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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Nov 25, 1996 | 204 | @ Louisiana | W | 81-74 OT | 76% | 1 - 0 | +6.6 | ||
| Nov 30, 1996 | 216 | Idaho | W | 87-71 | 93% | 2 - 0 | +6.7 | ||
| Dec 02, 1996 | 156 | UNC Wilmington | W | 64-63 | 85% | 3 - 0 | -3.2 | ||
| Dec 06, 1996 | 277 | Morehead St. | W | 99-81 | 98% | 4 - 0 | +1.5 | ||
| Dec 07, 1996 | 209 | Troy | W | 105-81 | 93% | 5 - 0 | +14.8 | ||
| Dec 10, 1996 | 244 | @ Northwestern St. | W | 75-73 | 85% | 6 - 0 | -2.0 | ||
| Dec 15, 1996 | 171 | Saint Louis | W | 72-63 | 88% | 7 - 0 | +3.0 | ||
| Dec 21, 1996 | 214 | Drake | W | 79-57 | 93% | 8 - 0 | 1 - 0 | +12.7 | |
| Dec 30, 1996 | 84 | Fresno St. | W | 86-71 | 55% | 9 - 0 | +20.7 | ||
| Dec 31, 1996 | 60 | Bowling Green | W | 76-73 | 44% | 10 - 0 | +11.6 | ||
| Jan 01, 1997 | 9 | Cincinnati | L | 60-101 | 17% | 10 - 1 | -23.9 | ||
| Jan 05, 1997 | 66 | Bradley | W | 56-48 | 63% | 11 - 1 | 2 - 0 | +11.6 | |
| Jan 09, 1997 | 166 | @ Long Beach St. | W | 90-75 | 65% | 12 - 1 | +18.2 | ||
| Jan 12, 1997 | 214 | @ Drake | W | 87-82 | 78% | 13 - 1 | 3 - 0 | +4.0 | |
| Jan 15, 1997 | 87 | Northern Iowa | L | 72-79 | 71% | 13 - 2 | 3 - 1 | -5.7 | |
| Jan 18, 1997 | 89 | @ Wichita St. | L | 60-75 | 42% | 13 - 3 | 3 - 2 | -5.9 | |
| Jan 22, 1997 | 119 | Southern Illinois | W | 73-58 | 80% | 14 - 3 | 4 - 2 | +13.3 | |
| Jan 25, 1997 | 66 | @ Bradley | L | 48-70 | 32% | 14 - 4 | 4 - 3 | -10.1 | |
| Jan 27, 1997 | 45 | @ Illinois St. | L | 84-95 | 25% | 14 - 5 | 4 - 4 | +3.1 | |
| Jan 30, 1997 | 101 | Creighton | W | 77-71 | 76% | 15 - 5 | 5 - 4 | +5.8 | |
| Feb 01, 1997 | 169 | Indiana St. | W | 82-68 | 88% | 16 - 5 | 6 - 4 | +8.2 | |
| Feb 04, 1997 | 87 | @ Northern Iowa | W | 80-70 | 40% | 17 - 5 | 7 - 4 | +19.6 | |
| Feb 08, 1997 | 117 | @ Evansville | L | 64-67 | 51% | 17 - 6 | 7 - 5 | +3.7 | |
| Feb 10, 1997 | 45 | Illinois St. | W | 79-66 | 55% | 18 - 6 | 8 - 5 | +18.9 | |
| Feb 13, 1997 | 169 | @ Indiana St. | L | 74-80 | 67% | 18 - 7 | 8 - 6 | -3.6 | |
| Feb 15, 1997 | 101 | @ Creighton | W | 88-82 | 46% | 19 - 7 | 9 - 6 | +14.1 | |
| Feb 17, 1997 | 117 | Evansville | W | 74-66 | 79% | 20 - 7 | 10 - 6 | +6.4 | |
| Feb 22, 1997 | 89 | Wichita St. | W | 70-62 OT | 73% | 21 - 7 | 11 - 6 | +8.8 | |
| Feb 24, 1997 | 119 | @ Southern Illinois | W | 88-81 | 52% | 22 - 7 | 12 - 6 | +13.6 | |
| Mar 01, 1997 | 101 | Creighton | W | 77-58 | 62% | 23 - 7 | +23.0 | ||
| Mar 02, 1997 | 66 | Bradley | W | 60-58 | 47% | 24 - 7 | +9.8 | ||
| Mar 03, 1997 | 45 | Illinois St. | L | 72-75 | 39% | 24 - 8 | +7.0 | ||
| Mar 12, 1997 | 29 | @ North Carolina St. | L | 66-77 | 19% | 24 - 9 | +5.4 | ||
| Projected Record | 24 - 9 | 12 - 6 | |||||||
