1985-1986 Schedule/Results
Season Record (31-5) (14-2 Big East)

Postseason – NCAA Second Round

Big East Tournament Champions

Big East Regular Season Co-Champions

Head Coach - Lou Carnesecca (18th Year 402-136)

Assistant Coaches - Brian Mahoney, Ron Rutledge, Al LoBalbo

Tri-Captains - Walter Berry, Mark Jackson, Willie Glass





































































































































































































































































































































































DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD LOCATION TV HIGH SCORERS
Tue 11/12 RED WHITE SCRIMMAGE Alumni
Hall
Fri 11/15 PUERTO RICO NATIONAL TEAM (EXHIBITION) W 83-75 Alumni Hall Walter Berry-27
Fri 11/22 Preseason NIT vs. Navy (First Round) !! W 66-58 (1-0) Hartford Civic Center SPCH Walter Berry-20
Sun 11/24 Preseason NIT vs. West Virginia (Second Round) !! W 65-58 (2-0) Hartford Civic Center Mizzlou Walter Berry-18
Fri 11/29 Preseason NIT vs. Duke (Semifinals) ++ L 70-71 (2-1) Madison Square Garden USA Walter Berry-35
Sun 12/1 Preseason NIT vs. Louisville (Third Place) ++ W 86-79 (3-1) Madison Square Garden Walter Berry-22
Tue 12/3 WAGNER W 85-55 (4-1) Alumni Hall Cablevision Walter Berry-25
Fri 12/6 Joe Lapchick Tournament vs. COLUMBIA (First Rd) & W 80-58 (5-1)
Alumni Hall Cablevision Walter Berry-29
Sat 12/7 Joe Lapchick Tournament vs. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (Championship Game) & W 88-56 (6-1) Alumni Hall Cablevision Walter Berry-29
Wed 12/11 MARIST W 62-48 (7-1) Alumni Hall Cablevision Walter Berry-16
Sat 12/14 UCLA W 69-65 (8-1) Pauley Pavilion CBS Walter Berry-23
Sat 12/21 NIAGARA W 104-61 (9-1) Alumni Hall Cablevision Walter Berry-27
Mon 12/23 MONMOUTH W 98-58 (10-1) Alumni Hall Cablevision Walter Berry-23
Thu 12/26 ECAC Holiday Festival
vs. James Madison
(First Round)*
W 79-57 (11-1) Madison Square Garden MSG Walter Berry-22
Sat 12/28 ECAC Holiday Festival
vs.St. Bonaventure
(Championship Game)*
W 85-69 (12-1) Madison Square Garden MSG Walter Berry-28
Thu 1/2 Providence # W 95-90 (OT) (13-1) (1-0) Providence Civic Center Walter Berry-35
Sat 1/4 PITTSBURGH # W 78-75 (OT) (14-1) (2-0) Alumni Hall Cablevision Walter Berry-26
Tue 1/7 Boston College # L 77-79 (OT) (14-2) (2-1) Boston Garden WOR Berry/Glass-18
Sat 1/11 GEORGETOWN # W 79-74 (15-2) (3-1) Madison Square Garden CBS Walter Berry-26
Wed 1/15 Seton Hall # W 74-58 (16-2) (4-1) Meadowlands Arena MSG Walter Berry-20
Sat 1/18 Connecticut # W 61-60 (17-2) (5-1) Hartford Civic Center Ron Rowan-19
Wed 1/22 Fordham W 56-47 (18-2) Madison Square Garden MSG Walter Berry-17
Sat 1/25 Pittsburgh # W 68-67 (19-2) (6-1) Fitzgerald Field House CBS Walter Berry-34
Wed 1/29 VILLANOVA # W 81-61 (20-2) (7-1) Alumni Hall USA Walter Berry-28
Sat 2/1 Syracuse # L 64-68 (20-3) (7-2) Carrier Dome NBC Berry/Glass-15
Mon 2/3 PROVIDENCE # W 85-61 (21-3) (8-2) Alumni Hall ESPN Walter Berry-29
Sat 2/8 BOSTON COLLEGE # W 87-75 (22-3) (9-2) Alumni Hall WOR Willie Glass-24
Mon 2/10 Georgetown # W 60-58 (23-3) (10-2) Capital Centre ESPN Walter Berry-22
Sat 2/15 CONNECTICUT # W 74-54 (24-3) (11-2) Alumni Hall Cablevision Walter Berry-18
Tue 2/18 Villanova # W 79-76 (25-3) (12-2) Dupont Pavilion ESPN Ron Rowan-21
Sat 2/22 DePaul L 72-81 (25-4) Rosemont Horizon NBC Mark Jackson-23
Wed 2/26 SYRACUSE # W 86-79 (26-4) (13-2) Madison Square Garden ESPN Walter Berry-27
Sat 3/1 SETON HALL # W 82-70 (27-4) (14-2) Alumni Hall ESPN Walter Berry-31
Thu 3/6 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Quarters vs. Seton Hall $ W 87-68 (28-4) Madison Square Garden ESPN Ron Rowan-19
Fri 3/7 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Semifinals vs. Villanova $ W 75-64 (29-4) Madison Square Garden ESPN Walter Berry-29
Sat 3/8 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Championship Game
vs. Syracuse $
W 70-69 (30-4) Madison Square Garden ESPN Willie Glass-19
Fri 3/14 NCAA WEST First Round vs. Montana State % W 83-74 (31-4) Long Beach Arena ESPN Walter Berry-31
Sun 3/16 NCAA WEST Second Round vs. Auburn % L 65-81 (31-5) Long Beach Arena CBS Walter Berry-20



HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS

!! Big Apple Preseason NIT First and Second Round, Hartford, Connecticut

++ Big Apple Preseason NIT Semifinals and Finals, New York City, New York

(St. John's, Navy, Duke, Louisville, Kansas, West Virginia, Auburn, Washington, Tulsa,

Alabama Birmingham, Texas A&M, Pepperdine, Texas El Paso, Lamar, Miami[OH], Dayton)

& Joe Lapchick Memorial Tournament, Jamaica, New York

(St. John's, Columbia, Fairleigh Dickinson, Hofstra)

* ECAC Holiday Festival, New York City, New York

(St. John's, James Madison, St. Bonaventure, Iona)

# Indicates BIG EAST Conference game

$ Big East Conference Tournament, New York City, New York

% NCAA Tournament First and Second Round, Long Beach, California






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