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Schedule and Results
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | Arena | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Nov 25, 1996 | REG | East Tennessee State | Southern | W | 83 | 45 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 2 | Tue, Dec 3, 1996 | REG | Cleveland State | MW Coll | W | 83 | 78 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 3 | Thu, Dec 5, 1996 | REG | Illinois-Chicago | MW Coll | W | 90 | 60 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | @ | Detroit Mercy | MW Coll | L | 84 | 86 | 3OT | 3 | 1 | L 1 | Calihan Hall |
| 5 | Tue, Dec 17, 1996 | REG | @ | Evansville | MVC | W | 86 | 77 | 4 | 1 | W 1 | Roberts Stadium | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | REG | Kansas State | Big 12 | W | 75 | 43 | 5 | 1 | W 2 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 7 | Fri, Dec 27, 1996 | REG | Kent State | MAC | W | 83 | 64 | 6 | 1 | W 3 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 8 | Sat, Dec 28, 1996 | REG | Weber State | Big Sky | W | 83 | 51 | 7 | 1 | W 4 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 9 | Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | REG | @ | Indiana (12) | Big Ten | L | 65 | 77 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | Assembly Hall | |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | Minnesota (15) | Big Ten | L | 43 | 68 | 7 | 3 | L 2 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 11 | Thu, Jan 9, 1997 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 58 | 50 | 8 | 3 | W 1 | Wisconsin Field House | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 69 | 66 | 9 | 3 | W 2 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 13 | Wed, Jan 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 69 | 58 | 10 | 3 | W 3 | Bryce Jordan Center | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 75 | 62 | 11 | 3 | W 4 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 15 | Wed, Jan 22, 1997 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 63 | 66 | 11 | 4 | L 1 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 16 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | Michigan (13) | Big Ten | L | 61 | 74 | 11 | 5 | L 2 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 17 | Wed, Jan 29, 1997 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 62 | 72 | 11 | 6 | L 3 | Mackey Arena | |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | @ | Michigan (16) | Big Ten | L | 65 | 85 | 11 | 7 | L 4 | Crisler Arena | |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 62 | 77 | 11 | 8 | L 5 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 20 | Wed, Feb 12, 1997 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 69 | 67 | 12 | 8 | W 1 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 21 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | @ | Illinois (20) | Big Ten | L | 68 | 79 | 12 | 9 | L 1 | Assembly Hall | |
| 22 | Wed, Feb 19, 1997 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 58 | 70 | 12 | 10 | L 2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 71 | 57 | 13 | 10 | W 1 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 24 | Wed, Feb 26, 1997 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 67 | 65 | 14 | 10 | W 2 | St. John Arena | |
| 25 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | REG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 68 | 49 | 15 | 10 | W 3 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 26 | Thu, Mar 6, 1997 | REG | @ | Minnesota (2) | Big Ten | L | 74 | 81 | 15 | 11 | L 1 | Williams Arena | |
| 27 | Sat, Mar 8, 1997 | REG | Indiana (25) | Big Ten | W | 63 | 60 | 16 | 11 | W 1 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | Arena | ||
| 28 | Wed, Mar 12, 1997 | NIT | George Washington | A-10 | W | 65 | 50 | 17 | 11 | W 2 | Breslin Events Center | ||
| 29 | Mon, Mar 17, 1997 | NIT | @ | Florida State | ACC | L | 63 | 68 | 17 | 12 | L 1 | Donald L. Tucker Center |
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