| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Notes |
| 12/01/51 | Furman | W 100-74 | 1-0 (1-0) | |
| 12/04/51 | Davidson | W 99-41 | 2-0 (2-0) | |
| 12/06/51 | at Wake Forest | W 65-62 | 3-0 (3-0) | |
| 12/13/51 | Texas Tech | L 62-63 | 3-1 | |
| 12/15/51 | Eastern Kentucky | W 70-58 | 4-1 | |
| 12/18/51 | at George Washington | W 86-57 | 5-1 (4-0) | |
| 12/20/51 | at Manhattan | L 50-69 | 5-2 | |
| 12/27/51 | Navy | W 71-51 | 6-2 | Dixie Classic |
| 12/28/51 | North Carolina | W 58-51 | 7-2 | Dixie Classic |
| 12/29/51 | Cornell | W 51-49 | 8-2 | Dixie Classic |
| 01/02/52 | Fordham | L 59-62 | 8-3 | |
| 01/05/52 | at Duke | W 72-70 | 9-3 (5-0) | |
| 01/08/52 | vs. South Carolina | W 85-76 | 10-3 (6-0) | Charlotte |
| 01/12/52 | William & Mary | W 82-46 | 11-3 (7-0) | |
| 01/15/52 | Louisvile | L 68-73 | 11-4 | |
| 01/19/52 | at Villanova | L 71-86 | 11-5 | |
| 01/22/52 | Loyola-Maryland | W 74-33 | 12-5 | |
| 01/26/52 | at North Carolina | W 58-53 | 13-5 (8-0) | |
| 01/29/52 | Bowling Green | L 67-72 | 13-6 | |
| 02/02/52 | Villanova | W 71-69 | 14-6 | |
| 02/04/52 | at Pittsburgh | W 62-54 | 15-6 | |
| 02/05/52 | at William & Mary | L 61-70 | 15-7 (8-1) | |
| 02/09/52 | Davidson | W 72-49 | 16-7 (9-1) | |
| 02/12/52 | Duke | L 58-71 | 16-8 (9-2) | |
| 02/16/52 | George Washington | W 71-58 | 17-8 (10-2) | |
| 02/19/52 | at Louisvile | L 67-82 | 17-9 | |
| 02/23/52 | North Carolina | W 71-52 | 18-9 (11-2) | |
| 02/26/52 | Wake Forest | W 65-51 | 19-9 (12-2) | |
| 03/01/52 | Cincinnati | 77-64 | 20-9 | |
| 03/06/52 | vs. Furman | W 73-68 | 21-9 | Southern Conference Tournament Rd. 1 |
| 03/07/52 | vs. George Washington | W 76-64 | 22-9 | Southern Conference Semifinals |
| 03/08/52 | vs. Duke | W 77-68 | 23-9 | Southern Conference Championship |
| 03/21/52 | vs. St. John's | L 49-60 | 23-10 | NCAA Tournament Rd. 1 |
| 03/22/52 | vs. Penn State | W 69-60 | 24-10 | NCAA Consolation |
