| Date | Game | Result | Notes |
| 11/22/1996 | UNC vs. Arizona | L 72-83 | Tip Off Classic - Springfield, MA |
| 11/25/1996 | UNC vs. Richmond | W 86-75 | |
| 11/29/1996 | UNC vs. Pittsburgh | W 82-61 | |
| 12/2/1996 | UNC vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 106-62 | |
| 12/6/1996 | UNC vs. Southern California | W 99-84 | Charlotte, NC |
| 12/7/1996 | UNC vs. South Carolina | W 86-75 | Charlotte, NC |
| 12/14/1996 | UNC @ VMI | W 105-61 | |
| 12/18/1996 | UNC vs. Louisiana State | W 67-48 | |
| 12/20/1996 | UNC vs. Massachusetts | W 83-69 | |
| 12/22/1996 | UNC @ Princeton | W 69-60 | |
| 1/4/1997 | UNC @ Wake Forest | L 57-81 | |
| 1/8/1997 | UNC vs. Maryland | L 75-85 | |
| 1/11/1997 | UNC @ Virginia | L 63-75 | |
| 1/15/1997 | UNC vs. N.C. State | W 59-56 | |
| 1/18/1997 | UNC vs. Georgia Tech | W 73-50 | |
| 1/22/1997 | UNC @ Florida State | L 71-84 | |
| 1/26/1997 | UNC vs. Clemson | W 61-48 | |
| 1/29/1997 | UNC @ Duke | L 73-80 | |
| 2/1/1997 | UNC vs. Middle Tennessee State | W 99-49 | |
| 2/6/1997 | UNC vs. Florida State | W 90-62 | |
| 2/8/1997 | UNC vs. Virginia | W 81-57 | |
| 2/12/1997 | UNC @ N.C. State | W 45-44 | |
| 2/15/1997 | UNC @ Georgia Tech | W 72-68 | |
| 2/19/1997 | UNC vs. Wake Forest | W 74-60 | |
| 2/22/1997 | UNC @ Maryland | W 93-81 | |
| 2/26/1997 | UNC @ Clemson | W 76-69 | |
| 3/2/1997 | UNC vs. Duke | W 91-85 | |
| 3/7/1997 | UNC vs. Virginia | W 78-68 | ACC Tournament - Greensboro, NC |
| 3/8/1997 | UNC vs. Wake Forest | W 86-73 | ACC Tournament - Greensboro, NC |
| 3/9/1997 | UNC vs. N.C. State | W 64-54 | ACC Tournament - Greensboro, NC |
| 3/13/1997 | UNC vs. Fairfield | W 82-74 | NCAA R64 - Winston-Salem, NC |
| 3/15/1997 | UNC vs. Colorado | W 73-56 | NCAA R32 - Winston-Salem, NC |
| 3/21/1997 | UNC vs. California | W 63-57 | NCAA R16 - Syracuse, NY |
| 3/23/1997 | UNC vs. Louisville | W 97-74 | NCAA R8 - Syracuse, NY |
| 3/29/1997 | UNC vs. Arizona | L 58-66 | NCAA R4 - Indianapolis, IN |
| | | Record: 28-7 | |