Overall: 2-26, .071 W-L% (302nd of 305)
Conference: 0-18, 10th in MVC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Kurt Kanaskie (2-26)
PS/G: 62.5 (272nd of 305) ▪ PA/G: 73.4 (219th of 305)
SRS: -6.17 (206th of 305) ▪ SOS: 4.65 (86th of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Nov 24, 1996 | REG | @ | Colorado | Big 12 | L | 80 | 82 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | L | 81 | 96 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 3 | Tue, Dec 3, 1996 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 59 | 79 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | ||
| 4 | Thu, Dec 5, 1996 | REG | @ | Liberty | Big South | L | 51 | 55 | 0 | 4 | L 4 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | @ | Samford | A-Sun | L | 65 | 67 | 0 | 5 | L 5 | |
| 6 | Wed, Dec 11, 1996 | REG | @ | Iowa State | Big 12 | L | 50 | 74 | 0 | 6 | L 6 | |
| 7 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | @ | Missouri State | MVC | L | 57 | 79 | 0 | 7 | L 7 | |
| 8 | Tue, Dec 31, 1996 | REG | @ | Baylor | Big 12 | L | 55 | 87 | 0 | 8 | L 8 | |
| 9 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | Loyola (IL) | MW Coll | W | 68 | 55 | 1 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Jan 8, 1997 | REG | Indiana State | MVC | L | 63 | 67 | 1 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Sun, Jan 12, 1997 | REG | Missouri State | MVC | L | 82 | 87 | 1 | 10 | L 2 | ||
| 12 | Thu, Jan 16, 1997 | REG | @ | Evansville | MVC | L | 62 | 69 | 1 | 11 | L 3 | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | @ | Indiana State | MVC | L | 64 | 76 | 1 | 12 | L 4 | |
| 14 | Wed, Jan 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Wichita State | MVC | L | 74 | 80 | 1 | 13 | L 5 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | Northern Iowa | MVC | L | 68 | 81 | 1 | 14 | L 6 | ||
| 16 | Thu, Jan 30, 1997 | REG | Evansville | MVC | L | 54 | 59 | 1 | 15 | L 7 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | @ | Southern Illinois | MVC | L | 62 | 80 | 1 | 16 | L 8 | |
| 18 | Mon, Feb 3, 1997 | REG | Illinois State | MVC | L | 65 | 73 | 1 | 17 | L 9 | ||
| 19 | Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | REG | @ | Creighton | MVC | L | 60 | 71 | 1 | 18 | L 10 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | Southern Illinois | MVC | L | 60 | 63 | 1 | 19 | L 11 | ||
| 21 | Mon, Feb 10, 1997 | REG | Wichita State | MVC | L | 55 | 65 | 1 | 20 | L 12 | ||
| 22 | Thu, Feb 13, 1997 | REG | @ | Bradley | MVC | L | 53 | 73 | 1 | 21 | L 13 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Illinois State | MVC | L | 51 | 82 | 1 | 22 | L 14 | |
| 24 | Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | REG | Creighton | MVC | L | 76 | 82 | 1 | 23 | L 15 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Northern Iowa | MVC | L | 55 | 76 | 1 | 24 | L 16 | |
| 26 | Mon, Feb 24, 1997 | REG | Bradley | MVC | L | 60 | 67 | 1 | 25 | L 17 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Fri, Feb 28, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Wichita State | MVC | W | 74 | 63 | 2 | 25 | W 1 | |
| 28 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Bradley | MVC | L | 47 | 66 | 2 | 26 | L 1 |