Overall: 29-9, .763 W-L% (25th of 292)
Conference: 9-5, 2nd in ACC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (29-9)
PS/G: 89.1 (16th of 292) ▪ PA/G: 76.6 (178th of 292)
SRS: 21.34 (5th of 292) ▪ SOS: 8.81 (27th of 292)
NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in East)
Won East First Round (81-46) versus #14 Richmond
Won East Second Round (76-72) versus #6 St. John's (NY)
Won East Regional Semifinal (90-81) versus #7 UCLA
Won East Regional Final (79-78) versus #1 Connecticut
Won National Semifinal (97-83) versus #4 Arkansas
Lost National Final (103-73) versus #1 Nevada-Las Vegas
| Pre | 11/27 | 12/5 | 12/12 | 12/19 | 12/26 | 1/2 | 1/9 | 1/16 | 1/23 | 1/30 | 2/6 | 2/13 | 2/20 | 2/27 | 3/6 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 25, 1989 | REG | Harvard | Ivy | W | 130 | 54 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Wed, Nov 29, 1989 | REG | Canisius | MAAC | W | 102 | 66 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Dec 2, 1989 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 103 | 77 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Wed, Dec 6, 1989 | REG | N | Syracuse | Big East | L | 76 | 78 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 9, 1989 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 108 | 113 | OT | 3 | 2 | L 2 |
| 6 | Thu, Dec 21, 1989 | REG | @ | Davidson | Ind | W | 89 | 44 | 4 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 7 | Sat, Dec 23, 1989 | REG | Washington | Pac-10 | W | 74 | 64 | 5 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Thu, Dec 28, 1989 | REG | N | Drake | MVC | W | 101 | 77 | 6 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 9 | Fri, Dec 29, 1989 | REG | N | Cincinnati | Metro | W | 95 | 83 | 7 | 2 | W 4 | |
| 10 | Sat, Dec 30, 1989 | REG | @ | Hawaii | WAC | W | 87 | 75 | 8 | 2 | W 5 | |
| 11 | Wed, Jan 3, 1990 | REG | Citadel | Southern | W | 108 | 69 | 9 | 2 | W 6 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 6, 1990 | REG | Virginia | ACC | W | 76 | 68 | 10 | 2 | W 7 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Jan 11, 1990 | REG | @ | Georgia Tech | ACC | W | 96 | 91 | 11 | 2 | W 8 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 13, 1990 | REG | Maryland | ACC | W | 91 | 80 | 12 | 2 | W 9 | ||
| 15 | Wed, Jan 17, 1990 | REG | @ | North Carolina | ACC | L | 60 | 79 | 12 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 20, 1990 | REG | @ | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 97 | 69 | 13 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 17 | Mon, Jan 22, 1990 | REG | @ | William & Mary | CAA | W | 109 | 76 | 14 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 18 | Wed, Jan 24, 1990 | REG | North Carolina State | ACC | W | 85 | 82 | OT | 15 | 3 | W 3 | |
| 19 | Sun, Jan 28, 1990 | REG | Georgia Tech | ACC | W | 88 | 86 | 16 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| 20 | Wed, Jan 31, 1990 | REG | Clemson | ACC | W | 94 | 80 | 17 | 3 | W 5 | ||
| 21 | Sun, Feb 4, 1990 | REG | Notre Dame | Ind | W | 88 | 76 | 18 | 3 | W 6 | ||
| 22 | Thu, Feb 8, 1990 | REG | @ | Virginia | ACC | L | 69 | 72 | 18 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 10, 1990 | REG | @ | Maryland | ACC | W | 114 | 111 | OT | 19 | 4 | W 1 |
| 24 | Mon, Feb 12, 1990 | REG | N | Stetson | A-Sun | W | 102 | 67 | 20 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 25 | Wed, Feb 14, 1990 | REG | East Carolina | CAA | W | 84 | 51 | 21 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 26 | Sun, Feb 18, 1990 | REG | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 71 | 56 | 22 | 4 | W 4 | ||
| 27 | Wed, Feb 21, 1990 | REG | @ | North Carolina State | ACC | L | 71 | 76 | 22 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 28 | Sun, Feb 25, 1990 | REG | Arizona | Pac-10 | W | 78 | 76 | 23 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 29 | Wed, Feb 28, 1990 | REG | @ | Clemson | ACC | L | 93 | 97 | 23 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 30 | Sun, Mar 4, 1990 | REG | North Carolina | ACC | L | 75 | 87 | 23 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 31 | Fri, Mar 9, 1990 | CTOURN | N | Maryland | ACC | W | 104 | 84 | 24 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 32 | Sat, Mar 10, 1990 | CTOURN | N | Georgia Tech | ACC | L | 72 | 83 | 24 | 8 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 33 | Fri, Mar 16, 1990 | NCAA | N | Richmond | CAA | W | 81 | 46 | 25 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 34 | Sun, Mar 18, 1990 | NCAA | N | St. John's (NY) | Big East | W | 76 | 72 | 26 | 8 | W 2 | |
| 35 | Thu, Mar 22, 1990 | NCAA | N | UCLA | Pac-10 | W | 90 | 81 | 27 | 8 | W 3 | |
| 36 | Sat, Mar 24, 1990 | NCAA | N | Connecticut | Big East | W | 79 | 78 | OT | 28 | 8 | W 4 |
| 37 | Sat, Mar 31, 1990 | NCAA | N | Arkansas | SWC | W | 97 | 83 | 29 | 8 | W 5 | |
| 38 | Mon, Apr 2, 1990 | NCAA | N | Nevada-Las Vegas | Big West | L | 73 | 103 | 29 | 9 | L 1 |