Overall: 18-14, .563 W-L% (117th of 305)
Conference: 7-7, 2nd in CUSA Red (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Murry Bartow (18-14)
PS/G: 66.9 (215th of 305) ▪ PA/G: 65.9 (71st of 305)
SRS: 3.06 (112th of 305) ▪ SOS: 2.06 (111th of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 22, 1996 | REG | Auburn | SEC | W | 64 | 57 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Wed, Nov 27, 1996 | REG | Florida A&M | MEAC | W | 83 | 50 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sun, Dec 1, 1996 | REG | Grambling | SWAC | W | 76 | 65 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Dec 4, 1996 | REG | @ | Vanderbilt | SEC | L | 62 | 66 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | Maryland-Eastern Shore | MEAC | W | 84 | 51 | 4 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Dec 10, 1996 | REG | @ | South Alabama | Sun Belt | L | 63 | 74 | 4 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | N | Ball State | MAC | L | 70 | 82 | 4 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 8 | Sun, Dec 15, 1996 | REG | N | Cal Poly | Big West | W | 93 | 81 | 5 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Wed, Dec 18, 1996 | REG | Chattanooga | Southern | W | 75 | 65 | 6 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 10 | Fri, Dec 20, 1996 | REG | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | W | 70 | 55 | 7 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | Long Island University | NEC | W | 74 | 69 | 8 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| 12 | Fri, Dec 27, 1996 | REG | N | St. Bonaventure | A-10 | L | 61 | 63 | 8 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 13 | Sat, Dec 28, 1996 | REG | N | William & Mary | CAA | W | 57 | 55 | 9 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 14 | Fri, Jan 3, 1997 | REG | Louisville | CUSA | L | 79 | 93 | 9 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Sun, Jan 5, 1997 | REG | Tulane | CUSA | L | 61 | 86 | 9 | 6 | L 2 | ||
| 16 | Wed, Jan 8, 1997 | REG | @ | Cincinnati | CUSA | L | 54 | 74 | 9 | 7 | L 3 | |
| 17 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | @ | Houston | CUSA | W | 69 | 66 | 10 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 18 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | @ | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | L | 59 | 74 | 10 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | Memphis | CUSA | W | 51 | 48 | 11 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Wed, Jan 29, 1997 | REG | @ | Saint Louis | CUSA | W | 62 | 45 | 12 | 8 | W 2 | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | South Florida | CUSA | L | 60 | 63 | 12 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | REG | @ | Chattanooga | Southern | L | 59 | 64 | 12 | 10 | L 2 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | DePaul | CUSA | W | 71 | 56 | 13 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Thu, Feb 13, 1997 | REG | @ | Tulane | CUSA | W | 64 | 61 | 14 | 10 | W 2 | |
| 25 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | W | 65 | 52 | 15 | 10 | W 3 | ||
| 26 | Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | REG | Marquette | CUSA | L | 52 | 68 | 15 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 27 | Sun, Feb 23, 1997 | REG | @ | Charlotte | CUSA | L | 74 | 86 | 15 | 12 | L 2 | |
| 28 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | REG | @ | South Florida | CUSA | W | 74 | 65 | 16 | 12 | W 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Wed, Mar 5, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Houston | CUSA | W | 55 | 54 | 17 | 12 | W 2 | |
| 30 | Thu, Mar 6, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Tulane | CUSA | W | 74 | 70 | 18 | 12 | W 3 | |
| 31 | Fri, Mar 7, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Charlotte | CUSA | L | 65 | 67 | 18 | 13 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 32 | Wed, Mar 12, 1997 | NIT | @ | Texas Christian | WAC | L | 62 | 85 | 18 | 14 | L 2 |