Overall: 16-14, .533 W-L% (139th of 305)
Conference: 10-6, 3rd in Big Sky (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Mick Durham (16-14)
PS/G: 75.4 (45th of 305) ▪ PA/G: 75.7 (254th of 305)
SRS: -3.47 (172nd of 305) ▪ SOS: -3.27 (189th of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 29, 1996 | REG | N | Louisville | CUSA | L | 78 | 92 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | N | Texas Christian | WAC | L | 76 | 89 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | Nevada | Big West | L | 73 | 76 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Dec 11, 1996 | REG | @ | Gonzaga | WCC | L | 76 | 91 | 0 | 4 | L 4 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | @ | James Madison | CAA | L | 63 | 68 | 0 | 5 | L 5 | |
| 6 | Thu, Dec 19, 1996 | REG | N | Wyoming | WAC | L | 82 | 92 | 0 | 6 | L 6 | |
| 7 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | Appalachian State | Southern | W | 96 | 71 | 1 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Dec 28, 1996 | REG | Cornell | Ivy | W | 80 | 65 | 2 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Sun, Dec 29, 1996 | REG | Air Force | WAC | W | 70 | 67 | 3 | 6 | W 3 | ||
| 10 | Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | REG | @ | Weber State | Big Sky | W | 87 | 71 | 4 | 6 | W 4 | |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | @ | Idaho State | Big Sky | L | 59 | 84 | 4 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Thu, Jan 9, 1997 | REG | Cal State Northridge | Big Sky | W | 85 | 68 | 5 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Fri, Jan 10, 1997 | REG | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | L | 74 | 79 | 5 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 14 | Thu, Jan 16, 1997 | REG | @ | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | W | 82 | 78 | 6 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | @ | Portland State | Big Sky | L | 69 | 76 | 6 | 9 | L 1 | |
| 16 | Wed, Jan 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Sacramento State | Big Sky | W | 93 | 77 | 7 | 9 | W 1 | |
| 17 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | @ | Montana | Big Sky | L | 71 | 81 | 7 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 18 | Thu, Jan 30, 1997 | REG | Sacramento State | Big Sky | W | 83 | 66 | 8 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | Idaho State | Big Sky | W | 88 | 74 | 9 | 10 | W 2 | ||
| 20 | Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | REG | @ | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | L | 61 | 85 | 9 | 11 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | @ | Cal State Northridge | Big Sky | W | 83 | 79 | 10 | 11 | W 1 | |
| 22 | Fri, Feb 14, 1997 | REG | Weber State | Big Sky | W | 97 | 85 | 11 | 11 | W 2 | ||
| 23 | Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | REG | @ | Southern Utah | Ind | L | 62 | 68 | 11 | 12 | L 1 | |
| 24 | Thu, Feb 20, 1997 | REG | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | W | 83 | 65 | 12 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | Portland State | Big Sky | W | 61 | 59 | 13 | 12 | W 2 | ||
| 26 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | REG | Montana | Big Sky | L | 47 | 65 | 13 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Thu, Mar 6, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Cal State Northridge | Big Sky | L | 56 | 74 | 13 | 14 | L 2 |