| Date | Game | Result | Notes |
| 11/28/1986 | UNC @ Hawaii | W 98-78 | Hawaii Thanksgiving Festival |
| 11/29/1986 | UNC @ Hawaii | W 118-80 | Hawaii Thanksgiving Festival |
| 12/1/1986 | UNC @ UCLA | L 84-89 | |
| 12/3/1986 | UNC vs. Stetson | W 100-64 | |
| 12/6/1986 | UNC vs. Miami | W 122-77 | |
| 12/13/1986 | UNC vs. Jacksonville | W 98-69 | |
| 12/20/1986 | UNC vs. Illinois | W 90-77 | |
| 12/22/1986 | UNC vs. Furman | W 95-65 | |
| 12/27/1986 | UNC vs. Kansas State | W 81-62 | Kansas City, MO |
| 12/29/1986 | UNC vs. Purdue | W 94-81 | Dallas Morning News Classic - Dallas, TX |
| 12/30/1986 | UNC @ Southern Methodist | W 88-86 (OT) | Dallas Morning News Classic - Dallas, TX |
| 1/3/1987 | UNC @ La Salle | W 79-72 | |
| 1/8/1987 | UNC vs. Maryland | W 98-65 | |
| 1/10/1987 | UNC @ Duke | W 85-77 | |
| 1/14/1987 | UNC @ Virginia | W 95-80 | |
| 1/18/1987 | UNC vs. N.C. State | W 96-78 | |
| 1/22/1987 | UNC @ Wake Forest | W 79-53 | |
| 1/24/1987 | UNC vs. Georgia Tech | W 92-55 | |
| 1/28/1987 | UNC @ Clemson | W 108-99 | |
| 2/1/1987 | UNC @ Notre Dame | L 58-60 | |
| 2/5/1987 | UNC @ N.C. State | W 96-79 | |
| 2/8/1987 | UNC vs. Virginia | W 74-73 (OT) | |
| 2/11/1987 | UNC vs. Wake Forest | W 94-85 | |
| 2/14/1987 | UNC @ Maryland | W 93-86 | |
| 2/15/1987 | UNC vs. Marquette | W 83-74 | |
| 2/18/1987 | UNC vs. East Tennessee State | W 118-65 | |
| 2/21/1987 | UNC vs. Clemson | W 96-80 | |
| 2/26/1987 | UNC vs. Duke | W 77-71 | |
| 3/1/1987 | UNC @ Georgia Tech | W 92-76 | |
| 3/6/1987 | UNC vs. Maryland | W 82-63 | ACC Tournament - Landover, MD |
| 3/7/1987 | UNC vs. Virginia | W 84-82 (2OT) | ACC Tournament - Landover, MD |
| 3/8/1987 | UNC vs. N.C. State | L 67-68 | ACC Tournament - Landover, MD |
| 3/12/1987 | UNC vs. Penn | W 113-82 | NCAA R64 - Charlotte, NC |
| 3/14/1987 | UNC vs. Michigan | W 109-97 | NCAA R32 - Charlotte, NC |
| 3/19/1987 | UNC vs. Notre Dame | W 74-68 | NCAA R16 - East Rutherford, NJ |
| 3/21/1987 | UNC vs. Syracuse | L 75-79 | NCAA R8 - East Rutherford, NJ |
| | | Record: 32-4 | |