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.
[2] Louisiana Tech defeated Lamar in the championship game, 70–69, to win their second straight Southland men's basketball tournament.
5 seed in the Midwest region and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to No.
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.