Overall: 21-7, .750 W-L% (19th of 305) (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bill Self (21-7)
PS/G: 74.6 (57th of 305) ▪ PA/G: 65.3 (55th of 305)
SRS: 7.46 (77th of 305) ▪ SOS: -1.85 (165th of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Nov 25, 1996 | REG | Louisiana-Monroe | Southland | W | 84 | 55 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Wed, Nov 27, 1996 | REG | Arkansas | SEC | W | 86 | 81 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | W | 93 | 79 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Mon, Dec 2, 1996 | REG | @ | Northern Iowa | MVC | L | 55 | 61 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Fri, Dec 6, 1996 | REG | N | Southern Utah | Ind | W | 59 | 58 | 4 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | @ | Montana | Big Sky | W | 78 | 69 | 5 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 7 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | @ | Northeastern Illinois | Mid-Cont | L | 72 | 76 | 5 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | @ | Louisiana State | SEC | L | 58 | 59 | 5 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 9 | Sat, Dec 28, 1996 | REG | Illinois-Chicago | MW Coll | W | 75 | 52 | 6 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Mon, Dec 30, 1996 | REG | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | W | 61 | 53 | 7 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | Northern Iowa | MVC | W | 74 | 72 | 8 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 12 | Wed, Jan 8, 1997 | REG | @ | Villanova | Big East | L | 46 | 64 | 8 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | @ | Tulsa | WAC | L | 70 | 77 | 8 | 5 | L 2 | |
| 14 | Mon, Jan 20, 1997 | REG | Valparaiso | Mid-Cont | W | 76 | 72 | 9 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Sun, Jan 26, 1997 | REG | @ | Sacramento State | Big Sky | W | 78 | 55 | 10 | 5 | W 2 | |
| 16 | Wed, Jan 29, 1997 | REG | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | W | 71 | 60 | 11 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | Northeastern Illinois | Mid-Cont | W | 95 | 71 | 12 | 5 | W 4 | ||
| 18 | Wed, Feb 5, 1997 | REG | @ | Alcorn State | SWAC | W | 82 | 65 | 13 | 5 | W 5 | |
| 19 | Tue, Feb 11, 1997 | REG | @ | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | W | 96 | 70 | 14 | 5 | W 6 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | Montana | Big Sky | W | 96 | 67 | 15 | 5 | W 7 | ||
| 21 | Wed, Feb 19, 1997 | REG | @ | Southern Utah | Ind | W | 70 | 53 | 16 | 5 | W 8 | |
| 22 | Mon, Feb 24, 1997 | REG | @ | Illinois-Chicago | MW Coll | L | 78 | 87 | 16 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 23 | Wed, Feb 26, 1997 | REG | Alcorn State | SWAC | W | 78 | 50 | 17 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | REG | @ | Louisiana-Monroe | Southland | W | 69 | 63 | 18 | 6 | W 2 | |
| 25 | Tue, Mar 4, 1997 | REG | Southern Utah | Ind | W | 81 | 54 | 19 | 6 | W 3 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 26 | Wed, Mar 12, 1997 | NIT | @ | Notre Dame | Big East | L | 58 | 74 | 19 | 7 | L 1 |