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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Dec 09, 1996 | 1 | @ Kentucky | L | 62-90 | 0.4% | 0 - 1 | +1.4 | ||
| Dec 11, 1996 | 60 | Bowling Green | L | 63-90 | 15% | 0 - 2 | -22.6 | ||
| Dec 14, 1996 | 57 | Miami (OH) | L | 58-89 | 14% | 0 - 3 | -26.3 | ||
| Dec 16, 1996 | 48 | @ Louisville | L | 57-65 | 4% | 0 - 4 | +6.0 | ||
| Dec 18, 1996 | 96 | @ Ohio | L | 59-74 | 9% | 0 - 5 | -6.5 | ||
| Dec 21, 1996 | 141 | Toledo | L | 71-74 | 37% | 0 - 6 | -6.2 | ||
| Dec 28, 1996 | 144 | Western Michigan | W | 68-58 | 37% | 1 - 6 | +6.6 | ||
| Dec 30, 1996 | 242 | @ Youngstown St. | L | 63-69 | 39% | 1 - 7 | -10.0 | ||
| Jan 02, 1997 | 111 | @ Detroit Mercy | L | 62-73 | 10% | 1 - 8 | 0 - 1 | -3.9 | |
| Jan 04, 1997 | 224 | @ Cleveland St. | L | 76-79 | 30% | 1 - 9 | 0 - 2 | -4.3 | |
| Jan 06, 1997 | 139 | Green Bay | W | 79-72 | 36% | 2 - 9 | 1 - 2 | +3.9 | |
| Jan 09, 1997 | 110 | Dayton | L | 63-72 | 29% | 2 - 10 | -10.1 | ||
| Jan 11, 1997 | 197 | Northern Illinois | L | 55-56 | 55% | 2 - 11 | 1 - 3 | -9.0 | |
| Jan 16, 1997 | 150 | Illinois-Chicago | L | 56-64 | 39% | 2 - 12 | 1 - 4 | -11.8 | |
| Jan 18, 1997 | 255 | @ Wisconsin-Milwaukee | L | 60-61 | 45% | 2 - 13 | 1 - 5 | -6.4 | |
| Jan 23, 1997 | 196 | @ Loyola Chicago | L | 72-91 | 24% | 2 - 14 | 1 - 6 | -18.5 | |
| Jan 25, 1997 | 73 | Butler | W | 65-62 | 18% | 3 - 14 | 2 - 6 | +6.1 | |
| Jan 30, 1997 | 111 | Detroit Mercy | L | 63-65 | 30% | 3 - 15 | 2 - 7 | -3.2 | |
| Feb 01, 1997 | 224 | Cleveland St. | L | 71-74 OT | 61% | 3 - 16 | 2 - 8 | -12.6 | |
| Feb 06, 1997 | 150 | @ Illinois-Chicago | L | 59-66 | 15% | 3 - 17 | 2 - 9 | -2.6 | |
| Feb 08, 1997 | 197 | @ Northern Illinois | W | 77-73 | 25% | 4 - 17 | 3 - 9 | +4.3 | |
| Feb 13, 1997 | 255 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | W | 75-55 | 75% | 5 - 17 | 4 - 9 | +6.4 | |
| Feb 20, 1997 | 139 | Green Bay | L | 49-69 | 36% | 5 - 18 | 4 - 10 | -23.1 | |
| Feb 22, 1997 | 73 | @ Butler | L | 57-75 | 6% | 5 - 19 | 4 - 11 | -6.6 | |
| Feb 24, 1997 | 196 | Loyola Chicago | W | 56-54 | 54% | 6 - 19 | 5 - 11 | -5.8 | |
| Feb 28, 1997 | 255 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | L | 70-81 | 75% | 6 - 20 | -24.6 | ||
| Projected Record | 6 - 20 | 5 - 11 | |||||||
