1998-99 North Carolina Tar Heels basketball — schedule and results

The 1998-99 North Carolina Tar Heels went 24-10 (10-6 in the ACC) under head coach Bill Guthridge. The team peaked at #3 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 16.77.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 34 games from this season: 12–2 at home, 7–5 on the road, and 5–3 on neutral courts. The Carolina Tar Heels scored 71.4 points per game and allowed 64.9 (+6.5 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 8 games, from Nov 13, 1998 to Dec 4, 1998. The most lopsided win was 98–49 over Buffalo Bulls on Dec 8, 1998; the heaviest defeat was 96–73 to Duke Blue Devils on Mar 7, 1999. The tightest finish was a 1-point win against Virginia Cavaliers (67–66). 2 games went to overtime.

Among North Carolina Tar Heels' 114 recorded seasons, 1998-99's .706 winning percentage ranks 69th. Previous season: 1997-98 Carolina Tar Heels (34–4). Next season: 1999-00 Carolina Tar Heels (22–14).

Game-by-game results (34 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1998-11-13	vs App State Mountaineers	W 87–64	Dean Smith Center
1998-11-16	vs Florida International Panthers	W 65–44	Dean Smith Center
1998-11-18	vs Georgia Bulldogs	W 65–58	Dean Smith Center
1998-11-23	at Hampton Pirates	W 86–75	Hampton University Convocation Center
1998-11-25	neutral Purdue Boilermakers	W 54–47	Madison Square Garden (IV)
1998-11-27	neutral Stanford Cardinal	W 57–49	Madison Square Garden (IV)
1998-11-30	at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	W 75–54	Murphy Center
1998-12-04	neutral Old Dominion Monarchs	W 63–61	Charlotte Coliseum (II)
1998-12-05	neutral Charleston Cougars	L 64–66	Charlotte Coliseum (II)
1998-12-08	vs Buffalo Bulls	W 98–49	Dean Smith Center
1998-12-12	vs Charlotte 49ers	W 75–73 (OTOT)	Dean Smith Center
1998-12-17	vs Louisville Cardinals	W 77–72	Dean Smith Center
1998-12-19	at Dartmouth Big Green	W 82–68	Leede Arena
1998-12-22	at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	L 64–66	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
1998-12-29	at California Golden Bears	L 71–78	The Arena in Oakland
1999-01-02	vs Clemson Tigers	W 69–53	Dean Smith Center
1999-01-05	at Florida State Seminoles	W 72–54	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
1999-01-13	vs Maryland Terrapins	L 76–89	Dean Smith Center
1999-01-16	at NC State Wolfpack	W 59–56	Reynolds Coliseum
1999-01-21	vs Virginia Cavaliers	W 71–47	Dean Smith Center
1999-01-23	at Wake Forest Demon Deacons	W 52–40	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
1999-01-27	at Duke Blue Devils	L 77–89	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1999-01-31	vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	W 75–66	Dean Smith Center
1999-02-04	at Clemson Tigers	L 63–78	Littlejohn Coliseum
1999-02-07	vs Florida State Seminoles	W 98–64	Dean Smith Center
1999-02-13	at Maryland Terrapins	L 64–81	Cole Fieldhouse
1999-02-17	vs NC State Wolfpack	W 62–53	Dean Smith Center
1999-02-20	at Virginia Cavaliers	W 67–66	University Hall
1999-02-23	vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons	W 68–65 (OTOT)	Dean Smith Center
1999-02-27	vs Duke Blue Devils	L 61–81	Dean Smith Center
1999-03-05	neutral Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	W 78–49	Charlotte Coliseum (II)
1999-03-06	neutral Maryland Terrapins	W 86–79	Charlotte Coliseum (II)
1999-03-07	neutral Duke Blue Devils	L 73–96	Charlotte Coliseum (II)
1999-03-11	neutral Weber State Wildcats	L 74–76	KeyArena at Seattle Center

Game recaps

1998-11-27: North Carolina got past Stanford Cardinal 57–49 as Cota scored a team-high 17.

1998-12-04: North Carolina edged Old Dominion Monarchs 63–61. COTA,ED led the winners with 20 points. BOWDLER,CAL had 22 for Old Dominion Monarchs.

1998-12-29: California Golden Bears beat North Carolina 78–71. Carlisle, Geno led the winners with 29 points. Haywood, Brendan had 24 for North Carolina.

1999-01-02: Behind Ademola Okulaja's 19 points, North Carolina pulled away from Clemson Tigers 69–53. Harold Jamison had 17 for Clemson Tigers.

1999-01-13: Maryland Terrapins handled North Carolina Tar Heels 89–76. Profit led the winners with 24 points. Haywood had 18 for North Carolina Tar Heels.

1999-01-21: North Carolina Tar Heels blew out Virginia Cavaliers 71–47 as Adernola Okulaja scored a team-high 16. Willie Dersch had 13 for Virginia Cavaliers. Brendan Haywood grabbed 16 rebounds.

1999-01-23: North Carolina beat Wake Forest Demon Deacons 52–40 as Ademola Okulaja scored a team-high 10.

1999-02-20: North Carolina Tar Heels survived Virginia Cavaliers 67–66 as Ademola Okulaja scored a team-high 15. Adam Hall had 18 for Virginia Cavaliers.

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