1990-91 Men's Basketball
32-7 overall · 11-3 ACC Coach: Mike Krzyzewski ACC RS Champs National Champions Final #6 AP · #6 Coaches| Date | Opponent | Rankings Duke / Opp |
Result | Record | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIT Season Tipoff (Preseason NIT) | ||||||||
| Nov 14 | RST | Marquette | #6 / — | W 87-74 | 1-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Nov 16 | RST | Boston College | #6 / — | W 100-76 | 2-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 6,000 |
| Nov 21 | RST | vs. Arkansas | #6 / #2 | L 88-98 | 2-1 | — | Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. | 10,958 |
| Nov 23 | RST | vs. Notre Dame | #6 / — | W 85-77 | 3-1 | — | Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. | 12 |
| Nov 26 | East Carolina | #6 / — | W 125-82 | 4-1 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 | |
| Dec 1 | Charlotte AC | #8 / — | W 111-94 | 5-1 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 | |
| ACC/Big East Challenge | ||||||||
| Dec 5 | 1 | at Georgetown | #5 / #6 | L 74-79 | 5-2 | — | Capital Center, Washington, D.C. | 19,035 |
| Dec 8 | Michigan | #5 / — | W 75-68 | 6-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 | |
| Dec 19 | at Harvard | #9 / — | W 103-61 | 7-2 | — | Briggs Athletic Center, Cambridge, Mass. | 3 | |
| Dec 22 | at Oklahoma | #9 / #11 | W 90-85 | 8-2 | — | Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Okla. | 12,154 | |
| Dec 29 | Lehigh | #8 / — | W 97-67 | 9-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 | |
| Jan 2 | Boston University | #8 / — | W 109-55 | 10-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 | |
| Jan 5 | ★ | at Virginia | #8 / #18 | L 64-81 | 10-3 | — | University Hall, Charlottesville, Va. | 8,864 |
| Jan 9 | ★ | Georgia Tech | #14 / #24 | W 98-57 | 11-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 |
| Jan 12 | ★ | at Maryland | #14 / — | W 94-78 | 12-3 | — | Cole Field House, College Park, Md. | 14,500 |
| Jan 14 | ★ | Wake Forest | #14 / — | W 89-67 | 13-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 |
| Jan 16 | at The Citadel | #12 / — | W 83-50 | 14-3 | — | McAlister Field House, Charleston, S.C. | 6 | |
| Jan 19 | ★ | North Carolina | #12 / #5 | W 74-60 | 15-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Jan 23 | ★ | at N.C. State | #9 / — | L 89-95 | 15-4 | — | Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 12 |
| Jan 26 | ★ | at Clemson | #9 / — | W 99-70 | 16-4 | — | Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, S.C. | 10,500 |
| Jan 30 | ★ | at Georgia Tech | #7 / #23 | W 77-75 | 17-4 | — | Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, Ga. | 10,113 |
| Feb 2 | at Notre Dame | #7 / — | W 90-77 | 18-4 | — | Joyce Center, Notre Dame, Ind. | 11,418 | |
| Feb 7 | ★ | Virginia | #6 / #11 | W 86-74 | 19-4 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 |
| Feb 9 | ★ | Maryland | #6 / — | W 101-81 | 20-4 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 |
| Feb 10 | Louisiana State | #6 / #19 | W 88-70 | 21-4 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 | |
| Feb 13 | Davidson | #5 / — | W 74-39 | 22-4 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 | |
| Feb 16 | ★ | at Wake Forest | #5 / — | L 77-86 | 22-5 | — | Lawrence Joel Coliseum, Winstom-Salem, N.C. | 14,560 |
| Feb 20 | ★ | N.C. State | #7 / — | W 72-65 | 23-5 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 |
| Feb 24 | at Arizona | #7 / #9 | L 96-103 OT | 23-6 | — | McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz. | 13 | |
| Feb 27 | ★ | Clemson | #8 / — | W 79-62 | 24-6 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Mar 3 | ★ | at North Carolina | #8 / #4 | W 83-77 | 25-6 | — | Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 21 |
| ACC Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 9 | ACT | vs. N.C. State | #4 / — | W 93-72 | 26-6 | — | Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C. | 23 |
| Mar 10 | ACT | vs. North Carolina | #6 / #7 | L 74-96 | 26-7 | — | Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C. | 23 |
| NCAA Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 14 | NCAA | vs. Louisiana-Monroe | #6 / — | W 102-73 | 27-7 | CBS | Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn. | 25,759 |
| Mar 16 | NCAA | vs. Iowa | #6 / — | W 85-70 | 28-7 | CBS | Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn. | 28,114 |
| Mar 22 | NCAA | vs. Connecticut | #6 / — | W 81-67 | 29-7 | CBS | Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Mich. | 30,461 |
| Mar 24 | NCAA | vs. St. Johns | #6 / #20 | W 78-61 | 30-7 | CBS | Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Mich. | 25,634 |
| Mar 30 | NCAA | vs. UNLV | #6 / #1 | W 79-77 | 31-7 | CBS | RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Ind. | 47,100 |
| Apr 1 | NCAA | vs. Kansas | #6 / #12 | W 72-65 | 32-7 | CBS | RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Ind. | 47,100 |
★ — ACC Game
NCAA — NCAA Tournament
ACT — ACC Tournament
RST — NIT Season Tipoff (Preseason NIT)
1 — ACC/Big East Challenge