Overall: 22-10, .688 W-L% (52nd of 305)
Conference: 11-7, 4th in MAC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Milton Barnes (22-10)
PS/G: 79.6 (21st of 305) ▪ PA/G: 77.1 (269th of 305)
SRS: 4.14 (94th of 305) ▪ SOS: 1.66 (115th of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | @ | Drake | MVC | W | 96 | 81 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | @ | Jackson State | SWAC | W | 84 | 69 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Fri, Dec 13, 1996 | REG | N | Old Dominion | CAA | W | 79 | 78 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | @ | Syracuse | Big East | W | 68 | 65 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Thu, Dec 19, 1996 | REG | @ | Cincinnati | CUSA | L | 79 | 102 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Sun, Dec 29, 1996 | REG | N | Idaho | Big West | W | 81 | 71 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 7 | Mon, Dec 30, 1996 | REG | N | Liberty | Big South | W | 72 | 70 | 6 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 8 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | Kent State | MAC | W | 91 | 77 | 7 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Jan 8, 1997 | REG | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 104 | 67 | 8 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 10 | Mon, Jan 13, 1997 | REG | Toledo | MAC | W | 73 | 70 | 9 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 11 | Thu, Jan 16, 1997 | REG | @ | Boise State | Big West | L | 61 | 73 | 9 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Mon, Jan 20, 1997 | REG | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 76 | 67 | 10 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Jan 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Western Michigan | MAC | L | 73 | 76 | 10 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | Ball State | MAC | W | 85 | 75 | 11 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Wed, Jan 29, 1997 | REG | @ | Akron | MAC | W | 79 | 76 | 12 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 16 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | @ | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 100 | 94 | 13 | 3 | W 3 | |
| 17 | Mon, Feb 3, 1997 | REG | @ | Ohio | MAC | L | 70 | 71 | 13 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 18 | Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | REG | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 82 | 77 | 14 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | @ | Toledo | MAC | W | 83 | 63 | 15 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 20 | Wed, Feb 12, 1997 | REG | Ohio | MAC | L | 62 | 71 | 15 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 21 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Bowling Green State | MAC | L | 83 | 98 | 15 | 6 | L 2 | |
| 22 | Wed, Feb 19, 1997 | REG | Western Michigan | MAC | L | 77 | 82 | 15 | 7 | L 3 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Ball State | MAC | L | 89 | 107 | 15 | 8 | L 4 | |
| 24 | Mon, Feb 24, 1997 | REG | @ | Miami (OH) | MAC | L | 77 | 86 | 15 | 9 | L 5 | |
| 25 | Wed, Feb 26, 1997 | REG | Akron | MAC | W | 76 | 75 | 16 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 26 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | REG | @ | Kent State | MAC | W | 73 | 59 | 17 | 9 | W 2 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Tue, Mar 4, 1997 | CTOURN | Ball State | MAC | W | 85 | 75 | 18 | 9 | W 3 | ||
| 28 | Fri, Mar 7, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 73 | 64 | 19 | 9 | W 4 | |
| 29 | Sat, Mar 8, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Miami (OH) | MAC | L | 76 | 96 | 19 | 10 | L 1 |