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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Nov 22, 1996 | 106 | Baylor | W | 78-77 | 46% | 1 - 0 | +4.4 | ||
| Nov 23, 1996 | 77 | Alabama | L | 58-79 | 34% | 1 - 1 | -14.4 | ||
| Nov 24, 1996 | 25 | Providence | L | 58-82 | 16% | 1 - 2 | -11.0 | ||
| Nov 30, 1996 | 197 | Northern Illinois | W | 98-70 | 84% | 2 - 2 | +20.0 | ||
| Dec 04, 1996 | 171 | @ Saint Louis | W | 67-38 | 51% | 3 - 2 | +31.3 | ||
| Dec 12, 1996 | 247 | @ Southeast Missouri St. | W | 78-68 | 74% | 4 - 2 | +5.8 | ||
| Dec 18, 1996 | 51 | @ Charlotte | L | 62-71 | 14% | 4 - 3 | +4.8 | ||
| Dec 21, 1996 | 154 | James Madison | W | 74-67 | 73% | 5 - 3 | +2.9 | ||
| Dec 27, 1996 | 120 | Wyoming | W | 92-87 | 52% | 6 - 3 | +7.0 | ||
| Dec 28, 1996 | 76 | New Mexico St. | L | 78-91 | 34% | 6 - 4 | -6.3 | ||
| Dec 31, 1996 | 66 | @ Bradley | W | 64-63 OT | 19% | 7 - 4 | 1 - 0 | +12.9 | |
| Jan 04, 1997 | 105 | @ Utah St. | W | 67-64 | 31% | 8 - 4 | +10.6 | ||
| Jan 07, 1997 | 117 | Evansville | L | 75-80 | 65% | 8 - 5 | 1 - 1 | -6.6 | |
| Jan 12, 1997 | 45 | Illinois St. | L | 70-76 | 37% | 8 - 6 | 1 - 2 | -0.1 | |
| Jan 16, 1997 | 101 | @ Creighton | L | 67-76 | 29% | 8 - 7 | 1 - 3 | -0.9 | |
| Jan 18, 1997 | 87 | @ Northern Iowa | L | 77-79 | 25% | 8 - 8 | 1 - 4 | +7.6 | |
| Jan 22, 1997 | 74 | @ Missouri St. | L | 58-73 | 20% | 8 - 9 | 1 - 5 | -3.8 | |
| Jan 25, 1997 | 169 | Indiana St. | W | 99-61 | 78% | 9 - 9 | 2 - 5 | +32.2 | |
| Jan 27, 1997 | 101 | Creighton | L | 65-72 | 60% | 9 - 10 | 2 - 6 | -7.2 | |
| Feb 01, 1997 | 214 | Drake | W | 80-62 | 86% | 10 - 10 | 3 - 6 | +8.7 | |
| Feb 03, 1997 | 169 | @ Indiana St. | W | 91-77 | 50% | 11 - 10 | 4 - 6 | +16.4 | |
| Feb 05, 1997 | 89 | Wichita St. | W | 60-56 | 56% | 12 - 10 | 5 - 6 | +4.8 | |
| Feb 08, 1997 | 214 | @ Drake | W | 63-60 | 63% | 13 - 10 | 6 - 6 | +2.0 | |
| Feb 10, 1997 | 66 | Bradley | L | 53-55 | 45% | 13 - 11 | 6 - 7 | +1.6 | |
| Feb 13, 1997 | 45 | @ Illinois St. | L | 77-82 | 14% | 13 - 12 | 6 - 8 | +9.1 | |
| Feb 15, 1997 | 87 | Northern Iowa | L | 81-92 | 55% | 13 - 13 | 6 - 9 | -9.7 | |
| Feb 17, 1997 | 89 | @ Wichita St. | L | 82-92 | 26% | 13 - 14 | 6 - 10 | -0.9 | |
| Feb 22, 1997 | 117 | @ Evansville | L | 59-77 | 34% | 13 - 15 | 6 - 11 | -11.3 | |
| Feb 24, 1997 | 74 | Missouri St. | L | 81-88 | 48% | 13 - 16 | 6 - 12 | -4.1 | |
| Feb 28, 1997 | 169 | Indiana St. | L | 71-86 | 66% | 13 - 17 | -16.7 | ||
| Projected Record | 13 - 17 | 6 - 12 | |||||||
