Overall: 26-9, .743 W-L% (23rd of 305)
Conference: 9-5, 3rd in CUSA White (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Denny Crum (26-9)
PS/G: 75.2 (51st of 305) ▪ PA/G: 70.9 (167th of 305)
SRS: 12.01 (46th of 305) ▪ SOS: 7.76 (43rd of 305)
NCAA Tournament: (#6 seed in East)
Won East First Round (65-57) versus #11 Massachusetts
Won East Second Round (64-63) versus #3 New Mexico
Won East Regional Semifinal (78-63) versus #10 Texas
Lost East Regional Final (97-74) versus #1 North Carolina
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 25 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 29, 1996 | REG | N | Montana State | Big Sky | W | 92 | 78 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | N | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 70 | 60 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sun, Dec 1, 1996 | REG | N | Colorado | Big 12 | W | 92 | 82 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | N | Louisiana State | SEC | W | 93 | 87 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Wed, Dec 11, 1996 | REG | Dayton | A-10 | W | 80 | 67 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | N | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 88 | 72 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 7 | Mon, Dec 16, 1996 | REG | Wright State | MW Coll | W | 65 | 57 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | @ | Arkansas | SEC | W | 91 | 88 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 9 | Mon, Dec 23, 1996 | REG | Tennessee State | OVC | W | 102 | 54 | 9 | 0 | W 9 | ||
| 10 | Sun, Dec 29, 1996 | REG | Boston College | Big East | W | 89 | 85 | 10 | 0 | W 10 | ||
| 11 | Tue, Dec 31, 1996 | REG | Kentucky | SEC | L | 54 | 74 | 10 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Fri, Jan 3, 1997 | REG | @ | Alabama-Birmingham | CUSA | W | 93 | 79 | 11 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 13 | Mon, Jan 6, 1997 | REG | @ | Charlotte | CUSA | W | 92 | 81 | 12 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | Georgia Tech | ACC | W | 60 | 56 | 13 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 15 | Wed, Jan 15, 1997 | REG | Houston | CUSA | W | 92 | 78 | 14 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 16 | Sun, Jan 19, 1997 | REG | @ | Texas | Big 12 | W | 85 | 78 | 15 | 1 | W 5 | |
| 17 | Thu, Jan 23, 1997 | REG | Memphis | CUSA | L | 58 | 64 | 15 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | UCLA | Pac-10 | W | 74 | 71 | 16 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Tue, Jan 28, 1997 | REG | DePaul | CUSA | W | 71 | 54 | 17 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 20 | Thu, Jan 30, 1997 | REG | Cincinnati | CUSA | W | 81 | 70 | 18 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 21 | Sun, Feb 2, 1997 | REG | @ | Temple | A-10 | L | 44 | 67 | 18 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 22 | Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | REG | Saint Louis | CUSA | L | 62 | 64 | 18 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 23 | Sun, Feb 9, 1997 | REG | @ | Memphis | CUSA | L | 59 | 79 | 18 | 5 | L 3 | |
| 24 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Houston | CUSA | W | 70 | 66 | 19 | 5 | W 1 | |
| 25 | Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | REG | South Florida | CUSA | W | 75 | 64 | 20 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 26 | Thu, Feb 20, 1997 | REG | @ | Marquette | CUSA | L | 71 | 79 | 20 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 27 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | W | 75 | 72 | 21 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 28 | Wed, Feb 26, 1997 | REG | Charlotte | CUSA | W | 72 | 71 | 22 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 29 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | REG | @ | Tulane | CUSA | L | 71 | 83 | 22 | 7 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Wed, Mar 5, 1997 | CTOURN | N | South Florida | CUSA | W | 69 | 58 | 23 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 31 | Thu, Mar 6, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Charlotte | CUSA | L | 60 | 64 | 23 | 8 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 32 | Fri, Mar 14, 1997 | NCAA | N | Massachusetts | A-10 | W | 65 | 57 | 24 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 33 | Sun, Mar 16, 1997 | NCAA | N | New Mexico | WAC | W | 64 | 63 | 25 | 8 | W 2 | |
| 34 | Fri, Mar 21, 1997 | NCAA | N | Texas | Big 12 | W | 78 | 63 | 26 | 8 | W 3 | |
| 35 | Sun, Mar 23, 1997 | NCAA | N | North Carolina | ACC | L | 74 | 97 | 26 | 9 | L 1 |