1985-1986 Season Summary for Iowa Hawkeyes | Basketball - Summary of Iowa football and basketball games

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1985-1986 Iowa Basketball Year in Review

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SUMMARY VIDEO

Summary: The team was led by third-year head coach George Raveling. They finished the season 20-12 overall and 10-8 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #11 seed in the Midwest Region, losing in the first round to the NC State Wolfpack.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: George Raveling

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RESULTS

Date	Opponent / Score	Hilites	Full Game
11/22/1985	Iowa vs Hawaii-Hilo Neal S. Blaisdell Center (Honolulu, HI) W 80 - 69
11/23/1985	Iowa vs Hawaii Pacific Neal S. Blaisdell Center (Honolulu, HI) W 85 - 68
11/24/1985	Iowa vs Little Rock Neal S. Blaisdell Center (Honolulu, HI) W 108 - 99
11/30/1985	Iowa vs Abilene Christian W 92 - 62
12/3/1985	#18 Iowa @ Drake W 55 - 43
12/6/1985	#18 Iowa vs Arkansas State L 62 - 66
12/7/1985	#18 Iowa vs Lehigh W 89 - 68
12/10/1985	Iowa @ Iowa State L 61 - 74
12/14/1985	Iowa vs Furman W 81 - 61
12/23/1985	Iowa @ Gonzaga W 84 - 64
12/27/1985	Iowa vs Tampa Far West Classic (Pullman, WA) W 54 - 45
12/28/1985	Iowa vs Boston University Far West Classic (Pullman, WA) W 76 - 71
12/29/1985	Iowa vs Saint Joseph's Far West Classic (Pullman, WA) L 56 - 60
1/2/1986	Iowa @ Purdue L 73 - 76
1/4/1986	Iowa @ #14 Illinois W 60 - 59
1/11/1986	Iowa vs Minnesota W 75 - 62
1/16/1986	Iowa vs Michigan State W 82 - 71
1/18/1986	Iowa vs #2 Michigan L 57 - 61
1/23/1986	Iowa @ Northwestern W 76 - 43
1/25/1986	Iowa @ Wisconsin L 63 - 69
1/30/1986	Iowa vs #15 Indiana W 79 - 69
2/1/1986	Iowa vs Ohio State W 86 - 75
2/9/1986	Iowa @ Minnesota L 60 - 65
2/13/1986	Iowa @ Michigan State L 73 - 83
2/15/1986	Iowa @ #10 Michigan L 66 - 82
2/20/1986	Iowa vs Wisconsin W 101 - 48
2/22/1986	Iowa vs Northwestern W 76 - 45
2/26/1986	Iowa @ Ohio State L 74 - 81
3/2/1986	Iowa @ #16 Indiana L 73 - 80
3/6/1986	Iowa vs #19 Illinois W 57 - 53
3/8/1986	Iowa vs Purdue W 77 - 64
3/14/1986	Iowa vs North Carolina State NCAA Tournament 1st Round L 64 - 66