North Carolina State University Athletics
1971-72 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall16-100.615
Conference6-60.500
StreakL1
Home11-2
Away1-5
Neutral4-3
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 (Wed) | Home | Atlantic Christian | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 113-75 | ||
| Dec 4 (Sat) | Home | Georgia | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 92-81 | ||
| Dec 6 (Mon) | Away | West Virginia | Morgantown, WV | L 75-87 | ||
| Dec 10 (Fri) | Home | Purdue | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 84-71 | ||
| Dec 17 (Fri) | Neutral | Duke | Greensboro, NC | Big Four Tournament | W 67-62 | |
| Dec 18 (Sat) | Neutral | #4 North Carolina | Greensboro, NC | Big Four Tournament | L 68-99 | |
| Dec 21 (Tue) | Home | Davidson | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 79-67 | ||
| Dec 28 (Tue) | Neutral | Illinois | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl Tournament | L 72-84 | |
| Dec 29 (Wed) | Neutral | Columbia | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl Tournament | W 76-48 | |
| Jan 2 (Sun) | Home | #9 Virginia | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 73-84 | ||
| Jan 5 (Wed) | Away | #12 Maryland | College Park, MD | L 70-83 | ||
| Jan 12 (Wed) | Home | Duke | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 85-58 | ||
| Jan 17 (Mon) | Home | Clemson | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 58-46 | ||
| Jan 22 (Sat) | Home | Pittsburgh | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 80-73 | ||
| Jan 28 (Fri) | Home | Lehigh | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 97-64 | ||
| Jan 31 (Mon) | Home | #18 Maryland | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 65-66 | ||
| Feb 5 (Sat) | Away | #7 Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | L 68-69 | ||
| Feb 7 (Mon) | Away | #4 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | L 78-101 | ||
| Feb 11 (Fri) | Neutral | Georgia Tech | Charlotte, NC | North-South Doubleheader | W 87-70 | |
| Feb 12 (Sat) | Neutral | Clemson | Charlotte, NC | North-South Doubleheader | W 74-59 | |
| Feb 19 (Sat) | Home | Wake Forest | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 84-76 | ||
| Feb 23 (Wed) | Away | Duke | Durham, NC | L 73-74 | ||
| Feb 26 (Sat) | Home | East Carolina | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 92-57 | ||
| Feb 29 (Tue) | Home | #3 North Carolina | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 85-84 | ||
| Mar 4 (Sat) | Away | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC | W 86-78 | ||
| Mar 9 (Thu) | Neutral | Duke | Greensboro, NC | ACC Tournament | L 60-73 |