1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game
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| Date | March 31, 1985 | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Tracy Claxton, Old Dominion | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 7,597 | ||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Frank Glieber (play-by-play) and Ann Meyers (analyst) | ||||||||||||
The 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. It determined the champion of the 1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was contested by the Georgia Lady Bulldogs and the Old Dominion Lady Monarchs. The game was played on March 31, 1985, at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. After trailing by a single point at halftime, No. 5 Old Dominion defeated No. 8 Georigia 70–65 to capture the NCAA national championship. ODU's Tracy Claxton was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.