Overall: 24-9, .727 W-L% (28th of 305)
Conference: 12-6, 2nd in MVC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Steve Alford (24-9)
PS/G: 75.9 (42nd of 305) ▪ PA/G: 71.8 (189th of 305)
SRS: 6.55 (82nd of 305) ▪ SOS: 2.49 (106th of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Nov 25, 1996 | REG | @ | Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | W | 81 | 74 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | Idaho | Big West | W | 87 | 71 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Mon, Dec 2, 1996 | REG | North Carolina-Wilmington | CAA | W | 64 | 63 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Fri, Dec 6, 1996 | REG | Morehead State | OVC | W | 99 | 81 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | Troy | Mid-Cont | W | 105 | 81 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Dec 10, 1996 | REG | @ | Northwestern State | Southland | W | 75 | 73 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 7 | Sun, Dec 15, 1996 | REG | Saint Louis | CUSA | W | 72 | 63 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | Drake | MVC | W | 79 | 57 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | ||
| 9 | Mon, Dec 30, 1996 | REG | N | Fresno State | WAC | W | 86 | 71 | 9 | 0 | W 9 | |
| 10 | Tue, Dec 31, 1996 | REG | N | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 76 | 73 | 10 | 0 | W 10 | |
| 11 | Wed, Jan 1, 1997 | REG | N | Cincinnati | CUSA | L | 60 | 101 | 10 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Sun, Jan 5, 1997 | REG | Bradley | MVC | W | 56 | 48 | 11 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Jan 9, 1997 | REG | @ | Long Beach State | Big West | W | 90 | 75 | 12 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 14 | Sun, Jan 12, 1997 | REG | @ | Drake | MVC | W | 87 | 82 | 13 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 15 | Wed, Jan 15, 1997 | REG | Northern Iowa | MVC | L | 72 | 79 | 13 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | @ | Wichita State | MVC | L | 60 | 75 | 13 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 17 | Wed, Jan 22, 1997 | REG | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 73 | 58 | 14 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | @ | Bradley | MVC | L | 48 | 70 | 14 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Mon, Jan 27, 1997 | REG | @ | Illinois State | MVC | L | 84 | 95 | 14 | 5 | L 2 | |
| 20 | Thu, Jan 30, 1997 | REG | Creighton | MVC | W | 77 | 71 | 15 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 21 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | Indiana State | MVC | W | 82 | 68 | 16 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 22 | Tue, Feb 4, 1997 | REG | @ | Northern Iowa | MVC | W | 80 | 70 | 17 | 5 | W 3 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | @ | Evansville | MVC | L | 64 | 67 | 17 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 24 | Mon, Feb 10, 1997 | REG | Illinois State | MVC | W | 79 | 66 | 18 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 25 | Thu, Feb 13, 1997 | REG | @ | Indiana State | MVC | L | 74 | 80 | 18 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 26 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Creighton | MVC | W | 88 | 82 | 19 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 27 | Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | REG | Evansville | MVC | W | 74 | 66 | 20 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 28 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | Wichita State | MVC | W | 70 | 62 | 21 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 29 | Mon, Feb 24, 1997 | REG | @ | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 88 | 81 | 22 | 7 | W 4 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Creighton | MVC | W | 77 | 58 | 23 | 7 | W 5 | |
| 31 | Sun, Mar 2, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Bradley | MVC | W | 60 | 58 | 24 | 7 | W 6 | |
| 32 | Mon, Mar 3, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Illinois State | MVC | L | 72 | 75 | 24 | 8 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 33 | Wed, Mar 12, 1997 | NIT | @ | North Carolina State | ACC | L | 66 | 77 | 24 | 9 | L 2 |