The 1985 MAC men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at Centennial Hall in

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. Top-seeded

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defeated in the championship game by the score of 74–64 to win their second MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to

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in the first round. Ron Harper of runner-up Miami was named the tournament MVP.

Format

Seven of the ten MAC teams participated. All games were played at Centennial Hall in

Bracket

References

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