Front Row (l-r): Kevin Walls, Chris West, Mike Abram, Keith Williams Middle Row: (l-r): Herb Crook, Jeff Hall, Billy Thompson, Head Coach Denny Crum
Milt Wagner, Robbie Valentine, Mark McSwain
Back Row (l-r): Mgr. Jeff Witt, Trainer Jerry May, Asst. Coach Jerry Jones, Asst. Coach Wade Houston, Avery Marshall, David Robinson, Will Olliges, Pervis Ellison, Kenny Payne, Tony Kimbro, Asst. Coach Bobby Dotson, Conditioning Coord Doug Semenick, Grad Asst. Jeff Van Pelt
| WINNING COACH | MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER |
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| DENNY CRUM | PERVIS ELLISON | LOUISVILLE |
| Location: Reunion Arena | Dallas, Texas | |
| March 31, 1986 | |
FINAL FOUR
| Player | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | REB | PF | PTS |
| Louisville | |||||
| Crook | 5-9 | 0-3 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| Thompson | 6-8 | 1-3 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| Ellison | 10-14 | 5-6 | 11 | 4 | 25 |
| Wagner | 2-6 | 5-5 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Hall | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| McSwain | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Walls | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kimbro | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 29-50 | 14-21 | 39 | 20 | 72 |
| Duke | |||||
| Henderson | 5-15 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Alarie | 4-11 | 4-4 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| Bilas | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Amaker | 3-10 | 5-6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Dawkins | 10-19 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| Ferry | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Williams | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | ||||
| Totals | 25-62 | 19-21 | 27 | 22 | 69 |