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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Nov 24, 1996 | 65 | @ Pittsburgh | W | 69-50 | 41% | 1 - 0 | +31.3 | ||
| Nov 30, 1996 | 283 | Eastern Kentucky | W | 87-64 | 99% | 2 - 0 | +5.9 | ||
| Dec 04, 1996 | 227 | DePaul | W | 75-50 | 92% | 3 - 0 | +19.0 | ||
| Dec 07, 1996 | 96 | Ohio | W | 81-69 | 82% | 4 - 0 | +12.2 | ||
| Dec 14, 1996 | 125 | @ Duquesne | L | 64-91 | 65% | 4 - 1 | -21.0 | ||
| Dec 18, 1996 | 161 | @ Northwestern | W | 67-47 | 74% | 5 - 1 | +23.3 | ||
| Dec 21, 1996 | 139 | @ Green Bay | W | 71-61 | 68% | 6 - 1 | +15.2 | ||
| Dec 23, 1996 | 150 | Illinois-Chicago | W | 78-58 | 90% | 7 - 1 | +16.2 | ||
| Dec 29, 1996 | 101 | @ Creighton | W | 54-45 | 57% | 8 - 1 | 1 - 0 | +17.1 | |
| Jan 04, 1997 | 117 | Evansville | W | 80-67 | 86% | 9 - 1 | 2 - 0 | +11.4 | |
| Jan 09, 1997 | 87 | Northern Iowa | L | 71-77 OT | 80% | 9 - 2 | 2 - 1 | -4.7 | |
| Jan 12, 1997 | 119 | @ Southern Illinois | W | 76-70 | 63% | 10 - 2 | 3 - 1 | +12.6 | |
| Jan 16, 1997 | 169 | Indiana St. | W | 101-58 | 92% | 11 - 2 | 4 - 1 | +37.2 | |
| Jan 19, 1997 | 117 | @ Evansville | W | 67-53 | 63% | 12 - 2 | 5 - 1 | +20.7 | |
| Jan 22, 1997 | 87 | @ Northern Iowa | L | 88-93 2OT | 52% | 12 - 3 | 5 - 2 | +4.6 | |
| Jan 25, 1997 | 89 | Wichita St. | W | 79-71 | 81% | 13 - 3 | 6 - 2 | +8.8 | |
| Jan 27, 1997 | 74 | Missouri St. | W | 95-84 | 75% | 14 - 3 | 7 - 2 | +13.9 | |
| Feb 01, 1997 | 66 | Bradley | W | 69-67 | 73% | 15 - 3 | 8 - 2 | +5.6 | |
| Feb 03, 1997 | 214 | @ Drake | W | 73-65 | 85% | 16 - 3 | 9 - 2 | +7.0 | |
| Feb 08, 1997 | 89 | @ Wichita St. | W | 62-53 | 53% | 17 - 3 | 10 - 2 | +18.1 | |
| Feb 10, 1997 | 74 | @ Missouri St. | L | 66-79 | 45% | 17 - 4 | 10 - 3 | -1.8 | |
| Feb 13, 1997 | 119 | Southern Illinois | W | 82-77 | 86% | 18 - 4 | 11 - 3 | +3.3 | |
| Feb 15, 1997 | 214 | Drake | W | 82-51 | 95% | 19 - 4 | 12 - 3 | +21.7 | |
| Feb 18, 1997 | 169 | @ Indiana St. | W | 78-68 | 76% | 20 - 4 | 13 - 3 | +12.4 | |
| Feb 22, 1997 | 66 | @ Bradley | L | 64-69 | 43% | 20 - 5 | 13 - 4 | +6.9 | |
| Feb 24, 1997 | 101 | Creighton | W | 74-69 | 83% | 21 - 5 | 14 - 4 | +4.8 | |
| Mar 01, 1997 | 169 | Indiana St. | W | 72-58 | 86% | 22 - 5 | +12.3 | ||
| Mar 02, 1997 | 87 | Northern Iowa | W | 69-65 | 67% | 23 - 5 | +9.4 | ||
| Mar 03, 1997 | 74 | Missouri St. | W | 75-72 | 61% | 24 - 5 | +10.0 | ||
| Mar 13, 1997 | 31 | Iowa St. | L | 57-69 | 42% | 24 - 6 | +0.1 | ||
| Projected Record | 24 - 6 | 14 - 4 | |||||||
