| Date | Game | Result | Notes |
| 12/4/1971 | UNC @ Pittsburgh | W 90-75 | |
| 12/6/1971 | UNC @ Princeton | L 73-89 | |
| 12/11/1971 | UNC vs. Virginia Tech | W 93-60 | |
| 12/17/1971 | UNC vs. Wake Forest | W 99-76 | Big Four Tournament - Greensboro, NC |
| 12/18/1971 | UNC vs. N.C. State | W 99-68 | Big Four Tournament - Greensboro, NC |
| 12/27/1971 | UNC vs. Harvard | W 96-78 | Charlotte, NC |
| 12/29/1971 | UNC vs. St. Joseph's | W 93-77 | Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, LA |
| 12/30/1971 | UNC vs. Bradley | W 75-69 | Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, LA |
| 1/8/1972 | UNC vs. Furman | W 118-66 | |
| 1/12/1972 | UNC @ Clemson | W 81-61 | |
| 1/15/1972 | UNC @ Virginia | W 85-79 | |
| 1/19/1972 | UNC vs. Wake Forest | W 92-77 | |
| 1/22/1972 | UNC @ Duke | L 74-76 | |
| 1/29/1972 | UNC vs. Maryland | W 92-72 | |
| 2/3/1972 | UNC @ Wake Forest | W 71-59 | |
| 2/7/1972 | UNC vs. N.C. State | W 101-78 | |
| 2/11/1972 | UNC vs. Clemson | W 73-50 | North-South Doubleheaders - Charlotte, NC |
| 2/12/1972 | UNC vs. Georgia Tech | W 118-73 | North-South Doubleheaders - Charlotte, NC |
| 2/16/1972 | UNC @ Maryland | L 77-79 (OT) | |
| 2/19/1972 | UNC vs. Notre Dame | W 99-74 | Madison Square Garden - New York, NY |
| 2/23/1972 | UNC vs. Georgia Tech | W 87-66 | |
| 2/26/1972 | UNC vs. Virginia | W 91-78 | |
| 2/29/1972 | UNC @ N.C. State | L 84-85 | |
| 3/4/1972 | UNC vs. Duke | W 93-69 | |
| 3/10/1972 | UNC vs. Duke | W 63-48 | ACC Tournament - Greensboro, NC |
| 3/11/1972 | UNC vs. Maryland | W 73-64 | ACC Tournament - Greensboro, NC |
| 3/16/1972 | UNC vs. South Carolina | W 92-69 | NCAA R16 - Morgantown, WV |
| 3/18/1972 | UNC vs. Penn | W 73-59 | NCAA R8 - Morgantown, WV |
| 3/23/1972 | UNC vs. Florida State | L 75-79 | NCAA R4 - Los Angeles, CA |
| 3/25/1972 | UNC vs. Louisville | W 105-91 | NCAA R2c - Los Angeles, CA |
| | | Record: 25-5 | |