| Date | Game | Result | Notes |
| 11/24/1989 | UNC vs. James Madison | W 80-79 | Maui Classic |
| 11/25/1989 | UNC vs. Villanova | W 78-68 | Maui Classic |
| 11/26/1989 | UNC vs. Missouri | L 73-80 | Maui Classic |
| 11/30/1989 | UNC @ Alabama | L 93-101 | |
| 12/2/1989 | UNC vs. Central Florida | W 92-42 | |
| 12/3/1989 | UNC vs. Towson State | W 87-70 | |
| 12/7/1989 | UNC vs. Georgetown | L 81-93 | ACC-Big East Challenge - East Rutherford, NJ |
| 12/9/1989 | UNC @ Iowa | L 74-87 | |
| 12/16/1989 | UNC vs. Depaul | W 70-51 | |
| 12/23/1989 | UNC vs. Kansas State | W 79-63 | Charlotte, NC |
| 12/27/1989 | UNC vs. Kentucky | W 121-110 | Louisville, KY |
| 12/29/1989 | UNC @ Colorado State | L 67-78 | Mile High Classic - Denver, CO |
| 12/30/1989 | UNC @ Colorado | W 106-101 | Mile High Classic - Denver, CO |
| 1/3/1990 | UNC vs. Old Dominion | W 90-78 | |
| 1/6/1990 | UNC vs. Pepperdine | W 95-69 | |
| 1/10/1990 | UNC @ Maryland | L 88-98 | |
| 1/13/1990 | UNC vs. Virginia | W 92-70 | |
| 1/17/1990 | UNC vs. Duke | W 79-60 | |
| 1/20/1990 | UNC @ N.C. State | W 91-81 | |
| 1/22/1990 | UNC vs. Wake Forest | W 73-61 | |
| 1/27/1990 | UNC vs. Clemson | W 83-60 | |
| 2/1/1990 | UNC @ Georgia Tech | L 75-102 | |
| 2/5/1990 | UNC vs. Miami | W 87-74 | |
| 2/7/1990 | UNC vs. N.C. State | L 77-88 | |
| 2/11/1990 | UNC @ Wake Forest | W 72-67 | |
| 2/14/1990 | UNC @ Virginia | L 80-81 | |
| 2/17/1990 | UNC vs. Maryland | L 76-80 | |
| 2/24/1990 | UNC @ Clemson | L 61-69 | |
| 2/28/1990 | UNC vs. Georgia Tech | W 81-79 | |
| 3/4/1990 | UNC @ Duke | W 87-75 | |
| 3/9/1990 | UNC vs. Virginia | L 85-92 (OT) | ACC Tournament - Charlotte, NC |
| 3/15/1990 | UNC vs. Southwest Missouri State | W 83-70 | NCAA R64 - Austin, TX |
| 3/17/1990 | UNC vs. Oklahoma | W 79-77 | NCAA R32 - Austin,TX |
| 3/22/1990 | UNC vs. Arkansas | L 73-96 | NCAA R16 - Dallas, TX |
| | | Record: 21-13 | |