Overall: 10-17, .370 W-L% (227th of 305)
Conference: 7-9, 6th in Mid-Cont (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bob Sundvold (10-17)
PS/G: 69.4 (164th of 305) ▪ PA/G: 76.5 (258th of 305)
SRS: -10.37 (237th of 305) ▪ SOS: -3.25 (187th of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 22, 1996 | REG | @ | Kansas State | Big 12 | L | 53 | 73 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Mon, Nov 25, 1996 | REG | @ | Creighton | MVC | L | 68 | 70 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Tue, Dec 3, 1996 | REG | @ | Baylor | Big 12 | L | 71 | 79 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | @ | Saint Louis | CUSA | W | 74 | 53 | 1 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Wed, Dec 11, 1996 | REG | Nebraska | Big 12 | L | 64 | 76 | 1 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Fri, Dec 20, 1996 | REG | Texas A&M | Big 12 | L | 73 | 74 | 1 | 5 | L 2 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Dec 28, 1996 | REG | Colorado | Big 12 | L | 61 | 82 | 1 | 6 | L 3 | ||
| 8 | Mon, Dec 30, 1996 | REG | Northern Iowa | MVC | L | 59 | 84 | 1 | 7 | L 4 | ||
| 9 | Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | REG | Western Illinois | Mid-Cont | W | 80 | 73 | 2 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | Valparaiso | Mid-Cont | L | 66 | 81 | 2 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Mon, Jan 6, 1997 | REG | @ | Troy | Mid-Cont | W | 103 | 86 | 3 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | @ | Buffalo | Mid-Cont | L | 62 | 80 | 3 | 9 | L 1 | |
| 13 | Mon, Jan 13, 1997 | REG | @ | Youngstown State | Mid-Cont | W | 73 | 71 | 4 | 9 | W 1 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | @ | Chicago State | Mid-Cont | W | 64 | 63 | 5 | 9 | W 2 | |
| 15 | Mon, Jan 20, 1997 | REG | @ | Northeastern Illinois | Mid-Cont | W | 87 | 84 | 6 | 9 | W 3 | |
| 16 | Mon, Jan 27, 1997 | REG | @ | Central Connecticut State | Mid-Cont | L | 46 | 60 | 6 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 17 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | Troy | Mid-Cont | L | 81 | 87 | 6 | 11 | L 2 | ||
| 18 | Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | REG | Youngstown State | Mid-Cont | L | 59 | 68 | 6 | 12 | L 3 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | Buffalo | Mid-Cont | W | 85 | 74 | 7 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Mon, Feb 10, 1997 | REG | Northeastern Illinois | Mid-Cont | W | 83 | 70 | 8 | 12 | W 2 | ||
| 21 | Wed, Feb 12, 1997 | REG | Chicago State | Mid-Cont | L | 82 | 97 | 8 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | Central Connecticut State | Mid-Cont | L | 67 | 72 | 8 | 14 | L 2 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Valparaiso | Mid-Cont | L | 63 | 90 | 8 | 15 | L 3 | |
| 24 | Mon, Feb 24, 1997 | REG | @ | Western Illinois | Mid-Cont | L | 62 | 90 | 8 | 16 | L 4 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 25 | Sun, Mar 2, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Northeastern Illinois | Mid-Cont | L | 48 | 75 | 8 | 17 | L 5 |