# 1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Led by head coach Dean Smith, the tar heels completed yet another in a long line of impressive seasons, with a top five ranked team, and having reached all the way to the Final Four in the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1990* | No. 5 | San Diego State | W 99–63 | 1–0 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Nov 27, 1990* | No. 4 | Jacksonville | W 104–61 | 2–0 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Nov 30, 1990* | No. 4 | vs. South Carolina Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions | L 74–76 | 2–1 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 1, 1990* | No. 4 | vs. Iowa State Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions | W 118–93 | 3–1 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 6, 1990* | No. 10 | No. 14 Connecticut | W 79–64 | 4–1 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Dec 10, 1990* | No. 10 | No. 25 Kentucky | W 84–81 | 5–1 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Dec 15, 1990* | No. 9 | No. 20 Alabama | W 95–79 | 6–1 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Dec 22, 1990* | No. 8 | at Purdue | W 86–74 | 7–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 29, 1990* | No. 7 | vs. DePaul | W 90–75 | 8–1 | Amway Arena Orlando, Florida |
| Dec 30, 1990* | No. 7 | vs. Stanford | W 71–60 | 9–1 | Amway Arena Orlando, Florida |
| Jan 3, 1991* | No. 7 | at Cornell | W 108–64 | 10–1 | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY |
| Jan 5, 1991* | No. 7 | vs. Notre Dame | W 82–47 | 11–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 9, 1991 | No. 5 | Maryland | W 105–73 | 12–1 (1–0) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Jan 12, 1991 | No. 5 | at No. 13 Virginia | W 89–86 | 13–1 (2–0) | University Hall (University of Virginia) Charlottesville, VA |
| Jan 19, 1991 | No. 5 | at No. 12 Duke | L 60–74 | 13–2 (2–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| Jan 23, 1991 | No. 7 | at Wake Forest | W 91–81 | 14–2 (3–1) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Jan 27, 1991 | No. 7 | Georgia Tech | L 86–88 | 14–3 (3–2) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Jan 31, 1991 | No. 9 | at Clemson | W 90–77 | 15–3 (4–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| Feb 6, 1991 | No. 9 | at NC State | L 91–97 | 15–4 (4–3) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 7, 1991 | No. 9 | NC State | W 92–70 | 16–4 (5–3) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 9, 1991 | No. 9 | No. 11 Virginia | W 77–58 | 17–4 (6–3) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 13, 1991 | No. 8 | Wake Forest | W 85–70 | 18–4 (7–3) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 16, 1991 | No. 8 | at Maryland | W 87–75 | 19–4 (8–3) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD |
| Feb 18, 1991* | No. 6 | The Citadel | W 118–50 | 20–4 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 23, 1991 | No. 6 | Clemson | W 73–57 | 21–4 (9–3) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 28, 1991 | No. 4 | at Georgia Tech | W 91–74 | 22–4 (10–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| Mar 3, 1991 | No. 4 | No. 8 Duke | L 77–83 | 22–5 (10–4) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1991* | (2) No. 7 | vs. (7) Clemson Quarterfinals | W 67–59 | 23–5 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| Mar 9, 1991* | (2) No. 7 | vs. (6) Virginia Semifinals | W 76–71 | 24–5 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| Mar 10, 1991* | (2) No. 7 | vs. (1) No. 6 Duke Championship | W 96–74 | 25–5 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1991* | (1 E) No. 4 | vs. (16 E) Northeastern First round | W 101–66 | 26–5 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Mar 17, 1991* | (1 E) No. 4 | vs. (9 E) Villanova Second Round | W 84–69 | 27–5 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Mar 22, 1991* | (1 E) No. 4 | vs. (12 E) Eastern Michigan Sweet Sixteen | W 93–67 | 28–5 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Mar 24, 1991* | (1 E) No. 4 | vs. (10 E) Temple Elite Eight | W 75–72 | 29–5 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Mar 30, 1991* | (1 E) No. 4 | vs. (3 SE) No. 12 Kansas Final Four | L 73–79 | 29–6 | Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||