Overall: 13-14, .481 W-L% (169th of 305)
Conference: 6-12, 8th in MAC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Stan Joplin (13-14)
PS/G: 71.3 (129th of 305) ▪ PA/G: 71.2 (176th of 305)
SRS: -0.03 (143rd of 305) ▪ SOS: -0.07 (139th of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Nov 25, 1996 | REG | @ | Old Dominion | CAA | L | 57 | 65 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | Charleston Southern | Big South | W | 80 | 66 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Dec 18, 1996 | REG | Canisius | MAAC | W | 58 | 47 | 2 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | @ | Wright State | MW Coll | W | 74 | 71 | 3 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 5 | Mon, Dec 23, 1996 | REG | Cleveland State | MW Coll | W | 75 | 50 | 4 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 6 | Sun, Dec 29, 1996 | REG | Georgia Southern | Southern | W | 87 | 68 | 5 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 7 | Mon, Dec 30, 1996 | REG | Dartmouth | Ivy | W | 85 | 73 | 6 | 1 | W 6 | ||
| 8 | Mon, Jan 6, 1997 | REG | @ | Ball State | MAC | W | 70 | 60 | 7 | 1 | W 7 | |
| 9 | Wed, Jan 8, 1997 | REG | @ | Akron | MAC | L | 75 | 80 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | Kent State | MAC | L | 75 | 79 | 7 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 11 | Mon, Jan 13, 1997 | REG | @ | Eastern Michigan | MAC | L | 70 | 73 | 7 | 4 | L 3 | |
| 12 | Wed, Jan 15, 1997 | REG | Miami (OH) | MAC | L | 49 | 66 | 7 | 5 | L 4 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 85 | 81 | 8 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Jan 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Ohio | MAC | L | 78 | 82 | 8 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | Bowling Green State | MAC | L | 76 | 86 | 8 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 16 | Wed, Jan 29, 1997 | REG | @ | Western Michigan | MAC | L | 53 | 62 | 8 | 8 | L 3 | |
| 17 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | Akron | MAC | W | 69 | 65 | 9 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 18 | Wed, Feb 5, 1997 | REG | @ | Kent State | MAC | L | 65 | 70 | 9 | 9 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | L | 63 | 83 | 9 | 10 | L 2 | ||
| 20 | Wed, Feb 12, 1997 | REG | @ | Miami (OH) | MAC | L | 52 | 69 | 9 | 11 | L 3 | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 83 | 65 | 10 | 11 | W 1 | |
| 22 | Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | REG | Ohio | MAC | W | 80 | 69 | 11 | 11 | W 2 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Bowling Green State | MAC | L | 79 | 92 | 11 | 12 | L 1 | |
| 24 | Wed, Feb 26, 1997 | REG | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 75 | 63 | 12 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | REG | @ | Ball State | MAC | L | 71 | 73 | 12 | 13 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 26 | Tue, Mar 4, 1997 | CTOURN | @ | Bowling Green State | MAC | L | 69 | 94 | 12 | 14 | L 2 |