Overall: 9-19, .321 W-L% (262nd of 305)
Conference: 6-10, 7th in MW Coll (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Rollie Massimino (9-19)
PS/G: 64.7 (249th of 305) ▪ PA/G: 72.1 (194th of 305)
SRS: -6.71 (211th of 305) ▪ SOS: 0.69 (130th of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 23, 1996 | REG | Georgetown | Big East | L | 67 | 77 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Mon, Nov 25, 1996 | REG | @ | Akron | MAC | W | 71 | 63 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 3 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 74 | 80 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Dec 3, 1996 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 78 | 83 | 1 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | @ | Wichita State | MVC | L | 70 | 72 | 1 | 4 | L 3 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | @ | Oregon | Pac-10 | L | 65 | 88 | 1 | 5 | L 4 | |
| 7 | Tue, Dec 17, 1996 | REG | Youngstown State | Mid-Cont | W | 69 | 61 | 2 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Mon, Dec 23, 1996 | REG | @ | Toledo | MAC | L | 50 | 75 | 2 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Mon, Dec 30, 1996 | REG | Colorado State | WAC | L | 67 | 71 | 2 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 10 | Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | REG | Butler | MW Coll | L | 60 | 79 | 2 | 8 | L 3 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | Wright State | MW Coll | W | 79 | 76 | 3 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Thu, Jan 9, 1997 | REG | @ | Green Bay | MW Coll | L | 56 | 72 | 3 | 9 | L 1 | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | @ | Milwaukee | MW Coll | W | 74 | 67 | 4 | 9 | W 1 | |
| 14 | Wed, Jan 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Iona | MAAC | L | 63 | 98 | 4 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | Loyola (IL) | MW Coll | L | 66 | 68 | 4 | 11 | L 2 | ||
| 16 | Mon, Jan 20, 1997 | REG | Northern Illinois | MW Coll | W | 75 | 67 | 5 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 17 | Thu, Jan 23, 1997 | REG | Detroit Mercy | MW Coll | L | 72 | 80 | 5 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | @ | Illinois-Chicago | MW Coll | L | 60 | 62 | 5 | 13 | L 2 | |
| 19 | Thu, Jan 30, 1997 | REG | @ | Butler | MW Coll | L | 47 | 84 | 5 | 14 | L 3 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | @ | Wright State | MW Coll | W | 74 | 71 | 6 | 14 | W 1 | |
| 21 | Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | REG | Green Bay | MW Coll | W | 57 | 48 | 7 | 14 | W 2 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | Milwaukee | MW Coll | W | 56 | 54 | 8 | 14 | W 3 | ||
| 23 | Thu, Feb 13, 1997 | REG | @ | Northern Illinois | MW Coll | L | 64 | 80 | 8 | 15 | L 1 | |
| 24 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Loyola (IL) | MW Coll | L | 61 | 72 | 8 | 16 | L 2 | |
| 25 | Wed, Feb 19, 1997 | REG | @ | Detroit Mercy | MW Coll | L | 60 | 68 | 8 | 17 | L 3 | |
| 26 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | Illinois-Chicago | MW Coll | L | 67 | 75 | 8 | 18 | L 4 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Detroit Mercy | MW Coll | W | 67 | 63 | 9 | 18 | W 1 | |
| 28 | Sun, Mar 2, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Illinois-Chicago | MW Coll | L | 42 | 64 | 9 | 19 | L 1 |