Duke University
1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall37-30.925
Conference12-20.857
StreakL1
Home15-0
Away10-2
Neutral12-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21 (Thu) | TBA | Neutral | Lamar | Houston, Texas | Big Apple NIT | W 66-62 |
| Nov 24 (Sun) | TBA | Neutral | Ala-Birmingham | Houston, Texas | Big Apple NIT | W 66-54 |
| Nov 26 (Tue) | TBA | Away | William & Mary | Williamsburg, Va. | W 84-61 | |
| Nov 29 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | St. John's | New York, N.Y. | Big Apple NIT | W 71-70 |
| Dec 1 (Sun) | TBA | Neutral | Kansas | New York, N.Y. | Big Apple NIT | W 92-86 |
| Dec 2 (Mon) | TBA | Home | East Carolina | Durham, N.C. | W 98-66 | |
| Dec 4 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tn. | W 84-74 | |
| Dec 7 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Virginia | Charlotesville, Va. | W 72-64 | |
| Dec 18 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Davidson | Davidson, N.C. | W 69-52 | |
| Dec 28 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Appalachian State | Durham, N.C. | W 88-46 | |
| Dec 30 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Northwestern | Durham, N.C. | W 78-55 | |
| Jan 4 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Maryland | College Park, Md. | W 81-75 | |
| Jan 8 (Wed) | TBA | Home | St. Louis | Durham, N.C. | W 84-58 | |
| Jan 11 (Sat) | TBA | Home | N.C. State | Durham, N.C. | W 74-64 | |
| Jan 13 (Mon) | TBA | Away | St. Joseph's | Philadelphia, Pa. | W 87-66 | |
| Jan 16 (Thu) | TBA | Home | Wake Forest | Durham, N.C. | W 92-63 | |
| Jan 18 (Sat) | TBA | Away | North Carolina | Chapel Hill, N.C. | L 92-95 | |
| Jan 21 (Tue) | TBA | Away | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Ga. | L 80-87 | |
| Jan 25 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Maryland | Durham, N.C. | W 80-68 | |
| Jan 27 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Harvard | Durham, N.C. | W 89-52 | |
| Jan 29 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Clemson | Durham, N.C. | W 89-78 | |
| Feb 1 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Wake Forest | Winson-Salem, N.C. | W 68-58 | |
| Feb 6 (Thu) | TBA | Away | Virginia | Charlotesville, Va. | W 77-65 | |
| Feb 9 (Sun) | TBA | Home | Georgia Tech | Durham, N.C. | W 75-59 | |
| Feb 11 (Tue) | TBA | Away | Stetson | DeLand, Fla. | W 85-66 | |
| Feb 15 (Sat) | TBA | Away | N.C. State | Raleigh, N.C. | W 72-70 | |
| Feb 16 (Sun) | TBA | Home | Notre Dame | Durham, N.C. | W 75-74 | |
| Feb 19 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Miami | Durham, N.C. | W 104-82 | |
| Feb 22 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Oklahoma | Durham, N.C. | W 93-84 | |
| Feb 26 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Clemson | Clemson, S.C. | W 77-69 | |
| Mar 2 (Sun) | TBA | Home | North Carolina | Chapel Hill, N.C. | W 82-74 | |
| Mar 7 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | Wake Forest | Greensboro, N.C. | ACC Tournament | W 68-60 |
| Mar 8 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Virginia | Greensboro, N.C. | ACC Tournament | W 75-70 |
| Mar 9 (Sun) | TBA | Neutral | Georgia Tech | Greensboro, N.C. | ACC Tournament | W 68-67 |
| Mar 13 (Thu) | TBA | Neutral | Miss. Valley State | Greensboro, N.C. | NCAA Tournament | W 85-78 |
| Mar 15 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Old Dominion | Greensboro, N.C. | NCAA Tournament | W 89-61 |
| Mar 21 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | DePaul | East Rutherford, N.J. | NCAA Tournament | W 74-67 |
| Mar 23 (Sun) | TBA | Neutral | Navy | East Rutherford, N.J. | NCAA Tournament | W 71-50 |
| Mar 29 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Kansas | Dallas, Texas | Final Four | W 71-67 |
| Mar 31 (Mon) | TBA | Neutral | Louisville | Dallas, Texas | Final Four | L 69-72 |