1985 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1985 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 2–4. All three rounds of the tournament were played at Reitz Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.[1]

1985 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1984–85
Teams8
SiteReitz Arena
Baltimore, MD
ChampionsFairleigh Dickinson (1st title)
Winning coachTom Green (1st title)
MVPLarry Hampton (Fairleigh Dickinson)
1984–85 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Marist11–3 .786  17–12  .586
Fairleigh Dickinson†10–4 .714  21–10  .677
Long Island9–5 .643  15–13  .536
Loyola (MD)8–6 .571  16–14  .533
Saint Francis (PA)6–8 .429  9–19  .321
Wagner5–9 .357  11–17  .393
Robert Morris4–10 .286  9–19  .321
St. Francis (NY)3–11 .214  7–21  .250
† 1985 ECAC Metro Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Loyola (MD) in the championship game, 63–59, to win the school's first ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Knights earned the automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 2
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 3
Championship
Wednesday, March 4
         
1 Marist 52
8 St. Francis (NY) 44
1 Marist 55
4 Loyola (MD) 562OT
4 Loyola (MD) 84
5 St. Francis (PA) 71
4 Loyola (MD) 59
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 63
3 Long Island 89
6 Wagner 68
3 Long Island 71
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 73
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 65
7 Robert Morris 49

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References

  1. "1984-85 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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