Overall: 12-15, .444 W-L% (184th of 305)
Conference: 9-9, 5th in OVC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Rick Samuels (12-15)
PS/G: 73.2 (89th of 305) ▪ PA/G: 78.1 (278th of 305)
SRS: -12.50 (256th of 305) ▪ SOS: -7.62 (266th of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 23, 1996 | REG | @ | DePaul | CUSA | L | 58 | 84 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Mon, Dec 2, 1996 | REG | Western Illinois | Mid-Cont | L | 78 | 79 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Dec 4, 1996 | REG | Indiana State | MVC | L | 68 | 74 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | ||
| 4 | Fri, Dec 13, 1996 | REG | N | Santa Clara | WCC | L | 80 | 90 | 0 | 4 | L 4 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | N | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | W | 88 | 76 | 1 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | @ | Saint Louis | CUSA | L | 59 | 81 | 1 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | REG | @ | Austin Peay | OVC | L | 69 | 85 | 1 | 6 | L 2 | |
| 8 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | @ | Tennessee State | OVC | W | 73 | 71 | 2 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Thu, Jan 9, 1997 | REG | Murray State | OVC | W | 76 | 64 | 3 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | Morehead State | OVC | W | 86 | 70 | 4 | 6 | W 3 | ||
| 11 | Mon, Jan 13, 1997 | REG | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | W | 84 | 77 | 5 | 6 | W 4 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | @ | Tennessee Tech | OVC | W | 77 | 66 | 6 | 6 | W 5 | |
| 13 | Mon, Jan 20, 1997 | REG | @ | Middle Tennessee | OVC | L | 72 | 83 | 6 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | @ | Southeast Missouri State | OVC | W | 65 | 61 | 7 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 15 | Thu, Jan 30, 1997 | REG | Tennessee-Martin | OVC | L | 68 | 71 | 7 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | Austin Peay | OVC | L | 76 | 86 | 7 | 9 | L 2 | ||
| 17 | Mon, Feb 3, 1997 | REG | Tennessee State | OVC | W | 82 | 74 | 8 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | @ | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | L | 72 | 82 | 8 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Mon, Feb 10, 1997 | REG | @ | Morehead State | OVC | W | 79 | 76 | 9 | 10 | W 1 | |
| 20 | Thu, Feb 13, 1997 | REG | @ | Tennessee-Martin | OVC | L | 53 | 83 | 9 | 11 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | Middle Tennessee | OVC | L | 55 | 77 | 9 | 12 | L 2 | ||
| 22 | Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | REG | Tennessee Tech | OVC | L | 68 | 85 | 9 | 13 | L 3 | ||
| 23 | Thu, Feb 20, 1997 | REG | @ | Murray State | OVC | L | 72 | 106 | 9 | 14 | L 4 | |
| 24 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | Southeast Missouri State | OVC | W | 92 | 69 | 10 | 14 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 25 | Tue, Feb 25, 1997 | CTOURN | @ | Tennessee Tech | OVC | L | 81 | 83 | 10 | 15 | L 1 |