| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Notes |
| 11/14/98 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 81-60 | 1-0 | |
| 11/18/98 | Campbell | W 87-36 | 2-0 | |
| 11/21/98 | Coastal Carolina | W 81-56 | 3-0 | |
| 11/24/98 | at Providence | L 69-80 | 3-1 | |
| 11/27/98 | Charleston Southern | W 93-57 | 4-1 | |
| 12/01/98 | Army | W 94-33 | 5-1 | |
| 12/05/98 | at Duke | L 69-89 | 5-2 (0-1) | |
| 12/12/98 | Houston | W 100-73 | 6-2 | |
| 12/17/98 | Winthrop | W 81-51 | 7-2 | |
| 12/21/98 | vs. Middle Tenn. St. | W 91-59 | 8-2 | Puerto Rico Holiday Classic |
| 12/22/98 | vs. Ohio State | L 64-81 | 8-3 | Puerto Rico Holiday Classic |
| 12/23/98 | vs. Oklahoma | W 62-58 | 9-3 | Puerto Rico Holiday Classic |
| 01/02/99 | Georgia Tech | W 75-69 | 10-3 (1-1) | |
| 01/05/99 | at Clemson | L 72-80 | 10-4 (1-2) | |
| 01/10/99 | at Maryland | L 48-94 | 10-5 (1-3) | |
| 01/14/99 | Virginia | W 82-72 | 11-5 (2-3) | |
| 01/16/99 | North Carolina | L 56-59 | 11-6 (2-4) | |
| 01/20/99 | Wofford | W 77-65 | 12-6 | |
| 01/23/99 | at Florida State | L 59-71 | 12-7 (2-5) | |
| 01/28/99 | Wake Forest | W 70-59 | 13-7 (3-5) | |
| 01/30/99 | Duke | L 61-80 | 13-8 (3-6) | |
| 02/02/99 | at Georgia Tech | W 51-50 | 14-8 (4-6) | |
| 02/06/99 | Clemson | W 84-71 | 15-8 (5-6) | |
| 02/10/99 | Maryland | L 50-63 | 15-9 (5-7) | |
| 02/14/99 | at Virginia | L 79-82 | 15-10 (5-8) | |
| 02/17/99 | at North Carolina | L 53-62 | 15-11 (5-9) | |
| 02/21/99 | Tulane | W 74-60 | 16-11 | |
| 02/24/99 | Florida State | W 71-63 | 17-11 (6-9) | |
| 02/28/99 | at Wake Forest | L 45-74 | 17-12 (6-10) | |
| 03/05/99 | vs. Wake Forest | W 66-52 | 18-12 | ACC Tournament Rd. 1 |
| 03/06/99 | vs. Duke | L 68-83 | 18-13 | ACC Tournament Rd. 2 |
| 03/10/99 | vs. Providence | W 92-86 | 19-13 | NIT Rd. 1 |
| 03/15/99 | vs. Princeton | L 58-61 | 19-14 | NIT Rd. 2 |