The 1985 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 6–9, 1985 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in

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. The

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team won their first ever SEC Tournament title in the championship game on March 9, 1985. Auburn defeated Alabama 53–49 for the SEC's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball tournament.1984-85 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results , College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
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/ref> Television coverage of the tournament’s first round, the quarterfinals, and semifinals were produced and regionally syndicated by the now-defunct

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(formerly Sports Productions, Inc.), the sports broadcasting arm of

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. Outside of the SEC geographical footprint, the championship game was nationally televised on

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via that network’s in-house sports division,

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(With Marv Albert and Bucky Waters handling the Play by Play and Color respectively).

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