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1985 NCAA Tournament | Bracket

Championship Game

Location: Lexington, Ky.

Villanova (66)
Player MIN. FG-A FT-A REB. A. PF. PTS.
Harold Pressley 40 4-6 3-4 4 1 1 11
Dwayne McClain 40 5-7 7-8 1 3 3 17
Ed Pinckney 37 5-7 6-7 6 5 3 16
Dwight Wilbur 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0
Gary McLain 40 3-3 2-2 2 2 2 8
Harold Jensen 34 5-5 4-5 1 2 2 14
Mark Plansky 1 0-0 0-1 0 0 1 0
Chuck Everson 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Totals 200 22-28 22-27 17 14 12 66
 
Georgetown (64)
Player MIN. FG-A FT-A REB. A. PF. PTS.
Bill Martin 37 4-6 2-2 5 1 2 10
Reggie Williams 29 5-9 0-2 4 2 3 10
Patrick Ewing 39 7-13 0-0 5 2 4 14
Michael Jackson 37 4-7 0-0 0 9 4 8
David Wingate 39 8-14 0-0 2 2 4 16
Perry McDonald 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0
Horace Broadnax 13 1-2 2-2 1 2 4 4
Ralph Dalton 4 0-1 2-2 0 0 1 2
Totals 200 29-53 6-8 17 18 22 64
Halftime: Villanova 29-28.

National semifinals

Villanova 52, Memphis State 45
VILLANOVA (52): Pressley 1-8 1-2 3, McClain 6-9 7-7 19, Pinckney 3-7 6-9 12, Wilbur 0-2 0-0 0, McLain 2-5 5-5 9, Plansky 1-1 1-3 3, Jensen 3-6 0-0 6, Everson 0-0 0-0 0. Team 16-38 (.421) 20-26 (.769) 52.

MEMPHIS STATE (45): Lee 3-9 4-4 10, Holmes 4-8 0-0 8, Bedford 4-9 0-0 8, Turner 5-13 1-2 11, Askew 1-3 0-1 2, Wilfong 0-1 0-0 0, Boyd 0-2 0-0 0, Bailey 1-1 0-0 2, Becton 1-4 2-2 4. Team 19-50 (.380) 7-9 (.778) 45.

Halftime: Tied 23-23.

Georgetown 77, St. John's 59
GEORGETOWN (77): Martin 4-8 4-4 12, Williams 8-15 4-4 20, Ewing 7-12 2-4 16, Jackson 2-5 0-0 4, Wingate 3-8 6-8 12, McDonald 0-1 0-0 0, Floyd 0-0 0-0 0, Broadnax 3-4 3-4 9, Lockhart 0-0 0-0 0, Highsmith 0-1 0-0 0, Mateen 0-1 0-0 0, Dalton 2-2 0-0 4. Team 29-57 (.509) 19-24 (.792) 77.

ST. JOHN'S (59): Berry 4-8 4-5 12, Glass 4-4 5-7 13, Wennington 4-7 4-5 12, Mullin 4-8 0-0 8, Moses 3-7 0-0 6, Bross 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 3-4 0-2 6, Jones 1-4 0-0 2, Stewart 0-0 0-0 0, Shurina 0-0 0-0 0, Cornegy 0-0 0-0 0. Team 23-42 (.548) 13-19 (.684) 59.

Halftime: Georgetown 32-28.

All-Tournament Team

Player Pos. Yr. School Statistics
Patrick Ewing C Sr. Georgetown (30 pts, 10 rebs)
Harold Jensen G Soph Villanova (20 pts)
Dwayne McClain F-G Sr. Villanova (36 pts)
Gary McLain G Sr. Villanova (17 pts)
Ed Pinckney C Sr. Villanova* (28 pts, 15 rebs)
*Named Most Outstanding Player.
  • Scoring Leader: Chris Mullin, St. John's (110 points, 22 ppg).
  • Highest Scoring Average: Rolando Lamb, Virginia Commonwealth (55 points, 27.5 ppg).
  • Rebounding Leader: Ed Pinckney, Villanova (48 rebounds, 8 rpg).
  • Highest Rebounding Average: Karl Malone, Louisiana Tech (40 rebounds, 13.3 rpg).

    • 1985 Tournament Scores

    FIRST ROUND
    West
    No. 1 St. John's 83, No. 16 Southern (La.) 59
    No. 9 Arkansas 63, No. 8 Iowa 54
    No. 12 Kentucky 66, No. 5 Washington 58
    No. 4 UNLV 85, No. 13 San Diego State 80
    No. 11 Texas-El Paso 79, No. 6 Tulsa 75
    No. 3 North Carolina State 65, No. 14 Nevada-Reno 56
    No. 7 Alabama 50, No. 10 Arizona 41
    No. 2 Virginia Commonwealth 81, No. 15 Marshall 65

    East

    No. 1 Georgetown 68, No. 16 Lehigh 43
    No. 8 Temple 60, No. 9 Virginia Tech 57
    No. 5 Southern Methodist 85, No. 12 Old Dominion 68
    No. 4 Loyola (Ill.) 59, No. 13 Iona 58
    No. 3 Illinois 76, No. 14 Northeastern 57
    No. 6 Georgia 67, No. 11 Wichita State 59
    No. 7 Syracuse 70, No. 10 DePaul 65
    No. 2 Georgia Tech 65, No. 15 Mercer 58

    Midwest
    No. 1 Oklahoma 96, No. 16 North Carolina A&T 83
    No. 9 Illinois State 58, No. 8 Southern Cal 55
    No. 5 Louisiana Tech 78, No. 12 Pittsburgh 54
    No. 4 Ohio State 75, No. 13 Iowa State 64
    No. 11 Boston College 55, No. 6 Texas Tech 53
    No. 3 Duke 75, No. 14 Pepperdine 62
    No. 7 Ala.-Birmingham 70, No. 10 Michigan State 68
    No. 2 Memphis State 67, No. 15 Pennsylvania 55

    Southeast
    No. 1 Michigan 59, No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson 55
    No. 8 Villanova 51, No. 9 Dayton 49
    No. 5 Maryland 69, No. 12 Miami (Ohio) 68 (OT)
    No. 13 Navy 78, No. 4 Louisiana State 55
    No. 11 Auburn 59, No. 6 Purdue 58
    No. 3 Kansas 49, No. 14 Ohio University 38
    No. 7 Notre Dame 79, No. 10 Oregon State 70
    No. 2 North Carolina 76, No. 15 Middle Tennessee State 57


    SECOND ROUND
    West
    St. John's 68, Arkansas 65
    Kentucky 64, UNLV 61
    Alabama 63, Virginia Commonwealth 59
    North Carolina State 86, Texas-El Paso 73

    East
    Georgetown 63, Temple 46
    Loyola (Ill.) 70, Southern Methodist 57
    Illinois 74, Georgia 58
    Georgia Tech 70, Syracuse 53

    Midwest
    Oklahoma 75, Illinois State 69
    Louisiana Tech 79, Ohio State 67
    Boston College 74, Duke 73
    Memphis State 67, UAB 66 (OT)

    Southeast
    Villanova 59, Michigan 55
    Maryland 64, Navy 59
    Auburn 66, Kansas 64
    North Carolina 60, Notre Dame 58

    REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
    West
    North Carolina State 61, Alabama 55
    St. John's 86, Kentucky 70

    East
    Georgetown 65, Loyola (Ill.) 53
    Georgia Tech 61, Illinois 53

    Midwest
    Oklahoma 86, Louisiana Tech 84 (OT)
    Memphis State 59, Boston College 57

    Southeast
    Villanova 46, Maryland 43
    North Carolina 62, Auburn 56


    REGIONAL FINALS
    West
    St. John's 69, North Carolina State 60

    East
    Georgetown 60, Georgia Tech 54

    Midwest
    Memphis State 63, Oklahoma 61

    Southeast
    Villanova 56, North Carolina 44


    NATIONAL SEMIFINALS
    Villanova 52, Memphis State 45
    Georgetown 77, St. John's 59

    NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
    Villanova 66, Georgetown 64

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