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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Nov 22, 1996 | 148 | Montana | W | 66-63 | 37% | 1 - 0 | +3.4 | ||
| Nov 23, 1996 | 25 | Providence | W | 77-75 | 8% | 2 - 0 | +15.0 | ||
| Nov 24, 1996 | 77 | Alabama | L | 74-77 | 18% | 2 - 1 | +3.6 | ||
| Nov 30, 1996 | 92 | @ New Orleans | L | 54-66 | 14% | 2 - 2 | -3.3 | ||
| Dec 02, 1996 | 175 | Murray St. | W | 85-72 | 63% | 3 - 2 | 1 - 0 | +6.7 | |
| Dec 07, 1996 | 292 | @ Southern | W | 91-67 | 75% | 4 - 2 | +14.0 | ||
| Dec 14, 1996 | 104 | Chattanooga | W | 83-73 | 40% | 5 - 2 | +9.5 | ||
| Dec 19, 1996 | 169 | @ Indiana St. | L | 66-92 | 30% | 5 - 3 | -23.6 | ||
| Jan 04, 1997 | 283 | @ Eastern Kentucky | L | 77-79 | 71% | 5 - 4 | 1 - 1 | -10.8 | |
| Jan 06, 1997 | 277 | @ Morehead St. | W | 78-72 | 69% | 6 - 4 | 2 - 1 | -2.2 | |
| Jan 09, 1997 | 243 | Tennessee St. | W | 72-70 | 81% | 7 - 4 | 3 - 1 | -10.3 | |
| Jan 11, 1997 | 232 | Tennessee Tech | W | 80-72 | 77% | 8 - 4 | 4 - 1 | -2.8 | |
| Jan 18, 1997 | 247 | Southeast Missouri St. | L | 76-78 | 81% | 8 - 5 | 4 - 2 | -14.5 | |
| Jan 20, 1997 | 258 | Eastern Illinois | W | 83-72 | 85% | 9 - 5 | 5 - 2 | -3.1 | |
| Jan 23, 1997 | 182 | @ Austin Peay | L | 74-82 | 34% | 9 - 6 | 5 - 3 | -6.7 | |
| Jan 25, 1997 | 175 | @ Murray St. | L | 72-78 | 31% | 9 - 7 | 5 - 4 | -4.0 | |
| Jan 27, 1997 | 239 | @ Tennessee Martin | L | 59-61 | 52% | 9 - 8 | 5 - 5 | -5.6 | |
| Jan 30, 1997 | 277 | Morehead St. | W | 98-86 | 89% | 10 - 8 | 6 - 5 | -4.5 | |
| Feb 01, 1997 | 4 | @ North Carolina | L | 49-99 | 1% | 10 - 9 | -26.0 | ||
| Feb 03, 1997 | 283 | Eastern Kentucky | W | 91-58 | 90% | 11 - 9 | 7 - 5 | +15.9 | |
| Feb 06, 1997 | 182 | Austin Peay | W | 68-65 | 65% | 12 - 9 | 8 - 5 | -3.9 | |
| Feb 08, 1997 | 232 | @ Tennessee Tech | L | 68-77 | 48% | 12 - 10 | 8 - 6 | -11.5 | |
| Feb 13, 1997 | 243 | @ Tennessee St. | W | 82-75 | 54% | 13 - 10 | 9 - 6 | +3.0 | |
| Feb 15, 1997 | 258 | @ Eastern Illinois | W | 77-55 | 61% | 14 - 10 | 10 - 6 | +16.2 | |
| Feb 17, 1997 | 247 | @ Southeast Missouri St. | L | 76-85 | 55% | 14 - 11 | 10 - 7 | -13.2 | |
| Feb 22, 1997 | 239 | Tennessee Martin | W | 96-71 | 80% | 15 - 11 | 11 - 7 | +13.1 | |
| Feb 25, 1997 | 247 | Southeast Missouri St. | W | 89-74 | 81% | 16 - 11 | +2.5 | ||
| Feb 28, 1997 | 175 | Murray St. | L | 48-74 | 47% | 16 - 12 | -28.2 | ||
| Projected Record | 16 - 12 | 11 - 7 | |||||||
