| Date | Game | Result | Notes |
| 11/28/1981 | UNC vs. Kansas | W 74-67 | Charlotte, NC |
| 11/30/1981 | UNC vs. Southern California | W 73-62 | Greensboro, NC |
| 12/3/1981 | UNC vs. Tulsa | W 78-70 | |
| 12/12/1981 | UNC vs. South Florida | W 75-39 | |
| 12/19/1981 | UNC vs. Rutgers | W 59-36 | Madison Square Garden - New York, NY |
| 12/26/1981 | UNC vs. Kentucky | W 82-69 | Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ |
| 12/28/1981 | UNC vs. Penn State | W 56-50 (OT) | Cable Car Classic - Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/29/1981 | UNC @ Santa Clara | W 76-57 | Cable Car Classic - Santa Clara, CA |
| 1/4/1982 | UNC vs. William & Mary | W 64-40 | |
| 1/6/1982 | UNC @ Maryland | W 66-50 | |
| 1/9/1982 | UNC vs. Virginia | W 65-60 | |
| 1/13/1982 | UNC @ N.C. State | W 61-41 | |
| 1/16/1982 | UNC @ Duke | W 73-63 | |
| 1/21/1982 | UNC vs. Wake Forest | L 48-55 | |
| 1/23/1982 | UNC @ Georgia Tech | W 66-54 | |
| 1/27/1982 | UNC vs. Clemson | W 77-72 | |
| 1/30/1982 | UNC vs. N.C. State | W 58-44 | |
| 2/3/1982 | UNC @ Virginia | L 58-74 | |
| 2/5/1982 | UNC vs. Furman | W 96-69 | North-South Doubleheaders - Charlotte, NC |
| 2/6/1982 | UNC vs. Citadel | W 67-46 | North-South Doubleheaders - Charlotte, NC |
| 2/11/1982 | UNC vs. Maryland | W 59-56 | |
| 2/14/1982 | UNC vs. Georgia | W 66-57 | Greensboro, NC |
| 2/17/1982 | UNC @ Wake Forest | W 69-51 | |
| 2/20/1982 | UNC @ Clemson | W 55-49 | |
| 2/24/1982 | UNC vs. Georgia Tech | W 77-54 | |
| 2/27/1982 | UNC vs. Duke | W 84-66 | |
| 3/5/1982 | UNC vs. Georgia Tech | W 55-39 | ACC Tournament - Greensboro, NC |
| 3/6/1982 | UNC vs. N.C. State | W 58-46 | ACC Tournament - Greensboro, NC |
| 3/7/1982 | UNC vs. Virginia | W 47-45 | ACC Tournament - Greensboro, NC |
| 3/13/1982 | UNC vs. James Madison | W 52-50 | NCAA R32 - Charlotte, NC |
| 3/19/1982 | UNC vs. Alabama | W 74-69 | NCAA R16 - Raleigh, NC |
| 3/21/1982 | UNC vs. Villanova | W 70-60 | NCAA R8 - Raleigh, NC |
| 3/27/1982 | UNC vs. Houston | W 68-63 | NCAA R4 - New Orleans, LA |
| 3/29/1982 | UNC vs. Georgetown | W 63-62 | NCAA R2 - New Orleans, LA |
| | | Record: 32-2 | |