1996-97 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall22-100.688
Conference11-70.611
StreakL1
Home12-2
Away5-6
Neutral5-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 (Fri) | TBA | Away | UIC | Chicago, Ill. | W 68-63 | |
| Nov 25 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Delaware State | Assembly Hall | W 92-51 | |
| Nov 29 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | TCU | Hilo, Hawaii | W 73-67 | |
| Nov 30 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Louisville | Hilo, Hawaii | L 60-70 | |
| Dec 1 (Sun) | TBA | Neutral | Virginia Tech | Hilo, Hawaii | W 92-68 | |
| Dec 3 (Tue) | TBA | Away | California | Berkley, Calif. | L 88-89 | |
| Dec 6 (Fri) | TBA | Home | Columbia | Assembly Hall | W 84-59 | |
| Dec 7 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Tennessee State | Assembly Hall | W 86-73 | |
| Dec 11 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Chicago State | Assembly Hall | W 94-57 | |
| Dec 14 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Coppin State | Assembly Hall | W 91-55 | |
| Dec 21 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | #24 UCLA | Chicago, Ill. | W 79-63 | |
| Dec 28 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Missouri | St. Louis, Mo. | W 85-69 | |
| Jan 2 (Thu) | TBA | Home | Purdue | Assembly Hall | L 69-75 | |
| Jan 4 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | W 72-64 | |
| Jan 9 (Thu) | TBA | Away | #16 Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | L 74-88 | |
| Jan 11 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Penn State | Assembly Hall | W 85-70 | |
| Jan 14 (Tue) | TBA | Home | #7 Minnesota | Assembly Hall | W 96-90 | |
| Jan 22 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | W 66-63 | |
| Jan 25 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Wisconsin | Assembly Hall | L 56-73 | |
| Jan 29 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | L 65-82 | |
| Feb 2 (Sun) | TBA | Away | #17 Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | W 78-74 | |
| Feb 5 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Northwestern | Assembly Hall | W 70-58 | |
| Feb 9 (Sun) | TBA | Home | #25 Iowa | Assembly Hall | W 66-51 | |
| Feb 12 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | L 45-62 | |
| Feb 15 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Michigan State | Assembly Hall | W 79-68 | |
| Feb 22 (Sat) | TBA | Away | #2 Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | L 66-67 | |
| Feb 25 (Tue) | TBA | Away | Penn State | State College, Pa. | W 87-65 | |
| Mar 2 (Sun) | TBA | Home | #24 Michigan | Assembly Hall | W 70-51 | |
| Mar 5 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Ohio State | Assembly Hall | W 90-83 | |
| Mar 8 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 69-77 | |
| Mar 14 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | USC | Charlotte, N.C. | NCAA Tournament | W 90-77 |
| Mar 16 (Sun) | TBA | Neutral | Tennessee-Chattanooga | Charlotte, N.C. | NCAA Tournament | L 63-75 |