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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Nov 22, 1996 | 62 | Pacific | W | 75-71 | 56% | 1 - 0 | +8.2 | ||
| Nov 26, 1996 | 108 | Santa Clara | W | 85-77 | 74% | 2 - 0 | +7.1 | ||
| Nov 29, 1996 | 248 | Northeastern | W | 87-71 | 95% | 3 - 0 | +3.5 | ||
| Nov 30, 1996 | 162 | Liberty | W | 84-44 | 84% | 4 - 0 | +35.0 | ||
| Dec 07, 1996 | 35 | @ Oregon | L | 75-87 | 18% | 4 - 1 | +3.5 | ||
| Dec 10, 1996 | 47 | @ Massachusetts | W | 102-81 | 21% | 5 - 1 | +35.0 | ||
| Dec 14, 1996 | 44 | @ Texas | L | 86-98 | 21% | 5 - 2 | +2.3 | ||
| Dec 21, 1996 | 38 | Texas Tech | L | 101-111 | 31% | 5 - 3 | +1.0 | ||
| Dec 23, 1996 | 109 | @ St. Mary's | W | 83-81 | 44% | 6 - 3 | +9.2 | ||
| Dec 28, 1996 | 130 | @ LSU | L | 75-79 | 50% | 6 - 4 | +1.8 | ||
| Dec 30, 1996 | 74 | Missouri St. | L | 71-86 | 45% | 6 - 5 | -8.0 | ||
| Dec 31, 1996 | 132 | Mississippi St. | L | 60-62 | 66% | 6 - 6 | -0.5 | ||
| Jan 01, 1997 | 247 | Southeast Missouri St. | W | 83-77 | 90% | 7 - 6 | -2.3 | ||
| Jan 06, 1997 | 114 | @ Rice | W | 79-76 | 46% | 8 - 6 | 1 - 0 | +9.9 | |
| Jan 11, 1997 | 159 | San Jose St. | W | 80-53 | 83% | 9 - 6 | 2 - 0 | +22.4 | |
| Jan 18, 1997 | 207 | Air Force | W | 78-69 | 91% | 10 - 6 | 3 - 0 | +0.1 | |
| Jan 20, 1997 | 75 | UNLV | W | 93-82 | 62% | 11 - 6 | 4 - 0 | +13.6 | |
| Jan 23, 1997 | 102 | @ Colorado St. | L | 79-80 | 41% | 11 - 7 | 4 - 1 | +7.0 | |
| Jan 25, 1997 | 120 | @ Wyoming | L | 74-87 | 48% | 11 - 8 | 4 - 2 | -6.9 | |
| Jan 30, 1997 | 177 | San Diego St. | W | 87-71 | 87% | 12 - 8 | 5 - 2 | +9.5 | |
| Feb 01, 1997 | 78 | Hawaii | W | 80-74 | 63% | 13 - 8 | 6 - 2 | +8.4 | |
| Feb 06, 1997 | 159 | @ San Jose St. | W | 66-61 | 58% | 14 - 8 | 7 - 2 | +8.7 | |
| Feb 08, 1997 | 114 | Rice | W | 82-54 | 75% | 15 - 8 | 8 - 2 | +26.6 | |
| Feb 15, 1997 | 207 | @ Air Force | L | 64-85 | 73% | 15 - 9 | 8 - 3 | -21.7 | |
| Feb 17, 1997 | 75 | @ UNLV | L | 64-78 | 31% | 15 - 10 | 8 - 4 | -3.1 | |
| Feb 20, 1997 | 120 | Wyoming | W | 76-68 | 77% | 16 - 10 | 9 - 4 | +5.8 | |
| Feb 22, 1997 | 102 | Colorado St. | W | 84-72 | 72% | 17 - 10 | 10 - 4 | +11.7 | |
| Feb 27, 1997 | 78 | @ Hawaii | W | 98-80 | 32% | 18 - 10 | 11 - 4 | +28.7 | |
| Mar 01, 1997 | 177 | @ San Diego St. | W | 103-92 | 65% | 19 - 10 | 12 - 4 | +12.7 | |
| Mar 06, 1997 | 58 | TCU | L | 81-106 | 38% | 19 - 11 | -16.2 | ||
| Mar 12, 1997 | 103 | Nevada | L | 86-97 | 72% | 19 - 12 | -11.4 | ||
| Projected Record | 19 - 12 | 12 - 4 | |||||||
