# 1977–78 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1977–78 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1977–78 college basketball season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| November 28* | No. 1 | vs. Oregon State | W 94–63 | 1-0 | (11,666) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| November 30* | No. 2 | Oregon State | W 90–64 | 2-0 | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| December 2* | No. 2 | vs. Duke Big Four Tournament | W 79–66 | 3-0 | (15,564) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| December 3* | No. 2 | NC State Big Four Tournament | W 87–82 | 4-0 | (15,564) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| December 7* | No. 2 | at William & Mary | L 75–78 | 4-1 | Kaplan Arena (10,000) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| December 10* | No. 2 | Rochester | W 101–43 | 5-1 | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| December 17* | No. 5 | vs. No. 6 Cincinnati | W 67–59 | 6-1 | (15,100) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| December 23* | No. 3 | at Tulane | W 108–103 | 7-1 | (4,100) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| December 28* | No. 2 | vs. BYU Rainbow Classic | W 94–81 | 8-1 | (4,794) Honolulu, HI |
| December 29* | No. 2 | vs. Texas Tech Rainbow Classic | W 88–76 | 9-1 | (4,257) Honolulu, HI |
| December 30* | No. 2 | vs. Stanford Rainbow Classic | W 92–61 | 10-1 | (5,811) Honolulu, HI |
| January 4 | No. 2 | at Clemson | W 79-77 $^{OT}$ | 11-1 (1-0) | (10,488) Clemson, South Carolina |
| January 7 | No. 2 | at No. 13 Virginia | W 76–61 | 12-1 (2-0) | (8,500) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| January 14 | No. 2 | at Duke Carolina–Duke rivalry | L 84–92 | 12-2 (2-1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina |
| January 15 | No. 2 | Wake Forest | W 71–69 | 13-2 (3-1) | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 18 | No. 5 | NC State North Carolina-NC State rivalry | W 69–64 | 14-2 (4-1) | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 21 | No. 5 | Maryland | W 85–71 | 15-2 (5-1) | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 26 | No. 3 | at Wake Forest | L 62–71 | 15-3 (5-2) | (8,250) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 28 | No. 3 | Clemson | W 98–64 | 16-3 (6-2) | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 30* | No. 3 | Mercer | W 73–70 | 17-3 | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 3* | No. 6 | vs. Furman North–South Doubleheader | L 83–89 | 17-4 | (11,666) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| February 4* | No. 6 | vs. Virginia Tech North–South Doubleheader | W 101–88 | 18-4 | (11,666) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| February 8 | No. 7 | at Maryland | W 66–64 | 19-4 (7-2) | (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| February 11* | No. 7 | vs. Rutgers | W 74–57 | 20-4 | (19,694) New York City |
| February 12* | No. 7 | at No. 20 Providence | L 59–61 | 20-5 | (5,102) Providence, Rhode Island |
| February 15 | No. 11 | Kent State | W 92–59 | 21-5 | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 18 | No. 11 | Virginia | W 71–54 | 22-5 (8-2) | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 23 | No. 8 | at NC State | L 67–72 | 22-6 (8-3) | (12,400) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| February 25 | No. 8 | No. 13 Duke | W 87–83 | 23-6 (9-3) | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| March 2* | No. 10 | vs. Wake Forest ACC tournament • Quarterfinals | L 77–82 | 23-7 | (15,836) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 11* | No. 11 | vs. No. 20 San Francisco NCAA tournament • First Round | L 64–68 | 23-8 | ASU Activity Center (11,213) Tempe, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||