of these finals were sudden death. The top two teams of the regular season, the Brisbane Bullets and Adelaide 36ers, automatically qualified to host their respective Semifinals.

### Elimination Finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 24/08/1985 | Canberra Cannons | 110–87 | Coburg Giants | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/08/1985 | Nunawading Spectres | 97–103 | Newcastle Falcons | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Semifinals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 31/08/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 93–76 | Canberra Cannons | Sleeman Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/08/1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 151–103 | Newcastle Falcons | Apollo Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Grand Final

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Box Score |
| 7/09/1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 121–95 | Adelaide 36ers | Sleeman Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

## 1985 NBL statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Kendal Pinder | Sydney Supersonics | 33.5 |
| Rebounds per game | Kendal Pinder | Sydney Supersonics | 17.8 |
| Assists per game | Gordie McLeod | Illawarra Hawks | 10.2 |
| Steals per game | Leroy Loggins | Brisbane Bullets | 3.7 |
| Blocks per game | Andy Campbell | Canberra Cannons | 3.5 |
| Free throw percentage | Jim Slacke | Illawarra Hawks | 87.2% |

## NBL awards

* Most Valuable Player: Ray Borner, Coburg Giants
* Rookie of the Year: Mike McKay, Adelaide 36ers
* Coach of the Year: Bob Turner, Canberra Cannons

## All NBL Team

| # | Player | Team |
| PG | Phil Smyth | Canberra Cannons |
| SG | Al Green | Adelaide 36ers |
| SF | Leroy Loggins | Brisbane Bullets |
| PF | Kendal Pinder | Sydney Supersonics |
| C | Ray Borner | Coburg Giants |