Overall: 15-13, .536 W-L% (135th of 305)
Conference: 10-8, 4th in OVC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Frank Harrell (15-13)
PS/G: 73.8 (75th of 305) ▪ PA/G: 74.3 (237th of 305)
SRS: -8.27 (227th of 305) ▪ SOS: -7.85 (271st of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 72 | 60 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Wed, Dec 4, 1996 | REG | @ | Tennessee | SEC | W | 73 | 62 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Tue, Dec 17, 1996 | REG | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | L | 69 | 79 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | @ | Vanderbilt | SEC | L | 61 | 82 | 2 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 28, 1996 | REG | N | Air Force | WAC | L | 68 | 88 | 2 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 6 | Sun, Dec 29, 1996 | REG | N | Cornell | Ivy | L | 63 | 78 | 2 | 4 | L 4 | |
| 7 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | @ | Morehead State | OVC | W | 100 | 79 | 3 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Mon, Jan 6, 1997 | REG | @ | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | W | 72 | 54 | 4 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 9 | Thu, Jan 9, 1997 | REG | Austin Peay | OVC | L | 73 | 75 | 4 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | @ | Middle Tennessee | OVC | L | 72 | 80 | 4 | 6 | L 2 | |
| 11 | Thu, Jan 16, 1997 | REG | Tennessee-Martin | OVC | W | 70 | 59 | 5 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | Eastern Illinois | OVC | L | 66 | 77 | 5 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Mon, Jan 20, 1997 | REG | Southeast Missouri State | OVC | W | 86 | 82 | 6 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Thu, Jan 23, 1997 | REG | Tennessee State | OVC | L | 57 | 59 | 6 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | @ | Tennessee-Martin | OVC | W | 64 | 62 | 7 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 16 | Mon, Jan 27, 1997 | REG | @ | Murray State | OVC | L | 78 | 85 | 7 | 9 | L 1 | |
| 17 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | W | 88 | 75 | 8 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 18 | Mon, Feb 3, 1997 | REG | Morehead State | OVC | W | 90 | 76 | 9 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 19 | Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | REG | @ | Tennessee State | OVC | L | 59 | 99 | 9 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | Middle Tennessee | OVC | W | 77 | 68 | 10 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 21 | Thu, Feb 13, 1997 | REG | Murray State | OVC | W | 89 | 62 | 11 | 10 | W 2 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Southeast Missouri State | OVC | L | 65 | 78 | 11 | 11 | L 1 | |
| 23 | Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | REG | @ | Eastern Illinois | OVC | W | 85 | 68 | 12 | 11 | W 1 | |
| 24 | Thu, Feb 20, 1997 | REG | @ | Austin Peay | OVC | L | 80 | 93 | 12 | 12 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 25 | Tue, Feb 25, 1997 | CTOURN | Eastern Illinois | OVC | W | 83 | 81 | 13 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 26 | Fri, Feb 28, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Austin Peay | OVC | L | 60 | 70 | 13 | 13 | L 1 |