1984–85 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1984–85 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1984–85 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Lost in second round 74-73 VS #11 Boston College
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 10
Record	23-8 (8-6 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski;
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984-85 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski^[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 23-8.^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Mon, Nov 26* 7:30 p.m.	No. 6	at St. Louis	W 97–64	1–0	Kiel Auditorium (5,172) St. Louis, MO
Wed, Nov 28* 7:30 p.m.	No. 4	William & Mary	W 92–60	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Sat, Dec 1* 7:30 p.m.	No. 4	St. Joseph's	W 59–46	3–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Wed, Dec 5* 7:30 p.m.	No. 4	Appalachian State	W 98–64	4–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Sat, Dec 8 9:00 p.m.	No. 4	Virginia	W 78–64	5–0 (1–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Mon, Dec 17* 7:30 p.m.	No. 3	Davidson	W 82–65	6–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Wed, Dec 19* 8:30 p.m.	No. 2	at Northwestern	W 76–55	7–0	Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,043) Evanston, IL
Fri, Dec 28* 10:00 p.m.	No. 2	vs. UAB Trojan-Bud Light Classic	W 76–62	8–0	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,047) Los Angeles, CA
Sat, Dec 29* 10:00 p.m.	No. 2	vs. USC Trojan-Bud Light Classic	W 75–73	9–0	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,776) Los Angeles, CA
Sat, Jan 5 3:30 p.m.	No. 2	at Virginia	W 63–58	10–0 (2–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Wed, Jan 9* 7:30 p.m.	No. 2	East Carolina	W 87–63	11–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Sat, Jan 12* 12:00 p.m.	No. 2	Washington	W 71–59	12–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Mon, Jan 14 8:00 p.m.	No. 2	at Maryland Duke-Maryland rivalry	L 76–78 ^OT	12–1 (2–1)	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
Thu, Jan 17 9:00 p.m.	No. 2	Wake Forest	L 89–91 ^OT	12–2 (2–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Sat, Jan 19 3:30 p.m.	No. 2	at No. 6 North Carolina Carolina-Duke rivalry	W 93–77	13–2 (3–2)	Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, NC
Wed, Jan 23 7:30 p.m.	No. 5	at NC State	L 71–89	13–3 (3–3)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC
Sat, Jan 26 3:30 p.m.	No. 5	at Clemson	W 100–83	14–3 (4–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,500) Clemson, SC
Wed, Jan 30 8:00 p.m.	No. 6	at Wake Forest	W 76–70 ^OT	15–3 (5–3)	Greensboro Coliseum (15,865) Greensboro, NC
Mon, Feb 4*	No. 6	Harvard	W 82–53	16–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Wed, Feb 6 7:30 p.m.	No. 5	at No. 10 Georgia Tech	L 71–81	16–4 (5–4)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,366) Atlanta, GA
Sat, Feb 9 3:00 p.m.	No. 5	Maryland	W 70–62	17–4 (6–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Wed, Feb 13* 7:30 p.m.	No. 7	Stetson	W 94–51	18–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,000) Durham, NC
Sat, Feb 16* 1:00 p.m.	No. 7	vs. Notre Dame	W 81–69	19–4	Brendan Byrne Arena (15,201) East Rutherford, NJ
Wed, Feb 20 7:30 p.m.	No. 6	NC State	L 66–70	19–5 (6–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Sat, Feb 23 1:30 p.m.	No. 6	No. 8 Georgia Tech	W 67–62	20–5 (7–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Wed, Feb 27 7:30 p.m.	No. 5	Clemson	W 90–73	21–5 (8–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Sat, Mar 2	No. 5	No. 8 North Carolina	L 68–78	21–6 (8–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Fri, Mar 8*	No. 7	vs. Maryland ACC Tournament • Quarterfinals	W 86–73	22–6	The Omni (16,723) Atlanta, GA
Sat, Mar 9*	No. 7	vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech ACC Tournament • Semifinals	L 64–75	22–7	The Omni (16,723) Atlanta, GA
Fri, Mar 15* ESPN	No. 10	vs. Pepperdine NCAA Tournament • First Round	W 75–62	23–7	Hofheinz Pavilion (8,000) Houston, TX
Sun, Mar 17* ESPN	No. 10	vs. Boston College NCAA Tournament • Second Round	L 73–74	23–8	Hofheinz Pavilion (6,800) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1984-85 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved 12 October 2013.
^ "1984-85 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
^ [1]. Retrieved 2013-Dec-11.
^ [2]. Retrieved 2013-Dec-11.

[1] "1984-85 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved 12 October 2013.

[2] "1984-85 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved 11 October 2013.

[3] [1]. Retrieved 2013-Dec-11.

[4] [2]. Retrieved 2013-Dec-11.

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