| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | TV | Outcome/Time |
| Sun | 11/03/2002 | Exhibition (Premier Players) | Chapel Hill | | W, 87-74 Recap | Box Score |
| Wed | 11/06/2002 | Exhibition (Athletes in Action) | Chapel Hill | | W, 77-74 Recap |
| Fri | 11/22/2002 | Davidson | Chapel Hill | | W, 68-46 Recap | Box Score |
| Sun | 11/24/2002 | East Tenn St | Chapel Hill | | W, 106-40 Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery |
| Fri | 11/29/2002 | DePaul | Honolulu. Hawaii | | W, 82-66 Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery |
| Sat | 11/30/2002 | Oklahoma | Honolulu, Hawaii | | L, 66-63 Recap | Box Score |
| Sun | 12/01/2002 | Hawaii | Honolulu, Hawaii | | W, 61-50 Recap | Box Score |
| Thu | 12/05/2002 | Appalachian St. | Chapel Hill | | W, 80-44 Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery |
| Sun | 12/08/2002 | Old Dominion | Chapel Hill | | W, 90-54 Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery |
| Tue | 12/17/2002 | Elon | Chapel Hill | | W, 83-50 Recap | Box Score |
| Fri | 12/20/2002 | South Carolina | Myrtle Beach, S.C. | | W, 78-69 Recap | Final Stats |
| Sun | 12/29/2002 | Charleston Southern | Chapel Hill | | W, 84-49 Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery |
| Tue | 12/31/2002 | American | Chapel Hill | | W, - Recap | Box Score |
| Thu | 01/02/2003 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Ga. | | W, 72-67 Recap | Box Score | Gametracker |
| Sun | 01/05/2003 | NC State | Chapel Hill | RSN | W, 80-59 Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery |
| Thu | 01/09/2003 | Wake Forest | Chapel Hill | | W, 86-56 Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery |
| Sun | 01/12/2003 | Florida State | Tallahassee, Fla. | | W, 74-53 Recap | Box Score | Gametracker |
| Thu | 01/16/2003 | Clemson | Clemson, S.C. | | W, 77-55 Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery |
| Mon | 01/20/2003 | Duke | Chapel Hill | ESPN2 | L, 78-67 (OT) Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery |
| Thu | 01/23/2003 | Western Michigan | Kalamazoo, Mich. | | W, 79-76 Recap | Box Score |
| Mon | 01/27/2003 | Maryland | College Park, Md. | RSN | W, 83-82 Recap | Box Score | Gametracker |
| Thu | 01/30/2003 | Virginia | Chapel Hill | | W, 74-54 Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery |
| Sun | 02/02/2003 | Georgia Tech | Chapel Hill | RSN | W, 76-64 Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery |
| Fri | 02/07/2003 | NC State | Raleigh, N.C. | RSN | W, 66-63 Recap | Box Score |
| Sun | 02/09/2003 | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, N.C. | RSN | W, 67-57 Recap |
| Thu | 02/13/2003 | Florida State | Chapel Hill | | W, 72-56 Recap | Box Score |
| Sun | 02/16/2003 | Clemson | Chapel Hill | Fox Sports Net | W, 70-66 Recap | Box Score |
| Thu | 02/20/2003 | Duke | Durham, N.C. | RSN | L, 97-63 Recap | Box Score | Gametracker |
| Mon | 02/24/2003 | Coastal Carolina | Chapel Hill | | W, 80-48 Recap | Box Score |
| Thu | 02/27/2003 | Maryland | Chapel Hill | | W, 94-77 Recap | Box Score |
| Sun | 03/02/2003 | Virginia | Charlottesville, Va. | ESPN2 | L, 69-59 Recap | Box Score | Gametracker |
| Sat | 03/08/2003 | Clemson (ACC Tournament) | Greensboro, N.C. | RSN-TV | W, 80-71 Recap | Box Score | Gametracker |
| Sun | 03/09/2003 | Virginia (ACC Tournament) | Greensboro, N.C. | | W, 88-78 Recap | Box Score | Gametracker |
| Mon | 03/10/2003 | Duke (ACC Tournament) | Greensboro, N.C. | | L, 77-59 Recap | Box Score | Gametracker |
| Sat | 03/22/2003 | Austin Peay (NCAA 1st Round) | Boulder, Colo. | ESPN2 | W, 72-70 Recap | Box Score |
| Mon | 03/24/2003 | Colorado (NCAA 2nd Round) | Boulder, Colo. | | L, 86-67 Recap | Box Score |