1985 NBL season

The 1985 NBL season was the seventh season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league.

1985 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration12 April 1985 – 24 August 1985
31 August 1985 (Semi-Finals)
7 September 1985 (Grand Final)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ABC
Regular season
Top seedBrisbane Bullets
Season MVPRay Borner (Coburg)
Top scorerKendal Pinder (Sydney)
Finals
ChampionsBrisbane Bullets (1st title)
  Runners-upAdelaide 36ers

Regular season

The 1985 regular season took place over 18 rounds between 12 April 1985 and 18 August 1985.

Round 1
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
12/04/1985 Perth Wildcats 100–93 Brisbane Bullets Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
12/04/1985 Sydney Supersonics 88–108 Canberra Cannons State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
13/04/1985 Adelaide 36ers 90–88 Brisbane Bullets Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/04/1985 Hobart Devils 96–109 Coburg Giants Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
13/04/1985 Geelong Cats 128–91 Melbourne Tigers Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
13/04/1985 Nunawading Spectres 109–96 Bankstown Bruins Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
13/04/1985 Canberra Cannons 93–94 St. Kilda Saints AIS Arena N/A boxscore
13/04/1985 Newcastle Falcons 121–102 Sydney Supersonics Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/04/1985 Melbourne Tigers 87–89 Brisbane Bullets Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
14/04/1985 St. Kilda Saints 95–120 Coburg Giants Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
14/04/1985 Illawarra Hawks 112–116 Sydney Supersonics Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 2
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
19/04/1985 Perth Wildcats 117–94 Melbourne Tigers Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
19/04/1985 Geelong Cats 109–125 Adelaide 36ers Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
19/04/1985 Illawarra Hawks 111–110 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
19/04/1985 Bankstown Bruins 89–92 Canberra Cannons State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
20/04/1985 Hobart Devils 106–139 Geelong Cats Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
20/04/1985 Canberra Cannons 92–93 Nunawading Spectres AIS Arena N/A boxscore
20/04/1985 Sydney Supersonics 116–106 Coburg Giants State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
20/04/1985 Newcastle Falcons 74–104 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/04/1985 Adelaide 36ers 116–82 Melbourne Tigers Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/04/1985 Coburg Giants 89–86 Nunawading Spectres Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/04/1985 St. Kilda Saints 96–107 Geelong Cats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 3
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
26/04/1985 Illawarra Hawks 96–100 Perth Wildcats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
26/04/1985 Hobart Devils 94–91 St. Kilda Saints Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
26/04/1985 Sydney Supersonics 114–113 Adelaide 36ers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
27/04/1985 Canberra Cannons 119–73 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N/A boxscore
27/04/1985 Melbourne Tigers 88–118 Coburg Giants Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
27/04/1985 Brisbane Bullets 118–97 Adelaide 36ers Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
27/04/1985 Nunawading Spectres 85–79 St. Kilda Saints Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
27/04/1985 Newcastle Falcons 115–107 Perth Wildcats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/04/1985 Bankstown Bruins 107–103 Geelong Cats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
28/04/1985 Coburg Giants 124–108 Adelaide 36ers Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 4
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
3/05/1985 Perth Wildcats 112–94 Bankstown Bruins Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
3/05/1985 Hobart Devils 89–93 Newcastle Falcons Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
3/05/1985 Coburg Giants 106–114 Canberra Cannons Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
3/05/1985 Sydney Supersonics 97–125 Brisbane Bullets State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
4/05/1985 Adelaide 36ers 117–110 Bankstown Bruins Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/05/1985 Geelong Cats 87–89 Canberra Cannons Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
4/05/1985 Nunawading Spectres 89–107 Newcastle Falcons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
4/05/1985 Brisbane Bullets 117–71 Melbourne Tigers Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
5/05/1985 Melbourne Tigers 68–76 Canberra Cannons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
5/05/1985 St. Kilda Saints 130–129 Newcastle Falcons Swan Hill Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 5
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
10/05/1985 Melbourne Tigers 63–111 Sydney Supersonics Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
10/05/1985 Illawarra Hawks 93–94 Canberra Cannons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
11/05/1985 Adelaide 36ers 114–96 Perth Wildcats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/05/1985 Geelong Cats 116–91 Coburg Giants Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
11/05/1985 Nunawading Spectres 122–105 Sydney Supersonics Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
11/05/1985 Newcastle Falcons 119–102 Hobart Devils Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/05/1985 Brisbane Bullets 72–82 Canberra Cannons Sleeman Sports Centre N/A boxscore
12/05/1985 St. Kilda Saints 112–106 Sydney Supersonics Ballarat Stadium N/A boxscore
12/05/1985 Coburg Giants 123–110 Perth Wildcats Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 6
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
17/05/1985 Perth Wildcats 81–87 Nunawading Spectres Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
17/05/1985 Hobart Devils 93–127 Brisbane Bullets Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
17/05/1985 Sydney Supersonics 100–118 Geelong Cats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
17/05/1985 Illawarra Hawks 103–95 Bankstown Bruins Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
17/05/1985 Newcastle Falcons 114–105 Coburg Giants Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/05/1985 Adelaide 36ers 111–93 Nunawading Spectres Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/05/1985 Geelong Cats 107–91 Bankstown Bruins Ballarat Stadium N/A boxscore
18/05/1985 Melbourne Tigers 97–88 Hobart Devils Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
18/05/1985 Canberra Cannons 99–104 Coburg Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
19/05/1985 St. Kilda Saints 96–124 Brisbane Bullets Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 7
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
24/05/1985 St. Kilda Saints 105–102 Perth Wildcats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
24/05/1985 Canberra Cannons 92–109 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
24/05/1985 Sydney Supersonics 89–91 Nunawading Spectres State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
24/05/1985 Newcastle Falcons 107–99 Bankstown Bruins Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/05/1985 Hobart Devils 104–116 Perth Wildcats Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
25/05/1985 Bankstown Bruins 88–105 Adelaide 36ers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
25/05/1985 Brisbane Bullets 91–77 Nunawading Spectres Sleeman Sports Centre N/A boxscore
25/05/1985 Geelong Cats 123–92 Illawarra Hawks Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
26/05/1985 Coburg Giants 134–96 Illawarra Hawks Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
26/05/1985 Melbourne Tigers 102–123 Perth Wildcats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 8
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
31/05/1985 Perth Wildcats 106–99 Geelong Cats Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
31/05/1985 Sydney Supersonics 97–91 St. Kilda Saints State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
31/05/1985 Illawarra Hawks 106–103 Coburg Giants Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
1/06/1985 Adelaide 36ers 88–92 Geelong Cats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/06/1985 Nunawading Spectres 114–79 Hobart Devils Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
1/06/1985 Canberra Cannons 125–75 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
1/06/1985 Newcastle Falcons 138–101 St. Kilda Saints Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/06/1985 Bankstown Bruins 95–101 Illawarra Hawks State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
1/06/1985 Brisbane Bullets 112–89 Coburg Giants Sleeman Sports Centre N/A boxscore
2/06/1985 Geelong Cats 108–91 Hobart Devils Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
2/06/1985 Coburg Giants 125–76 Melbourne Tigers Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 9
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
7/06/1985 Perth Wildcats 133–113 Hobart Devils Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
7/06/1985 Sydney Supersonics 91–113 Newcastle Falcons State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
8/06/1985 Adelaide 36ers 116–73 Hobart Devils Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/06/1985 Geelong Cats 95–138 Brisbane Bullets Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
8/06/1985 Canberra Cannons 98–95 Bankstown Bruins AIS Arena N/A boxscore
8/06/1985 Illawarra Hawks 124–139 Newcastle Falcons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
9/06/1985 Melbourne Tigers 104–97 Newcastle Falcons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
9/06/1985 Coburg Giants 144–115 Bankstown Bruins Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
9/06/1985 St. Kilda Saints 132–106 Hobart Devils Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
9/06/1985 Nunawading Spectres 86–81 Brisbane Bullets Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 10
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
14/06/1985 Perth Wildcats 109–120 Coburg Giants Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
14/06/1985 Illawarra Hawks 109–86 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
14/06/1985 Bankstown Bruins 105–99 Sydney Supersonics State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
15/06/1985 Adelaide 36ers 116–120 Coburg Giants Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/06/1985 Hobart Devils 98–117 Canberra Cannons Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
15/06/1985 Nunawading Spectres 113–94 Perth Wildcats Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
15/06/1985 Newcastle Falcons 119–89 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/06/1985 Brisbane Bullets 111–102 Sydney Supersonics Sleeman Sports Centre N/A boxscore
16/06/1985 Geelong Cats 144–122 Perth Wildcats Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
16/06/1985 St. Kilda Saints 99–114 Canberra Cannons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 11
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
18/06/1985 Canberra Cannons 112–94 Hobart Devils AIS Arena N/A boxscore
21/06/1985 Perth Wildcats 90–91 Canberra Cannons Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
21/06/1985 Illawarra Hawks 90–121 Geelong Cats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
21/06/1985 Bankstown Bruins 108–113 Newcastle Falcons State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
22/06/1985 Adelaide 36ers 123–105 Canberra Cannons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/06/1985 Sydney Supersonics 136–102 Hobart Devils State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
22/06/1985 Newcastle Falcons 115–99 Geelong Cats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/06/1985 Brisbane Bullets 141–79 Illawarra Hawks Sleeman Sports Centre N/A boxscore
22/06/1985 Melbourne Tigers 73–107 Nunawading Spectres Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
23/06/1985 Coburg Giants 121–117 Hobart Devils Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
23/06/1985 St. Kilda Saints 114–99 Nunawading Spectres Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 12
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
5/07/1985 Perth Wildcats 107–120 Newcastle Falcons Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
5/07/1985 Geelong Cats 134–82 Sydney Supersonics Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
6/07/1985 Adelaide 36ers 143–106 Newcastle Falcons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/07/1985 Hobart Devils 106–105 Sydney Supersonics Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
6/07/1985 Nunawading Spectres 106–82 Coburg Giants Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
6/07/1985 Melbourne Tigers 105–116 Bankstown Bruins Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
6/07/1985 Canberra Cannons 109–100 Geelong Cats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
6/07/1985 Brisbane Bullets 97–95 St. Kilda Saints Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
7/07/1985 Coburg Giants 144–102 Sydney Supersonics Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
14/07/1985 Illawarra Hawks 108–96 St. Kilda Saints Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
17/07/1985 Bankstown Bruins 94–96 St. Kilda Saints State Sports Centre N/A boxscore

Round 13
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
10/07/1985 Nunawading Spectres 88–89 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/07/1985 Coburg Giants 112–118 Geelong Cats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/07/1985 St. Kilda Saints 112–144 Adelaide 36ers Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
12/07/1985 Bankstown Bruins 91–98 Perth Wildcats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
13/07/1985 Hobart Devils 86–151 Adelaide 36ers Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
13/07/1985 Sydney Supersonics 106–125 Illawarra Hawks State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
13/07/1985 Newcastle Falcons 96–99 Canberra Cannons Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/07/1985 Brisbane Bullets 135–85 Perth Wildcats Sleeman Sports Centre N/A boxscore
14/07/1985 Melbourne Tigers 88–109 Adelaide 36ers Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 14
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
17/07/1985 Nunawading Spectres 91–86 Geelong Cats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/07/1985 Coburg Giants 113–107 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/07/1985 Perth Wildcats 128–113 Illawarra Hawks Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
19/07/1985 Canberra Cannons 114–102 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N/A boxscore
19/07/1985 Bankstown Bruins 94–95 Melbourne Tigers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
20/07/1985 Adelaide 36ers 156–81 Illawarra Hawks Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/07/1985 Hobart Devils 71–96 Nunawading Spectres Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
20/07/1985 Sydney Supersonics 145–106 Melbourne Tigers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
20/07/1985 Brisbane Bullets 110–96 Geelong Cats Sleeman Sports Centre N/A boxscore
21/07/1985 St. Kilda Saints 92–93 Illawarra Hawks Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 15
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
26/07/1985 Hobart Devils 106–113 Melbourne Tigers Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
26/07/1985 Sydney Supersonics 138–112 Perth Wildcats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
26/07/1985 Illawarra Hawks 113–128 Adelaide 36ers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
27/07/1985 Geelong Cats 115–106 St. Kilda Saints Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
27/07/1985 Nunawading Spectres 104–83 Melbourne Tigers Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
27/07/1985 Canberra Cannons 112–90 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
27/07/1985 Newcastle Falcons 121–139 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/07/1985 Brisbane Bullets 90–63 Bankstown Bruins Sleeman Sports Centre N/A boxscore
28/07/1985 St. Kilda Saints 109–92 Melbourne Tigers Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
28/07/1985 Bankstown Bruins 89–96 Nunawading Spectres State Sports Centre N/A boxscore

Round 16
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
2/08/1985 Perth Wildcats 110–95 St. Kilda Saints Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
2/08/1985 Illawarra Hawks 130–104 Hobart Devils Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
2/08/1985 Bankstown Bruins 97–113 Coburg Giants State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
3/08/1985 Adelaide 36ers 144–109 St. Kilda Saints Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/08/1985 Geelong Cats 98–99 Nunawading Spectres Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
3/08/1985 Canberra Cannons 107–110 Sydney Supersonics AIS Arena N/A boxscore
3/08/1985 Newcastle Falcons 112–110 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/08/1985 Brisbane Bullets 132–96 Hobart Devils Sleeman Sports Centre N/A boxscore
4/08/1985 Melbourne Tigers 122–107 Illawarra Hawks Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
4/08/1985 Nunawading Spectres 111–127 Adelaide 36ers Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
4/08/1985 Bankstown Bruins 125–87 Hobart Devils State Sports Centre N/A boxscore

Round 17
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
9/08/1985 Perth Wildcats 142–122 Sydney Supersonics Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
9/08/1985 Illawarra Hawks 109–111 Nunawading Spectres Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
9/08/1985 Bankstown Bruins 86–95 Brisbane Bullets State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
10/08/1985 Adelaide 36ers 155–136 Sydney Supersonics Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/08/1985 Hobart Devils 101–108 Bankstown Bruins Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
10/08/1985 Melbourne Tigers 111–118 Geelong Cats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
10/08/1985 Newcastle Falcons 76–94 Nunawading Spectres Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/08/1985 Coburg Giants 121–106 Brisbane Bullets Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
11/08/1985 St. Kilda Saints 119–87 Bankstown Bruins Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 18
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
16/08/1985 Perth Wildcats 126–111 Adelaide 36ers Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
16/08/1985 Geelong Cats 111–116 Newcastle Falcons Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
16/08/1985 Sydney Supersonics 89–90 Bankstown Bruins State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
16/08/1985 Canberra Cannons 65–103 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N/A boxscore
17/08/1985 Hobart Devils 117–119 Illawarra Hawks Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
17/08/1985 Melbourne Tigers 101–130 St. Kilda Saints Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
17/08/1985 Brisbane Bullets 123–95 Newcastle Falcons Sleeman Sports Centre N/A boxscore
18/08/1985 Nunawading Spectres 127–97 Illawarra Hawks Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
18/08/1985 Coburg Giants 111–105 St. Kilda Saints Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore

Ladder
# Team Played Won Loss Win% Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Points%
1 Brisbane Bullets1 26 20 6 76.92% 4-1 Won 2 12-1 8-5 2,832 2,328 121.65%
2 Adelaide 36ers1 26 20 6 76.92% 4-1 Lost 1 11-2 9-4 3,155 2,693 117.16%
3 Nunawading Spectres2 26 19 7 73.08% 4-1 Won 3 10-3 9-4 2,574 2,388 107.79%
4 Canberra Cannons2 26 19 7 73.08% 3-2 Lost 2 7-6 12-1 2,607 2,439 106.89%
5 Coburg Giants 26 18 8 69.23% 4-1 Won 4 11-2 7-6 2,947 2,730 107.95%
6 Newcastle Falcons 26 16 10 61.54% 2-3 Lost 1 9-4 7-6 2,864 2,796 102.43%
7 Geelong Cats 26 15 11 57.69% 2-3 Lost 1 8-5 7-6 2,871 2,674 107.37%
8 Perth Wildcats 26 13 13 50.00% 3-2 Won 3 9-4 4-9 2,816 2,844 99.02%
9 Illawarra Hawks3 26 10 16 38.46% 1-4 Lost 1 6-7 4-9 2,690 2,975 90.42%
10 St. Kilda Saints3 26 10 16 38.46% 2-3 Lost 1 7-6 3-10 2,699 2,810 96.05%
11 Sydney Supersonics 26 9 17 34.62% 2-3 Lost 3 6-7 3-10 2,804 2,934 95.57%
12 Bankstown Bruins 26 6 20 23.08% 3-2 Won 1 3-10 3-10 2,527 2,694 93.80%
13 Melbourne Tigers 26 5 21 19.23% 1-4 Lost 2 3-10 2-11 2,362 2,903 81.36%
14 Hobart Devils 26 2 24 7.69% 0-5 Lost 8 2-11 0-13 2,519 3,059 82.35%

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

1Head-to-Head between Brisbane Bullets and Adelaide 36ers (1-1). Brisbane Bullets won For and Against (+19).

2Head-to-Head between Nunawading Spectres and Canberra Cannons (1-1) & For and Against (0). Nunawading Spectres won Overall Points Percentage (+0.90%).

3Illawarra Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-0).

Finals
Main article: 1985 NBL Finals

There were two quarter finals, two semi-finals, and then one grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death. The top two teams of the regular season, the Brisbane Bullets and Adelaide 36ers, automatically qualified to host their respective Semi-finals.

Quarter Finals
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
24/08/1985 Canberra Cannons 110–87 Coburg Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
24/08/1985 Nunawading Spectres 97–103 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Semi-Finals
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
31/08/1985 Brisbane Bullets 93–76 Canberra Cannons Sleeman Sports Centre N/A boxscore
31/08/1985 Adelaide 36ers 151–103 Newcastle Falcons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Grand Final
Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
7/09/1985 Brisbane Bullets 121–95 Adelaide 36ers Sleeman Sports Centre N/A boxscore

1985 NBL statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameKendal PinderSydney Supersonics33.5[1]
Rebounds per gameKendal PinderSydney Supersonics17.8[1]
Assists per gameGordie McLeodIllawarra Hawks10.2
Steals per gameLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets3.7
Blocks per gameAndy CampbellCanberra Cannons3.5
Free throw percentageJim SlackeIllawarra Hawks87.2%

NBL awards

All NBL Team
# Player Team
PGPhil SmythCanberra Cannons
SGAl GreenAdelaide 36ers
SFLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets
PFKendal Pinder[2]Sydney Supersonics
CRay BornerCoburg Giants

References
  1. https://spatialjam.com/nbl-historical-stats/
  2. All-NBL Team
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