Overall: 10-17, .370 W-L% (227th of 305)
Conference: 5-13, 9th in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Randy Ayers (10-17)
PS/G: 69.9 (152nd of 305) ▪ PA/G: 70.1 (151st of 305)
SRS: 8.40 (68th of 305) ▪ SOS: 8.66 (31st of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 23, 1996 | REG | @ | South Florida | CUSA | L | 56 | 60 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sun, Dec 1, 1996 | REG | Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | W | 94 | 88 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Tue, Dec 3, 1996 | REG | Kent State | MAC | W | 71 | 55 | 2 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | Long Island University | NEC | W | 97 | 73 | 3 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | George Mason | CAA | W | 102 | 72 | 4 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 6 | Wed, Dec 18, 1996 | REG | Alabama State | SWAC | W | 81 | 40 | 5 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | @ | Southern California | Pac-10 | L | 68 | 79 | 5 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Mon, Dec 23, 1996 | REG | @ | San Diego State | WAC | L | 75 | 81 | 5 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 9 | Sat, Dec 28, 1996 | REG | N | Kentucky | SEC | L | 65 | 81 | 5 | 4 | L 3 | |
| 10 | Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 73 | 71 | 6 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 64 | 72 | 6 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Wed, Jan 8, 1997 | REG | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 70 | 62 | 7 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 66 | 69 | 7 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 14 | Wed, Jan 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 62 | 76 | 7 | 7 | L 2 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 67 | 73 | 7 | 8 | L 3 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 47 | 78 | 7 | 9 | L 4 | |
| 17 | Thu, Jan 30, 1997 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 73 | 67 | 8 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 60 | 42 | 9 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Feb 5, 1997 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 77 | 94 | 9 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 76 | 93 | 9 | 11 | L 2 | |
| 21 | Thu, Feb 13, 1997 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 55 | 40 | 10 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Wed, Feb 19, 1997 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 48 | 60 | 10 | 12 | L 1 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 56 | 69 | 10 | 13 | L 2 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Feb 26, 1997 | REG | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 65 | 67 | 10 | 14 | L 3 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | REG | @ | Penn State | Big Ten | L | 55 | 56 | 10 | 15 | L 4 | |
| 26 | Wed, Mar 5, 1997 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 83 | 90 | 10 | 16 | L 5 | |
| 27 | Sun, Mar 9, 1997 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 81 | 86 | 10 | 17 | L 6 |