NC State
1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall21-130.618
Conference7-70.500
StreakL1
Home13-3
Away3-7
Neutral5-3
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 (Mon) | Home | Western Carolina | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 80-57 | ||
| Nov 27 (Wed) | Home | Furman | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 94-56 | ||
| Nov 30 (Sat) | Away | Loyola (Chicago) | Chicago, IL | L 58-60 | ||
| Dec 2 (Mon) | Home | Tampa | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 88-64 | ||
| Dec 4 (Wed) | Away | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | L 67-76 | ||
| Dec 7 (Sat) | Neutral | #7 Kansas | Greensboro, NC | L 56-71 | ||
| Dec 19 (Thu) | Home | Wake Forest | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 77-64 | ||
| Dec 21 (Sat) | Home | Radford | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 92-57 | ||
| Dec 24 (Tue) | Neutral | Chaminade | Honolulu, HI | Chaminade Classic | W 64-46 | |
| Dec 25 (Wed) | Neutral | #12 UNLV | Honolulu, HI | Chaminade Classic | W 80-73 | |
| Dec 30 (Mon) | Home | Monmouth | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 106-53 | ||
| Jan 4 (Sat) | Away | #1 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | L 79-80 | ||
| Jan 8 (Wed) | Home | North Carolina A&T | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 66-48 | ||
| Jan 11 (Sat) | Away | #3 Duke | Durham, NC | L 67-74 | ||
| Jan 15 (Wed) | Home | Clemson | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 60-57 | ||
| Jan 18 (Sat) | Away | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC | W 45-44 | ||
| Jan 23 (Thu) | Away | Maryland | College Park, MD | W 67-55 | ||
| Jan 25 (Sat) | Home | Virginia | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 55-53 | ||
| Jan 29 (Wed) | Home | #3 Georgia Tech | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 54-67 | ||
| Feb 2 (Sun) | Home | #8 Kentucky | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 54-51 | ||
| Feb 5 (Wed) | Away | Clemson | Clemson, SC | W 73-69 | ||
| Feb 8 (Sat) | Home | #16 Louisville | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 76-64 | ||
| Feb 10 (Mon) | Home | Brooklyn College | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 103-52 | ||
| Feb 13 (Thu) | Home | Maryland | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 66-67 | ||
| Feb 15 (Sat) | Home | #2 Duke | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 70-72 | ||
| Feb 19 (Wed) | Away | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | L 60-69 | ||
| Feb 23 (Sun) | Home | #1 North Carolina | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 76-65 | ||
| Feb 27 (Thu) | Away | #4 Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | L 57-69 | ||
| Mar 1 (Sat) | Away | #14 Oklahoma | Norman, OK | L 69-72 | ||
| Mar 7 (Fri) | Neutral | Virginia | Greensboro, NC | ACC Tournament | L 62-64 | |
| Mar 14 (Fri) | Neutral | Iowa | Minneapolis, MN | NCAA Tournament | W 66-64 | |
| Mar 16 (Sun) | Neutral | Arkansas-Little Rock | Minneapolis, MN | NCAA Tournament | W 81-66 | |
| Mar 21 (Fri) | Neutral | Iowa State | Kansas City, MO | NCAA Tournament | W 70-66 | |
| Mar 23 (Sun) | Neutral | #2 Kansas | Kansas City, MO | NCAA Tournament | L 67-75 |