Overall: 18-10, .643 W-L% (78th of 305)
Conference: 11-7, 5th in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Dick Bennett (18-10)
PS/G: 59.1 (293rd of 305) ▪ PA/G: 55.3 (3rd of 305)
SRS: 13.20 (37th of 305) ▪ SOS: 9.41 (17th of 305)
NCAA Tournament: (#7 seed in East)
Lost East First Round (71-58) versus #10 Texas
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 23, 1996 | REG | N | Memphis | CUSA | W | 49 | 46 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | REG | North Carolina-Wilmington | CAA | W | 68 | 35 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Dec 4, 1996 | REG | @ | Temple | A-10 | W | 64 | 57 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | Brown | Ivy | W | 52 | 30 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Tue, Dec 10, 1996 | REG | Milwaukee | MW Coll | W | 61 | 41 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | @ | St. Bonaventure | A-10 | W | 77 | 68 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 7 | Mon, Dec 23, 1996 | REG | Providence | Big East | L | 57 | 59 | 6 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Thu, Dec 26, 1996 | REG | Ball State | MAC | W | 74 | 59 | 7 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Tue, Dec 31, 1996 | REG | @ | Marquette | CUSA | L | 52 | 59 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 48 | 65 | 7 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 71 | 58 | 8 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Thu, Jan 9, 1997 | REG | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 50 | 58 | 8 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 53 | 78 | 8 | 5 | L 2 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 64 | 45 | 9 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Wed, Jan 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 52 | 60 | 9 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 73 | 56 | 10 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 17 | Wed, Jan 29, 1997 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 65 | 53 | 11 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 42 | 60 | 11 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 58 | 53 | 12 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 56 | 44 | 13 | 7 | W 2 | |
| 21 | Wed, Feb 12, 1997 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 62 | 45 | 14 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 69 | 52 | 15 | 7 | W 4 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Feb 19, 1997 | REG | @ | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 49 | 45 | 16 | 7 | W 5 | |
| 24 | Wed, Feb 26, 1997 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 49 | 48 | 17 | 7 | W 6 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 49 | 68 | 17 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 26 | Wed, Mar 5, 1997 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 66 | 70 | 17 | 9 | L 2 | |
| 27 | Sat, Mar 8, 1997 | REG | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 66 | 65 | 18 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Fri, Mar 14, 1997 | NCAA | N | Texas | Big 12 | L | 58 | 71 | 18 | 10 | L 1 |