# 1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1972–73 men's college basketball season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Site city, state |
| November 25* | | St. Thomas (FL) | W 107–62 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 2* | | Pittsburgh | W 99–70 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 5* | | vs. Dartmouth | W 128–86 | Greensboro, NC |
| December 9* | No. 13 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 96–82 | Charlotte, NC |
| December 11* | No. 13 | vs. No. 8 Kentucky | W 78–70 | Louisville, KY |
| December 15* | No. 11 | vs. Duke Big Four Tournament | W 91–86 | Greensboro, NC |
| December 16* | No. 11 | vs. No. 6 NC State Big Four Tournament | L 61–68 | Greensboro, NC |
| December 22* | No. 13 | at California | W 64–61 | Berkeley, CA |
| December 28* | No. 11 | vs. Utah Rainbow Classic | W 73–61 | Honolulu, HI |
| December 29* | No. 11 | vs. Washington Rainbow Classic | W 89–72 | Honolulu, HI |
| December 30* | No. 11 | vs. Louisville Rainbow Classic | W 89–86 | Honolulu, HI |
| January 4* | No. 9 | vs. Furman | W 100–67 | Charlotte, NC |
| January 6* | No. 9 | vs. Nebraska | W 79–62 | Greensboro, NC |
| January 10 | No. 7 | Clemson | W 92–58 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 17 | No. 4 | at Wake Forest | W 99–80 | Greensboro, NC |
| January 20 | No. 4 | Duke | W 82–71 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 25 | No. 3 | Virginia | L 78–84 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 27 | No. 3 | at No. 4 Maryland | L 88–94 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| January 31 | No. 8 | Wake Forest | W 69–51 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 5 | No. 8 | at No. 2 NC State | L 73–76 | Raleigh, NC |
| February 9* | No. 6 | vs. Georgia Tech North-South Doubleheader | W 107–72 | Charlotte, NC |
| February 10 | No. 6 | vs. Clemson North-South Doubleheader | W 84–69 | Charlotte, NC |
| February 14 | No. 6 | No. 10 Maryland | W 95–85 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 17* | No. 6 | vs. Florida State | W 91–79 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| February 21* | No. 6 | Miami (OH) | L 92–102 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 24 | No. 6 | at Virginia | W 76–68 | Charlottesville, VA |
| February 27 | No. 6 | No. 2 NC State | L 78–82 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| March 3 | No. 7 | at Duke | W 72–70 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 8* | (2) No. 8 | vs. (7) Wake Forest Quarterfinal | L 52–54 $^{OT}$ | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| March 17* | No. 11 | vs. Oral Roberts First round | W 82–65 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 20* | No. 11 | vs. Massachusetts Quarterfinal | W 73–63 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 24* | No. 11 | vs. Notre Dame Semifinal | L 71–78 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 25* | No. 11 | vs. Alabama Third Place | W 88–69 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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