Overall: 21-9, .700 W-L% (42nd of 305)
Conference: 13-5, 2nd in MAC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Charlie Coles (21-9)
PS/G: 73.4 (85th of 305) ▪ PA/G: 65.0 (51st of 305)
SRS: 9.00 (63rd of 305) ▪ SOS: 0.63 (131st of 305)
NCAA Tournament: (#13 seed in Midwest)
Lost Midwest First Round (68-56) versus #4 Clemson
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 23, 1996 | REG | @ | Virginia Commonwealth | CAA | W | 69 | 66 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | @ | Xavier | A-10 | L | 71 | 92 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Wed, Dec 4, 1996 | REG | Dayton | A-10 | W | 92 | 72 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Fri, Dec 6, 1996 | REG | N | Texas Southern | SWAC | L | 63 | 67 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | N | Louisiana-Monroe | Southland | W | 65 | 49 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 6 | Tue, Dec 10, 1996 | REG | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | W | 91 | 40 | 4 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | @ | Wright State | MW Coll | W | 89 | 58 | 5 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 8 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | Akron | MAC | W | 84 | 51 | 6 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Jan 8, 1997 | REG | @ | Kent State | MAC | W | 64 | 57 | 7 | 2 | W 5 | |
| 10 | Fri, Jan 10, 1997 | REG | @ | Cincinnati | CUSA | L | 61 | 91 | 7 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Mon, Jan 13, 1997 | REG | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 77 | 51 | 8 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Wed, Jan 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Toledo | MAC | W | 66 | 49 | 9 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | Ohio | MAC | W | 78 | 63 | 10 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Jan 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Bowling Green State | MAC | L | 80 | 83 | 10 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 62 | 49 | 11 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Mon, Jan 27, 1997 | REG | @ | Ball State | MAC | L | 64 | 74 | 11 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 17 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | Kent State | MAC | W | 73 | 60 | 12 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 18 | Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | REG | @ | Eastern Michigan | MAC | L | 77 | 82 | 12 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | @ | Central Michigan | MAC | L | 75 | 86 | 12 | 7 | L 2 | |
| 20 | Wed, Feb 12, 1997 | REG | Toledo | MAC | W | 69 | 52 | 13 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 21 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Ohio | MAC | L | 65 | 67 | 13 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 22 | Wed, Feb 19, 1997 | REG | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 64 | 59 | 14 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 56 | 55 | 15 | 8 | W 2 | |
| 24 | Mon, Feb 24, 1997 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 86 | 77 | 16 | 8 | W 3 | ||
| 25 | Wed, Feb 26, 1997 | REG | Ball State | MAC | W | 83 | 72 | 17 | 8 | W 4 | ||
| 26 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | REG | @ | Akron | MAC | W | 66 | 52 | 18 | 8 | W 5 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Tue, Mar 4, 1997 | CTOURN | Kent State | MAC | W | 75 | 65 | 19 | 8 | W 6 | ||
| 28 | Fri, Mar 7, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 84 | 67 | 20 | 8 | W 7 | |
| 29 | Sat, Mar 8, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 96 | 76 | 21 | 8 | W 8 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Fri, Mar 14, 1997 | NCAA | N | Clemson | ACC | L | 56 | 68 | 21 | 9 | L 1 |