Date Opponent# Rank# Site


Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
11/26/1985* vs. Loyola (Chicago) #7 Assembly HallChampaign, IL W 95-64  13,143 1-0
11/26/1985* vs. Hawaii Loa #7 Kaneohe ArmoryHonolulu, HI
(Hawaii Thanksgiving Invitational)
W 72-45  200 2-0
11/29/1985* vs. #13 Oklahoma #7 Kaneohe Armory • Honolulu, HI
(Hawaii Thanksgiving Invitational)
L 57-59  300 2-1
12/4/1985* vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay #12 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 84-34  13,417 3-1
12/6/1985* vs. Eastern Kentucky #12 Assembly Hall • Champaign
(Illini Classic)
W 79-56  13,707 4-1
12/7/1985* vs. Utah State #12 Assembly Hall • Champaign
(Illini Classic)
W 115-64  13,980 5-1
12/10/1985* vs. Tennessee #10 Mabee CenterTulsa, OK L 51-54  12,700 5-2
12/14/1985* vs. Houston #10 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 102-92  15,564 6-2
12/21/1985* vs. Missouri #15 St. Louis ArenaSt. Louis, MO
(Braggin' Rights)
W 67-55  13,106 7-2
12/23/1985* vs. Howard #15 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 67-55  10,043 8-2
12/30/1985* vs. Iowa State #16 Rosemont HorizonRosemont, IL W 64-62  9,876 9-2
1/2/1986 vs. Minnesota #14 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 76-57  13,329 10-2 (1-0)
1/4/1986 vs. Iowa #14 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL L 59-60  16,676 10-3 (1-1)
1/8/1986 @ #2 Michigan #18 Crisler ArenaAnn Arbor, MI L 59-61  13,609 10-4 (1-2)
1/12/1986 @ Michigan State #18 Jenison FieldhouseEast Lansing, MI L 51-58  7,912 10-5 (1-3)
1/16/1986 vs. Wisconsin #NR Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 73-54  12,829 11-5 (2-3)
1/18/1986 vs. Northwestern #NR Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 72-46  13,891 12-5 (3-3)
1/23/1986 @ Ohio State #NR St. John ArenaColumbus, OH W 67-65  13,071 13-5 (4-3)
1/25/1986 @ Indiana #NR Assembly HallBloomington, IN L 69-71  17,128 13-6 (4-4)
2/2/1986 vs. Purdue #NR Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 80-68  16,412 14-6 (5-4)
2/6/1986 vs. Michigan State #NR Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL L 80-84  15,947 14-7 (5-5)
2/8/1986 vs. Michigan #NR Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 83-79 ot 16,353 15-7 (6-5)
2/13/1986 @ Northwestern #NR Welsh-Ryan ArenaEvanston, IL W 75-52  8,117 16-7 (7-5)
2/15/1986 @ Wisconsin #NR Wisconsin Field HouseMadison, WI W 82-74  10,605 17-7 (8-5)
2/20/1986 vs. #15 Indiana #NR Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL L 60-61  16,349 17-8 (8-6)
2/22/1986 vs. Ohio State #NR Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL W 66-62  16,376 18-8 (8-7)
2/27/1986 @ #20 Purdue #NR Mackey ArenaWest Lafayette, IN W 81-72  14,123 19-8 (9-7)
3/1/1986* @ #4 Georgia Tech #12 Alexander Memorial ColiseumAtlanta, GA W 59-57  15,148 20-8
3/6/1986 @ Iowa #19 Carver–Hawkeye ArenaIowa City, IA L 53-57  15,450 20-9 (10-7)
3/8/1986 @ Minnesota #19 Williams ArenaMinneapolis, MN W 73-64  13,608 21-9 (11-7)
NCAA Tournament
3/14/1986* vs. Fairfield #19 Charlotte ColiseumCharlotte, NC
(NCAA Tournament)
W 75-51  - 22-9
3/16/1986* vs. Alabama #19 Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC
(NCAA Tournament)
L 56-58  11,325 22-10
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.