| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 1996 | 263 | Stephen F. Austin | W | 101-55 | 99.6% | 1 - 0 | +31.3 | ||
| Nov 26, 1996 | 26 | West Virginia | W | 76-61 | 86% | 2 - 0 | +23.5 | ||
| Nov 30, 1996 | 101 | Creighton | W | 64-63 | 92% | 3 - 0 | +5.0 | ||
| Dec 01, 1996 | 11 | Clemson | W | 75-65 | 67% | 4 - 0 | +25.5 | ||
| Dec 05, 1996 | 77 | @ Alabama | L | 67-70 | 81% | 4 - 1 | +7.7 | ||
| Dec 15, 1996 | 69 | St. John's | W | 77-39 | 93% | 5 - 1 | +41.3 | ||
| Dec 17, 1996 | 21 | @ Rhode Island | W | 82-72 | 57% | 6 - 1 | +28.0 | ||
| Dec 21, 1996 | 64 | @ Nebraska | W | 70-56 | 77% | 7 - 1 | +26.3 | ||
| Dec 23, 1996 | 295 | Alabama St. | W | 114-34 | 99.8% | 8 - 1 | +60.7 | ||
| Dec 28, 1996 | 88 | LIU Brooklyn | W | 104-84 | 95% | 9 - 1 | +21.2 | ||
| Dec 31, 1996 | 305 | Mercer | W | 94-53 | 100.0% | 10 - 1 | +11.6 | ||
| Jan 02, 1997 | 34 | Wisconsin | W | 65-48 | 88% | 11 - 1 | 1 - 0 | +24.3 | |
| Jan 04, 1997 | 50 | @ Michigan St. | W | 68-43 | 72% | 12 - 1 | 2 - 0 | +38.9 | |
| Jan 08, 1997 | 32 | @ Indiana | W | 96-91 OT | 66% | 13 - 1 | 3 - 0 | +20.8 | |
| Jan 11, 1997 | 16 | Michigan | W | 70-64 | 81% | 14 - 1 | 4 - 0 | +16.6 | |
| Jan 14, 1997 | 20 | @ Illinois | L | 90-96 | 57% | 14 - 2 | 4 - 1 | +12.2 | |
| Jan 18, 1997 | 81 | @ Ohio St. | W | 73-67 | 82% | 15 - 2 | 5 - 1 | +16.4 | |
| Jan 23, 1997 | 13 | Iowa | W | 66-51 | 80% | 16 - 2 | 6 - 1 | +26.1 | |
| Jan 25, 1997 | 36 | Purdue | W | 91-68 | 88% | 17 - 2 | 7 - 1 | +30.1 | |
| Feb 01, 1997 | 161 | @ Northwestern | W | 75-56 | 93% | 18 - 2 | 8 - 1 | +22.3 | |
| Feb 05, 1997 | 126 | Penn St. | W | 85-70 | 97% | 19 - 2 | 9 - 1 | +12.7 | |
| Feb 12, 1997 | 36 | @ Purdue | W | 70-67 | 67% | 20 - 2 | 10 - 1 | +18.4 | |
| Feb 15, 1997 | 13 | @ Iowa | W | 68-66 | 52% | 21 - 2 | 11 - 1 | +21.4 | |
| Feb 19, 1997 | 81 | Ohio St. | W | 60-48 | 94% | 22 - 2 | 12 - 1 | +14.1 | |
| Feb 22, 1997 | 20 | Illinois | W | 67-66 | 83% | 23 - 2 | 13 - 1 | +10.9 | |
| Feb 26, 1997 | 16 | @ Michigan | W | 55-54 | 54% | 24 - 2 | 14 - 1 | +19.9 | |
| Mar 01, 1997 | 32 | Indiana | W | 75-72 | 87% | 25 - 2 | 15 - 1 | +10.5 | |
| Mar 06, 1997 | 50 | Michigan St. | W | 81-74 | 90% | 26 - 2 | 16 - 1 | +12.6 | |
| Mar 08, 1997 | 34 | @ Wisconsin | L | 65-66 | 67% | 26 - 3 | 16 - 2 | +14.5 | |
| Mar 14, 1997 | 208 | Texas St. | W | 78-46 | 98% | 27 - 3 | +27.1 | ||
| Mar 16, 1997 | 23 | Temple | W | 76-57 | 74% | 28 - 3 | +32.3 | ||
| Mar 20, 1997 | 11 | Clemson | W | 90-84 2OT | 67% | 29 - 3 | +21.5 | ||
| Mar 22, 1997 | 14 | UCLA | W | 80-72 | 68% | 30 - 3 | +23.0 | ||
| Mar 29, 1997 | 1 | Kentucky | L | 69-78 | 30% | 30 - 4 | +16.3 | ||
| Projected Record | 30 - 4 | 16 - 2 | |||||||
