# 1973–74 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1973–74 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1973–74 men's college basketball season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| December 1, 1973* | No. 5 | vs. No. 14 Houston | W 97–74 | 1–0 | – | – | – | Greensboro, NC |
| December 5, 1973* | No. 5 | California | W 74–70 | 2–0 | – | – | – | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 8, 1973* | No. 5 | Vermont | W 103–48 | 3–0 | – | – | – | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 10, 1973* | No. 5 | vs. No. 10 Kentucky | W 101–84 | 4–0 | – | – | – | Greensboro, NC |
| December 15, 1973* | No. 5 | East Tennessee State | W 81–63 | 5–0 | – | – | – | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 20, 1973* | No. 4 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 83–78 | 6–0 | – | – | – | Charlotte, NC |
| December 28, 1973 | No. 4 | at St. Thomas (FL) | W 112–72 | 7–0 | – | – | – | |
| January 4, 1974* | No. 4 | vs. No. 5 NC State Big Four Tournament | L 77–78 | 7–1 | – | – | – | Greensboro, NC |
| January 5, 1974* | No. 4 | vs. Duke Big Four Tournament | W 84–75 | 8–1 | – | – | – | Greensboro, NC |
| January 9, 1974 | No. 5 | at Clemson | W 102–90 | 8–1 (1–0) | – | – | – | Clemson, SC |
| January 12, 1974 | No. 5 | at Virginia | W 87–75 | 9–1 (2–0) | – | – | – | Charlottesville, VA |
| January 16, 1974 | No. 5 | Wake Forest | W 95–78 | 10–1 (3–0) | – | – | – | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 19, 1974 | No. 5 | at Duke | W 73–71 | 11–1 (4–0) | – | – | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 22, 1974 | No. 5 | No. 3 NC State | L 80–83 | 11–2 (4–1) | – | – | – | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 26, 1974 | No. 4 | No. 5 Maryland | W 82–73 | 12–2 (5–1) | – | – | – | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 30, 1974 | No. 4 | at Wake Forest | W 77–67 | 13–2 (6–1) | – | – | – | Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 2, 1974 | No. 4 | Clemson | W 61–60 | 14–2 (7–1) | – | – | – | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 8, 1974* | No. 4 | vs. Furman North-South Doubleheader | W 95–60 | 15–2 | – | – | – | Charlotte, NC |
| February 9, 1974* | No. 4 | vs. Georgia Tech North-South Doubleheader | W 112–70 | 16–2 | – | – | – | Charlotte, NC |
| February 13, 1974 | No. 4 | at No. 6 Maryland | L 80–91 | 16–3 (7–2) | – | – | – | College Park, MD |
| February 16, 1974* | No. 4 | vs. Florida State | W 104–85 | 17–3 | – | – | – | Greensboro, NC |
| February 20, 1974* | No. 6 | Miami (OH) | W 83–69 | 18–3 | – | – | – | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 23, 1974 | No. 6 | Virginia | W 94–61 | 19–3 (8–2) | – | – | – | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 26, 1974 | No. 6 | at No. 1 NC State | L 72–83 | 19–4 (8–3) | – | – | – | Raleigh, NC |
| March 2, 1974 | No. 4 | Duke | W 96–92 $^{OT}$ | 20–4 (9–3) | – | – | – | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| March 7, 1974* | No. 6 | vs. Wake Forest ACC tournament | W 76–62 | 21–4 | – | – | – | Greensboro, NC |
| March 8, 1974* | No. 6 | vs. No. 4 Maryland ACC Tournament | L 85–105 | 21–5 | – | – | – | Greensboro, NC |
| March 16, 1974* | No. 8 | vs. Purdue NIT | L 71–82 | 21–6 | – | – | – | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||||||