1984–85 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
NCAA Mideast Regional Champion
Colonel Classic Champion
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Ranking
APNo. 14
Record28–6 (5–1 SBC)
Head coach
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
1984–85 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Old Dominion60 1.000313  .912
No. 14 WKU51 .833286  .824
UAB42 .6671415  .483
South Alabama33 .5001910  .655
UNC Charlotte24 .3331312  .520
VCU15 .167819  .296
South Florida06 .000818  .308
1985 Sun Belt tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by head coach Paul Sanderford and WKU all-time leading scorer Lillie Mason.[1] The team finished second in the Sun Belt Conference and received a bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they advanced to the Final Four.[2] Mason, Clemette Haskins, and Kami Thomas were named to the All-Conference team and the SBC Tournament team. Mason was selected to the NCAA Final Four team as well as the being selected the NCAA Mideast Region Most Outstanding Player; Haskins joined her on the All-Region team.[3]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/19/1984*
Evansville
Bowling Green Bank Invitational
W 82–57  1–0
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
11/20/1984*
No. 14 Tennessee
Bowling Green Bank Invitational
L 62–70  1–1
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
11/28/1984*
Morehead State W 83–62  2–1
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/5/1984*
Southern Illinois W 65–55  3–1
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/7/1984*
vs. Duquesne
Colonel Classic
W 100–61  4–1
Alumni Coliseum 
Richmond, KY
12/8/1984*
at Eastern Kentucky
Colonel Classic
W 70–60  5–1
Alumni Coliseum 
Richmond, KY
12/12/1984*
No. 3 Georgia W 72–67 OT 6–1
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/15/1984*
No. 17 at Alabama–Huntsville W 82–67  7–1
Von Braun Center 
Huntsville, AL
12/27/1984*
No. 15 at No. 19 Saint Joseph's (PA)
LaSalle Invitational
L 90–93 OT 7–2
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
12/28/1984*
No. 15 vs. Cheyney State
LaSalle Invitational
W 58–57  8–2
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
12/29/1984*
No. 15 vs. SW Louisiana
LaSalle Invitational
W 72–61  9–2
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
1/2/1985*
No. 17 Eastern Kentucky W 71–63  10–2
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/5/1985*
No. 17 Lipscomb W 102–54  11–2
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/9/1985*
No. 17 Tennessee Tech W 79–70  12–2
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/13/1985
No. 14 South Alabama W 81–57  13–2
(1–0)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/15/1985*
No. 14 Louisville W 91–66  14–2
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/19/1985*
No. 14 Vanderbilt W 85–68  15–2
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/26/1985
No. 11 at VCU W 105–70  16–2
(2–0)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
1/28/1985
No. 11 No. 2 Old Dominion L 57–76  16–3
(2–1)
ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, VA
2/2/1985*
No. 11 at Dayton W 86–47  17–3
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
2/4/1985*
No. 11 at Northern Kentucky W 82–62  18–3
Regents Hall 
Highland Heights, KY
2/10/1985
No. 11 UAB W 91–53  19–3
(3–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/14/1985*
No. 11 at Stetson W 104–70  20–3
Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL
2/16/1985
No. 11 at South Florida W 92–70  21–3
(4–1)
USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL
2/20/1985*
No. 11 at No. 20 Tennessee L 72–77  21–4
Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, TN
2/24/1985
No. 13 at UNC Charlotte W 88–67  22–4
(5–1)
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
2/27/1985*
No. 13 Cincinnati W 122–72  23–4
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
Sun Belt tournament
3/7/1985
(2) No. 14 vs. (7) South Florida
First round
W 85–64  24–4
ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, VA
3/8/1985
(2) No. 14 vs. (4) South Alabama
Semifinals
W 87–82 OT 25–4
ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, VA
3/9/1985
(2) No. 14 vs. (1) No. 5 Old Dominion
Championship
L 63–76  25–5
ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, VA
NCAA tournament
3/17/1985*
(ME4) No. 14 (ME5) Middle Tennessee
Mideast Region First Round
W 77–55  26–5
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
3/22/1985*
(ME4) No. 14 (ME1) No. 1 Texas
Sweet Sixteen
W 92–90  27–5
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
3/24/1985*
(ME4) No. 14 (ME2) No. 6 Mississippi
Elite Eight
W 72–68  28–5
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
3/29/1985*
(ME4) No. 14 vs. (W2) No. 8 Georgia
Final Four
L 78–91  28–6
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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