| Date | Game | Result | Notes |
| 11/30/1979 | UNC vs. N.C. State | W 97-84 | Big Four Tournament - Greensboro, NC |
| 12/1/1979 | UNC vs. Duke | L 74-86 | Big Four Tournament - Greensboro, NC |
| 12/3/1979 | UNC vs. South Florida | W 93-62 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 12/8/1979 | UNC vs. Cincinnati | W 68-63 | Greensboro, NC |
| 12/15/1979 | UNC vs. Detroit | W 90-72 | |
| 12/22/1979 | UNC @ Indiana | W 61-57 | |
| 1/2/1980 | UNC @ Clemson | L 76-93 | |
| 1/5/1980 | UNC @ Virginia | L 82-88 | |
| 1/7/1980 | UNC @ Mercer | W 81-63 | |
| 1/9/1980 | UNC vs. Wake Forest | W 72-68 | |
| 1/12/1980 | UNC @ Duke | W 82-67 | |
| 1/14/1980 | UNC vs. Georgia Tech | W 54-53 | Greensboro, NC |
| 1/16/1980 | UNC vs. N.C. State | W 67-64 | |
| 1/20/1980 | UNC vs. Maryland | L 86-92 | |
| 1/23/1980 | UNC @ Wake Forest | W 73-61 | |
| 1/26/1980 | UNC vs. Clemson | W 73-70 | |
| 1/29/1980 | UNC vs. William & Mary | W 71-61 | |
| 2/1/1980 | UNC vs. Citadel | W 51-40 | North-South Doubleheaders - Charlotte, NC |
| 2/2/1980 | UNC vs. Furman | W 75-63 | North-South Doubleheaders - Charlotte, NC |
| 2/4/1980 | UNC vs. Yale | W 85-74 | |
| 2/7/1980 | UNC @ Maryland | L 69-70 | |
| 2/11/1980 | UNC @ Georgia Tech | W 60-50 | |
| 2/14/1980 | UNC vs. Rutgers | W 73-70 (OT) | Madison Square Garden - New York, NY |
| 2/16/1980 | UNC vs. Virginia | W 68-51 | |
| 2/20/1980 | UNC @ N.C. State | L 50-63 | |
| 2/23/1980 | UNC vs. Duke | W 96-71 | |
| 2/28/1980 | UNC vs. Wake Forest | W 75-62 | ACC Tournament - Greensboro, NC |
| 2/29/1980 | UNC vs. Duke | L 61-75 | ACC Tournament - Greensboro, NC |
| 3/9/1980 | UNC vs. Texas A&M | L 61-78 (2OT) | NCAA R32 - Denton, TX |
| | | Record: 21-8 | |