1985–86_Villanova_Wildcats_men's_basketball_team

1985–86 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
1985–86 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	23–14 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Rollie Massimino (13th season);
Home arena	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (Capacity: 6,500)
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1985–86 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 1985–86 season. The head coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at The Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 22, 1985*		Drexel	W 66–51	1–0	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 24, 1985*		Vermont	W 101–61	2–0	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 26, 1985*		at Lamar	L 59–78	2–1	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Nov 29, 1985*		vs. No. 16 UNLV Great Alaska Shootout	L 49–61	2–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1985*		vs. UTSA Great Alaska Shootout	W 67–56	3–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 1, 1985*		at Alaska-Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout	W 71–52	4–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 4, 1985*		at La Salle	W 50–46	5–2	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1985*		Wagner	W 85–62	6–2	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 14, 1985*		vs. Temple	L 73–81	6–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 21, 1985*		vs. Saint Joseph's	L 61–63	6–4	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1985*		vs. Missouri Rainbow Classic	L 53–72	6–5	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1985*		vs. Bradley Rainbow Classic	L 56–58 ^OT	6–6	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1985*		at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	W 76–61	7–6	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Big East Regular Season
Jan 2, 1986		at Seton Hall	W 62–56	8–6 (1–0)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 4, 1986*		Marist	W 87–71	9–6	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1986		No. 4 Syracuse	L 72–77	9–7 (1–1)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1986		at Providence	W 78–77 ^2OT	10–7 (2–1)	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 13, 1986		at Connecticut	W 68–59	11–7 (3–1)	Hartford Civic Center Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 18, 1986		Pittsburgh	W 74–70	12–7 (4–1)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 20, 1986		at No. 12 Georgetown	L 72–76	12–8 (4–2)	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
Jan 25, 1986		Providence	W 80–68	13–8 (5–2)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 1986*		at Penn	W 68–64	14–8	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 29, 1986		at No. 7 St. John's	L 61–81	14–9 (5–3)	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Feb 4, 1986		at Boston College	W 67–57	15–9 (6–3)	Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 6, 1986*		Maryland	W 64–62	16–9	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1986		at Pittsburgh	L 71–85	16–10 (6–4)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 9, 1986		Connecticut	W 59–53	17–10 (7–4)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 12, 1986		at No. 12 Syracuse	L 57–80	17–11 (7–5)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 15, 1986		No. 9 Georgetown	W 90–88 ^2OT	18–11 (8–5)	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 18, 1986		No. 6 St. John's	L 76–79	18–12 (8–6)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 22, 1986		Seton Hall	W 78–65	19–12 (9–6)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 25, 1986*		Monmouth	W 85–52	20–12	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 1, 1986		Boston College	W 74–63	21–12 (10–6)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Big East tournament
Mar 5, 1986*		vs. Providence Quarterfinals	W 75–63	22–12	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 7, 1986*		at No. 5 St. John's Semifinals	L 64–75	22–13	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1986*	(10 SE)	vs. (7 SE) Virginia Tech First Round	W 71–62^[2]	23–13	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 15, 1986*	(10 SE)	vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Georgia Tech Second Round	L 61–66^[3]	23–14	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 St. John's †	14	–	2	.875	31	–	5	.861
No. 9 Syracuse	14	–	2	.875	26	–	6	.813
No. 13 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
Villanova	10	–	6	.625	23	–	14	.622
Providence	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Pittsburgh	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Boston College	4	–	12	.250	13	–	15	.464
Connecticut	3	–	13	.188	12	–	16	.429
Seton Hall	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438

† 1986 Big East tournament winner As of March 31, 1986^[1] Rankings from AP Poll