1985 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1985 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1985 with quarterfinal matchups being held at the home arena of the higher seed and the semifinals and championship game played at Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana.[2]

1985 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1984–85
Teams7
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteThomas Assembly Center
Ruston, Louisiana
ChampionsLouisiana Tech (2nd title)
Winning coachAndy Russo (2nd title)
MVPJerry Everett (Lamar)
← 1984
1986 →
1984–85 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Louisiana Tech 11 1   .917 29 3   .906
McNeese State 9 3   .750 18 10   .643
Lamar 8 4   .667 20 12   .625
Arkansas State 6 6   .500 14 14   .500
Northeast Louisiana 4 8   .333 17 12   .586
Texas-Arlington 3 9   .250 12 16   .429
North Texas 1 11   .083 5 23   .179
1985 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Louisiana Tech defeated Lamar in the championship game, 70–69, to win their second straight Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Bulldogs received a bid to the 1985 NCAA Tournament as No. 5 seed in the Midwest region and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to No. 4 Oklahoma. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. Conference tournament runner–up Lamar received an invitation to the 1985 NIT Tournament.

Format

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All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams began play in the quarterfinal round.

First round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 5
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 6
Championship
Thursday, March 7
         
1 Louisiana Tech 72
5 NE Louisiana 70
4 Arkansas State 62
5 NE Louisiana 70
1 Louisiana Tech 70
3 Lamar 69
3 Lamar 98
6 Texas-Arlington 70
3 Lamar 95
2 McNeese State 88
2 McNeese State 89
7 North Texas State 78

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Southland Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1984-85 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.