Overall: 8-21, .276 W-L% (274th of 305)
Conference: 5-9, 8th in SWAC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Rob Spivery (8-21)
PS/G: 63.8 (260th of 305) ▪ PA/G: 77.2 (272nd of 305)
SRS: -21.80 (302nd of 305) ▪ SOS: -8.33 (280th of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 23, 1996 | REG | @ | George Mason | CAA | L | 66 | 97 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Tue, Nov 26, 1996 | REG | @ | Georgetown | Big East | L | 37 | 75 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | @ | Jacksonville State | A-Sun | W | 82 | 71 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Tue, Dec 3, 1996 | REG | Troy | Mid-Cont | L | 59 | 77 | 1 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Fri, Dec 6, 1996 | REG | @ | Hawaii | WAC | L | 54 | 80 | 1 | 4 | L 2 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | N | McNeese State | Southland | L | 64 | 79 | 1 | 5 | L 3 | |
| 7 | Wed, Dec 18, 1996 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 40 | 81 | 1 | 6 | L 4 | |
| 8 | Fri, Dec 20, 1996 | REG | @ | Dayton | A-10 | L | 50 | 81 | 1 | 7 | L 5 | |
| 9 | Mon, Dec 23, 1996 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 34 | 114 | 1 | 8 | L 6 | |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | @ | Texas Southern | SWAC | L | 41 | 65 | 1 | 9 | L 7 | |
| 11 | Mon, Jan 6, 1997 | REG | @ | Prairie View | SWAC | L | 60 | 64 | 1 | 10 | L 8 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | Southern | SWAC | W | 67 | 66 | 2 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Mon, Jan 13, 1997 | REG | Alcorn State | SWAC | L | 52 | 67 | 2 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | @ | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | W | 95 | 91 | 3 | 11 | W 1 | |
| 15 | Mon, Jan 20, 1997 | REG | Grambling | SWAC | W | 67 | 53 | 4 | 11 | W 2 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | Jackson State | SWAC | W | 58 | 55 | 5 | 11 | W 3 | ||
| 17 | Tue, Jan 28, 1997 | REG | @ | Troy | Mid-Cont | L | 67 | 71 | 5 | 12 | L 1 | |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | Texas Southern | SWAC | L | 72 | 77 | 5 | 13 | L 2 | ||
| 19 | Mon, Feb 3, 1997 | REG | Prairie View | SWAC | L | 65 | 66 | 5 | 14 | L 3 | ||
| 20 | Fri, Feb 7, 1997 | REG | @ | Southern | SWAC | L | 92 | 102 | 5 | 15 | L 4 | |
| 21 | Mon, Feb 10, 1997 | REG | @ | Alcorn State | SWAC | W | 78 | 75 | 6 | 15 | W 1 | |
| 22 | Wed, Feb 12, 1997 | REG | George Mason | CAA | W | 81 | 79 | 7 | 15 | W 2 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | L | 74 | 95 | 7 | 16 | L 1 | |
| 24 | Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | REG | @ | Grambling | SWAC | L | 63 | 68 | 7 | 17 | L 2 | |
| 25 | Wed, Feb 19, 1997 | REG | @ | Florida State | ACC | L | 49 | 94 | 7 | 18 | L 3 | |
| 26 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Jackson State | SWAC | L | 59 | 69 | 7 | 19 | L 4 | |
| 27 | Wed, Feb 26, 1997 | REG | Jacksonville State | A-Sun | W | 87 | 72 | 8 | 19 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Thu, Mar 6, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Alcorn State | SWAC | L | 72 | 78 | OT | 8 | 20 | L 1 |