Overall: 34-2, .944 W-L% (1st of 305)
Conference: 15-1, 1st in Big 12 (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Roy Williams (34-2)
PS/G: 84.8 (2nd of 305) ▪ PA/G: 66.1 (76th of 305)
SRS: 26.60 (2nd of 305) ▪ SOS: 7.94 (39th of 305)
NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in Southeast)
Won Southeast First Round (78-64) versus #16 Jackson State
Won Southeast Second Round (75-61) versus #8 Purdue
Lost Southeast Regional Semifinal (85-82) versus #4 Arizona
| Pre | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | 12/10 | 12/17 | 12/24 | 12/31 | 1/7 | 1/14 | 1/21 | 1/28 | 2/4 | 2/11 | 2/18 | 2/25 | 3/4 | Final |
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| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 22, 1996 | REG | @ | Santa Clara | WCC | W | 76 | 64 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Mon, Nov 25, 1996 | REG | N | Louisiana State | SEC | W | 82 | 53 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Tue, Nov 26, 1996 | REG | N | California | Pac-10 | W | 85 | 67 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Wed, Nov 27, 1996 | REG | N | Virginia | ACC | W | 80 | 63 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Sun, Dec 1, 1996 | REG | San Diego | WCC | W | 79 | 72 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Wed, Dec 4, 1996 | REG | N | Cincinnati | CUSA | W | 72 | 65 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 7 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | @ | UCLA | Pac-10 | W | 96 | 83 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 8 | Wed, Dec 11, 1996 | REG | George Washington | A-10 | W | 85 | 56 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | ||
| 9 | Sun, Dec 15, 1996 | REG | North Carolina-Asheville | Big South | W | 105 | 73 | 9 | 0 | W 9 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | North Carolina State | ACC | W | 84 | 56 | 10 | 0 | W 10 | ||
| 11 | Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | REG | Brown | Ivy | W | 107 | 49 | 11 | 0 | W 11 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | @ | Kansas State | Big 12 | W | 62 | 59 | 12 | 0 | W 12 | |
| 13 | Mon, Jan 6, 1997 | REG | Texas | Big 12 | W | 86 | 61 | 13 | 0 | W 13 | ||
| 14 | Thu, Jan 9, 1997 | REG | Niagara | MAAC | W | 134 | 73 | 14 | 0 | W 14 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | @ | Baylor | Big 12 | W | 87 | 68 | 15 | 0 | W 15 | |
| 16 | Mon, Jan 13, 1997 | REG | Iowa State | Big 12 | W | 80 | 67 | 16 | 0 | W 16 | ||
| 17 | Sun, Jan 19, 1997 | REG | @ | Connecticut | Big East | W | 73 | 65 | 17 | 0 | W 17 | |
| 18 | Wed, Jan 22, 1997 | REG | Texas A&M | Big 12 | W | 89 | 60 | 18 | 0 | W 18 | ||
| 19 | Sun, Jan 26, 1997 | REG | @ | Colorado | Big 12 | W | 77 | 68 | 19 | 0 | W 19 | |
| 20 | Wed, Jan 29, 1997 | REG | @ | Texas Tech | Big 12 | W | 86 | 77 | 20 | 0 | W 20 | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | Nebraska | Big 12 | W | 82 | 77 | 21 | 0 | W 21 | ||
| 22 | Tue, Feb 4, 1997 | REG | @ | Missouri | Big 12 | L | 94 | 96 | 21 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 23 | Sun, Feb 9, 1997 | REG | @ | Iowa State | Big 12 | W | 69 | 62 | 22 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 24 | Wed, Feb 12, 1997 | REG | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | W | 104 | 72 | 23 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | Colorado | Big 12 | W | 114 | 74 | 24 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 26 | Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | REG | Missouri | Big 12 | W | 79 | 67 | 25 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 27 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | Kansas State | Big 12 | W | 78 | 58 | 26 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 28 | Mon, Feb 24, 1997 | REG | @ | Oklahoma | Big 12 | W | 70 | 68 | 27 | 1 | W 6 | |
| 29 | Sun, Mar 2, 1997 | REG | @ | Nebraska | Big 12 | W | 85 | 65 | 28 | 1 | W 7 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Fri, Mar 7, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | W | 74 | 59 | 29 | 1 | W 8 | |
| 31 | Sat, Mar 8, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Iowa State | Big 12 | W | 72 | 48 | 30 | 1 | W 9 | |
| 32 | Sun, Mar 9, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Missouri | Big 12 | W | 87 | 60 | 31 | 1 | W 10 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 33 | Thu, Mar 13, 1997 | NCAA | N | Jackson State | SWAC | W | 78 | 64 | 32 | 1 | W 11 | |
| 34 | Sat, Mar 15, 1997 | NCAA | N | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 75 | 61 | 33 | 1 | W 12 | |
| 35 | Fri, Mar 21, 1997 | NCAA | N | Arizona | Pac-10 | L | 82 | 85 | 33 | 2 | L 1 |