Overall: 22-9, .710 W-L% (34th of 305)
Conference: 10-4, 1st in CUSA White (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Melvin Watkins (22-9)
PS/G: 71.5 (122nd of 305) ▪ PA/G: 65.9 (70th of 305)
SRS: 10.77 (52nd of 305) ▪ SOS: 5.18 (80th of 305)
NCAA Tournament: (#7 seed in West)
Won West First Round (79-67) versus #10 Georgetown
Lost West Second Round (77-58) versus #2 Utah
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Nov 26, 1996 | REG | @ | Kent State | MAC | W | 96 | 82 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | @ | Old Dominion | CAA | L | 64 | 65 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Mon, Dec 2, 1996 | REG | Appalachian State | Southern | W | 75 | 63 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Fri, Dec 6, 1996 | REG | South Carolina | SEC | L | 60 | 75 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | Southern California | Pac-10 | L | 61 | 65 | 2 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | @ | Davidson | Southern | W | 70 | 68 | 3 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 7 | Wed, Dec 18, 1996 | REG | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 71 | 62 | 4 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | @ | Canisius | MAAC | W | 54 | 51 | 5 | 3 | W 3 | |
| 9 | Sat, Dec 28, 1996 | REG | Tennessee | SEC | W | 72 | 51 | 6 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| 10 | Mon, Dec 30, 1996 | REG | George Washington | A-10 | W | 76 | 69 | 7 | 3 | W 5 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | Virginia Military Institute | Southern | W | 96 | 76 | 8 | 3 | W 6 | ||
| 12 | Mon, Jan 6, 1997 | REG | Louisville | CUSA | L | 81 | 92 | 8 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Jan 9, 1997 | REG | Memphis | CUSA | W | 71 | 65 | 9 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | Saint Louis | CUSA | W | 81 | 52 | 10 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 15 | Tue, Jan 14, 1997 | REG | @ | South Florida | CUSA | W | 69 | 64 | 11 | 4 | W 3 | |
| 16 | Sun, Jan 19, 1997 | REG | @ | Memphis | CUSA | W | 76 | 70 | 12 | 4 | W 4 | |
| 17 | Tue, Jan 21, 1997 | REG | Cincinnati | CUSA | L | 67 | 77 | 12 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | @ | Tulane | CUSA | L | 63 | 69 | 12 | 6 | L 2 | |
| 19 | Wed, Jan 29, 1997 | REG | Houston | CUSA | W | 78 | 68 | 13 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | @ | James Madison | CAA | W | 75 | 55 | 14 | 6 | W 2 | |
| 21 | Tue, Feb 4, 1997 | REG | @ | DePaul | CUSA | W | 58 | 54 | 15 | 6 | W 3 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | @ | Houston | CUSA | W | 102 | 77 | 16 | 6 | W 4 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | Marquette | CUSA | W | 66 | 46 | 17 | 6 | W 5 | ||
| 24 | Sun, Feb 23, 1997 | REG | Alabama-Birmingham | CUSA | W | 86 | 74 | 18 | 6 | W 6 | ||
| 25 | Wed, Feb 26, 1997 | REG | @ | Louisville | CUSA | L | 71 | 72 | 18 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 26 | Sun, Mar 2, 1997 | REG | @ | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | W | 58 | 53 | 19 | 7 | W 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Thu, Mar 6, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Louisville | CUSA | W | 64 | 60 | 20 | 7 | W 2 | |
| 28 | Fri, Mar 7, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Alabama-Birmingham | CUSA | W | 67 | 65 | 21 | 7 | W 3 | |
| 29 | Sat, Mar 8, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Marquette | CUSA | L | 52 | 60 | 21 | 8 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Fri, Mar 14, 1997 | NCAA | N | Georgetown | Big East | W | 79 | 67 | 22 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 31 | Sun, Mar 16, 1997 | NCAA | N | Utah | WAC | L | 58 | 77 | 22 | 9 | L 1 |