1985 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1985 Southland Conference I Men's 200px 7 Campus Sites Campus Arenas Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana Louisiana Tech 2nd Andy Russo 2nd Jerry Everett Lamar The 1985 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1985 with quarterfinal matchups being held at the home arena of the higher seed and the semifinals and championship game played at Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana.1984-85 Southland Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southland/1985.html April 16, 2022 Louisiana Tech defeated Lamar in the championship game, 70–69, to win their second straight Southland men's basketball tournament. The Bulldogs received a bid to the 1985 NCAA Tournament as No. 5 seed in the Midwest region and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to No. 4 Oklahoma. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. Conference tournament runner–up Lamar received an invitation to the 1985 NIT Tournament. Format All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams began play in the quarterfinal round. First round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana. Bracket QuarterfinalsTuesday, March 5 SemifinalsWednesday, March 6 ChampionshipThursday, March 7 4 1984 men Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State 62 5 1984 men Northeast Louisiana Indians NE Louisiana 70 3 Lamar 98 6 1984 men Texas-Arlington Mavericks Texas-Arlington 70 2 1984 men McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 89 7 1984 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas State 78 1 Louisiana Tech 72 5 NE Louisiana 70 3 Lamar 95 2 McNeese State 88 1 Louisiana Tech 70 3 Lamar 69 References Category:Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Sports in Ruston, Louisiana Category:College basketball tournaments in Louisiana