1989-90 Men's Basketball
29-9 overall · 9-5 ACC Coach: Mike Krzyzewski Final #15 AP · #14 Coaches| Date | Opponent | Rankings Duke / Opp |
Result | Record | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | Harvard | #10 / — | W 130-54 | 1-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 | |
| Nov 29 | Canisius | #7 / — | W 102-66 | 2-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 | |
| Dec 2 | at Northwestern | #7 / — | W 103-77 | 3-0 | — | Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Ill. | 7 | |
| ACC/Big East Challenge | ||||||||
| Dec 6 | 1 | vs. Syracuse | #6 / #1 | L 76-78 | 3-1 | — | Greensboro Colliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 11 |
| Dec 9 | at Michigan | #6 / #8 | L 108-113 OT | 3-2 | — | Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich. | 13 | |
| Dec 21 | at Davidson | #12 / — | W 89-44 | 4-2 | — | Belk Arena, Davidson, N.C. | 5 | |
| Dec 23 | Washington | #12 / — | W 74-64 | 5-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 | |
| Rainbow Classic | ||||||||
| Dec 28 | RST | vs. Drake | #13 / — | W 101-77 | 6-2 | — | Neal Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii | 4,396 |
| Dec 29 | RST | vs. Cincinnati | #13 / — | W 95-83 | 7-2 | — | Neal Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii | 4,396 |
| Dec 30 | RST | vs. Hawaii | #13 / — | W 87-75 | 8-2 | — | Neal Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii | 4,396 |
| Jan 3 | The Citadel | #13 / — | W 108-69 | 9-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 | |
| Jan 6 | ★ | Virginia | #13 / — | W 76-68 | 10-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 |
| Jan 11 | ★ | at Georgia Tech | #10 / #9 | W 96-91 | 11-2 | — | Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, Ga. | 9 |
| Jan 13 | ★ | Maryland | #10 / — | W 91-80 | 12-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 |
| Jan 17 | ★ | at North Carolina | #8 / — | L 60-79 | 12-3 | — | Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 21 |
| Jan 20 | ★ | at Wake Forest | #8 / — | W 97-69 | 13-3 | — | Lawrence Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 13 |
| Jan 22 | at William & Mary | #8 / — | W 109-76 | 14-3 | — | William & Mary Hall, Williamsburg, Va. | 6 | |
| Jan 24 | ★ | N.C. State | #8 / — | W 85-82 OT | 15-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Jan 28 | ★ | Georgia Tech | #8 / #13 | W 88-86 | 16-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Jan 31 | ★ | Clemson | #5 / — | W 94-80 | 17-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Feb 4 | Notre Dame | #5 / — | W 88-76 | 18-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 | |
| Feb 8 | ★ | at Virginia | #4 / — | L 69-72 | 18-4 | — | Littlejohn Coliseum, Charlottesville, Va. | 8 |
| Feb 10 | ★ | at Maryland | #4 / — | W 114-111 OT | 19-4 | — | Cole Field House, College Park, Md. | 14 |
| Feb 12 | at Stetson | #4 / — | W 102-67 | 20-4 | — | Orlando Arena, Orlando, Fla. | — | |
| Feb 14 | East Carolina | #6 / — | W 84-51 | 21-4 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 | |
| Feb 18 | ★ | Wake Forest | #6 / — | W 71-56 | 22-4 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Feb 21 | ★ | at N.C. State | #3 / — | L 71-76 | 22-5 | — | Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 12 |
| Feb 25 | Arizona | #3 / #21 | W 78-76 | 23-5 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 | |
| Feb 28 | ★ | at Clemson | #5 / #20 | L 93-97 | 23-6 | — | Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, S.C. | 12 |
| Mar 4 | ★ | North Carolina | #5 / — | L 75-87 | 23-7 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | — |
| ACC Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 9 | ACT | vs. Maryland | #12 / — | W 104-84 | 24-7 | — | Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C. | 23,530 |
| Mar 10 | ACT | vs. Georgia Tech | #12 / #14 | L 72-83 | 24-8 | — | Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C. | 23 |
| NCAA Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 16 | NCAA | vs. Richmond | #15 / — | W 81-46 | 25-8 | ESPN | The Omni, Atlanta, Ga. | 10,583 |
| Mar 18 | NCAA | vs. St. Johns | #15 / — | W 76-72 | 26-8 | ESPN | The Omni, Atlanta, Ga. | 11,630 |
| Mar 22 | NCAA | vs. UCLA | #15 / — | W 90-81 | 27-8 | CBS | Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, N.J. | 19,502 |
| Mar 24 | NCAA | vs. Connecticut | #15 / #3 | W 79-78 OT | 28-8 | CBS | Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, N.J. | 19 |
| Mar 31 | NCAA | vs. Arkansas | #15 / #7 | W 97-83 | 29-8 | CBS | McNichols Arena, Denver, Colo. | 17,765 |
| Apr 2 | NCAA | vs. UNLV | #15 / #2 | L 73-103 | 29-9 | CBS | McNichols Arena, Denver, Colo. | 17 |
★ — ACC Game
NCAA — NCAA Tournament
ACT — ACC Tournament
RST — Rainbow Classic
1 — ACC/Big East Challenge