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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 1996 | 273 | Columbia | W | 94-56 | 99% | 1 - 0 | +22.1 | ||
| Nov 23, 1996 | 264 | Eastern Washington | W | 69-53 | 99% | 2 - 0 | +1.2 | ||
| Nov 27, 1996 | 300 | Centenary (LA) | W | 96-64 | 99% | 3 - 0 | +11.4 | ||
| Nov 30, 1996 | 7 | Arizona | W | 84-77 | 44% | 4 - 0 | +21.1 | ||
| Dec 04, 1996 | 38 | @ Texas Tech | L | 68-77 | 40% | 4 - 1 | +6.1 | ||
| Dec 07, 1996 | 76 | @ New Mexico St. | W | 86-72 | 57% | 5 - 1 | +24.8 | ||
| Dec 13, 1996 | 76 | New Mexico St. | W | 84-82 OT | 83% | 6 - 1 | +4.5 | ||
| Dec 21, 1996 | 279 | Sam Houston St. | W | 76-55 | 99% | 7 - 1 | +4.3 | ||
| Dec 23, 1996 | 241 | Jackson St. | W | 98-45 | 98% | 8 - 1 | +40.8 | ||
| Dec 27, 1996 | 173 | Bucknell | W | 67-57 | 95% | 9 - 1 | +3.9 | ||
| Dec 28, 1996 | 52 | Mississippi | W | 75-64 | 76% | 10 - 1 | +16.2 | ||
| Jan 05, 1997 | 78 | @ Hawaii | L | 62-75 | 57% | 10 - 2 | 0 - 1 | -2.3 | |
| Jan 09, 1997 | 58 | TCU | W | 79-64 | 77% | 11 - 2 | 1 - 1 | +19.7 | |
| Jan 11, 1997 | 107 | SMU | W | 78-58 | 89% | 12 - 2 | 2 - 1 | +19.2 | |
| Jan 16, 1997 | 15 | @ Tulsa | L | 57-80 | 27% | 12 - 3 | 2 - 2 | -4.0 | |
| Jan 18, 1997 | 114 | @ Rice | W | 69-61 | 71% | 13 - 3 | 3 - 2 | +14.9 | |
| Jan 25, 1997 | 121 | UTEP | W | 61-49 | 91% | 14 - 3 | 4 - 2 | +9.8 | |
| Feb 01, 1997 | 10 | Utah | W | 87-71 | 50% | 15 - 3 | 5 - 2 | +28.6 | |
| Feb 03, 1997 | 278 | BYU | W | 74-32 | 99% | 16 - 3 | 6 - 2 | +25.3 | |
| Feb 06, 1997 | 107 | @ SMU | W | 75-72 | 69% | 17 - 3 | 7 - 2 | +10.5 | |
| Feb 08, 1997 | 58 | @ TCU | L | 59-80 | 48% | 17 - 4 | 7 - 3 | -8.1 | |
| Feb 13, 1997 | 114 | Rice | W | 81-64 | 90% | 18 - 4 | 8 - 3 | +15.6 | |
| Feb 16, 1997 | 15 | Tulsa | W | 57-51 | 57% | 19 - 4 | 9 - 3 | +16.7 | |
| Feb 20, 1997 | 121 | @ UTEP | L | 62-71 | 73% | 19 - 5 | 9 - 4 | -2.9 | |
| Feb 22, 1997 | 78 | Hawaii | W | 89-69 | 83% | 20 - 5 | 10 - 4 | +22.4 | |
| Feb 27, 1997 | 278 | @ BYU | W | 90-48 | 96% | 21 - 5 | 11 - 4 | +33.6 | |
| Mar 01, 1997 | 10 | @ Utah | L | 58-78 | 21% | 21 - 6 | 11 - 5 | +0.9 | |
| Mar 04, 1997 | 159 | San Jose St. | W | 103-70 | 88% | 22 - 6 | +32.6 | ||
| Mar 06, 1997 | 78 | Hawaii | W | 65-57 | 72% | 23 - 6 | +14.5 | ||
| Mar 07, 1997 | 10 | Utah | L | 70-72 | 34% | 23 - 7 | +14.7 | ||
| Mar 14, 1997 | 98 | Old Dominion | W | 59-55 | 78% | 24 - 7 | +8.3 | ||
| Mar 16, 1997 | 48 | Louisville | L | 63-64 | 60% | 24 - 8 | +8.9 | ||
| Projected Record | 24 - 8 | 11 - 5 | |||||||
