Date
time, TV
|
Rank#
|
Opponent#
|
Result
|
Record
|
Site
city, state
|
| Regular season
|
November 19, 2001*
|
No. 1
|
vs. Seton Hall
Maui Invitational
|
W 80–79
|
1–0 |
Lahaina Civic Center
Lahaina, Hawaii
|
November 20, 2001*
|
No. 1
|
vs. South Carolina
Maui Invitational
|
W 81–56
|
2–0 |
Lahaina Civic Center
Lahaina, Hawaii
|
November 21, 2001*
|
No. 1
|
vs. Ball State
Maui Invitational
|
W 83–71
|
3–0 |
Lahaina Civic Center
Lahaina, Hawaii
|
November 25, 2001*
|
No. 1
|
Portland
|
W 104–62
|
4–0 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
|
November 27, 2001*
|
No. 1
|
vs. No. 7 Iowa
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
|
W 80–62
|
5–0 |
United Center
Chicago, Illinois
|
December 2, 2001
|
No. 1
|
Clemson
|
W 96–80
|
6–0
(1–0)
|
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
|
December 5, 2001*
|
No. 1
|
Temple
|
W 82–57
|
7–0 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
|
December 8, 2001*
|
No. 1
|
at Michigan
Rivalry
|
W 104–83
|
8–0 |
Crisler Arena
Ann Arbor, Michigan
|
December 16, 2001*
|
No. 1
|
North Carolina A&T
|
W 93–51
|
9–0 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
|
December 18, 2001*
|
No. 1
|
vs. No. 7 Kentucky
|
W 95-92 OT
|
10–0 |
IZOD Center
East Rutherford, New Jersey
|
December 29, 2001*
|
No. 1
|
San Diego State
|
W 92–79
|
11–0 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
|
January 2, 2002*
|
No. 1
|
vs. Davidson
|
W 106–71
|
12–0 |
Bojangles’ Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
January 6, 2002
|
No. 1
|
at Florida State
|
L 76–77
|
12–1
(1–1)
|
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
Tallahassee, Florida
|
January 8, 2002
|
No. 2
|
Georgia Tech
|
W 104–79
|
13–1
(2–1)
|
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
|
January 13, 2002
|
No. 2
|
at NC State
|
W 76–57
|
14–1
(3–1)
|
RBC Center
Raleigh, North Carolina
|
January 17, 2002
|
No. 1
|
No. 3 Maryland
Rivalry
|
W 99–78
|
15–1
(4–1)
|
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
|
January 19, 2002
|
No. 1
|
No. 14 Wake Forest
|
W 103–80
|
16–1
(5–1)
|
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
|
January 24, 2002*
|
No. 1
|
at Boston College
|
W 88–78
|
17–1 |
Conte Forum
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
|
January 27, 2002
|
No. 1
|
No. 7 Virginia
|
W 94–81
|
18–1
(6–1)
|
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
|
January 31, 2002
|
No. 1
|
at North Carolina
Rivalry
|
W 87–58
|
19–1
(7–1)
|
Dean Smith Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
February 2, 2002
|
No. 1
|
at Clemson
|
W 98–88
|
20–1
(8–1)
|
Littlejohn Coliseum
Clemson, South Carolina
|
February 7, 2002
|
No. 1
|
Florida State
|
W 80–49
|
21–1
(9–1)
|
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
|
February 9, 2002
|
No. 1
|
at Georgia Tech
|
W 95–63
|
22–1
(10–1)
|
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Atlanta, Georgia
|
February 14, 2002
|
No. 1
|
No. 24 NC State
|
W 108–71
|
23–1
(11–1)
|
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
|
February 17, 2002
|
No. 1
|
at No. 3 Maryland
Rivalry
|
L 73–87
|
23–2
(11–2)
|
Cole Field House
College Park, Maryland
|
February 21, 2002
|
No. 3
|
at No. 20 Wake Forest
|
W 90–61
|
24–2
(12–2)
|
LJVM Coliseum
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
February 24, 2002*
|
No. 3
|
St. John’s
|
W 97–55
|
25–2 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
|
February 28, 2002
|
No. 3
|
at Virginia
|
L 84–87
|
25–3
(12–3)
|
University Hall
Charlottesville, Virginia
|
March 3, 2002
|
No. 3
|
North Carolina
Rivalry
|
W 93–68
|
26–3
(13–3)
|
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, North Carolina
|
| ACC tournament
|
March 8, 2002
|
(2) No. 3
|
vs. (7) North Carolina
Quarterfinals
|
W 60–48
|
27–3 |
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
|
March 9, 2002
|
(2) No. 3
|
vs. (3) Wake Forest
Semifinals
|
W 79–64
|
28–3 |
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
|
March 10, 2002
|
(2) No. 3
|
vs. (4) NC State
Championship
|
W 91–61
|
29–3 |
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
|
| NCAA tournament
|
March 14, 2002*
|
(1 S) No. 1
|
vs. (16 S) Winthrop
First Round
|
W 84–37
|
30–3 |
BI-LO Center
Greenville, South Carolina
|
March 16, 2002*
|
(1 S) No. 1
|
vs. (8 S) Notre Dame
Second Round
|
W 84–77
|
31–3 |
BI-LO Center
Greenville, South Carolina
|
March 21, 2002*
|
(1 S) No. 1
|
vs. (5 S) No. 23 Indiana
Sweet Sixteen
|
L 73–74
|
31–4 |
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky
|
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
