1996-97 Women's Basketball Schedule
Overall24-80.750
Conference14-50.737
StreakL1
Home12-1
Away7-4
Neutral5-3
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 (Sat) | Neutral | Arkansas State | Las Vegas, Nev. | UNLV Desert Classic | L 89-95 | |
| Nov 24 (Sun) | Neutral | Sam Houston St. | Las Vegas, Nev. | UNLV Desert Classic | W 92-71 | |
| Nov 26 (Tue) | Home | Southern Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | W 85-57 | ||
| Nov 30 (Sat) | Away | Missouri | Columbia, Mo. | W 82-66 | ||
| Dec 3 (Tue) | Away | Illinois State | Normal, Ill. | L 63-68 | ||
| Dec 7 (Sat) | Neutral | Creighton | Corvallis, Ore. | Gazette-Times Classic | W 87-71 | |
| Dec 8 (Sun) | Neutral | Oregon State | Corvallis, Ore. | Gazette-Times Classic | W 65-50 | |
| Dec 10 (Tue) | Home | SW Missouri State | Champaign, Ill. | W 85-63 | ||
| Dec 14 (Sat) | Home | Butler | Champaign, Ill. | W 94-62 | ||
| Dec 27 (Fri) | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 59-63 | ||
| Dec 29 (Sun) | Away | #16 Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | W 73-67 | ||
| Jan 3 (Fri) | Home | Michigan State | Champaign, Ill. | W 90-81 | ||
| Jan 6 (Mon) | Home | Ohio State | Champaign, Ill. | W 89-73 | ||
| Jan 8 (Wed) | Away | #10 Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | W 100-81 | ||
| Jan 10 (Fri) | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 89-85 | ||
| Jan 12 (Sun) | Away | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | L 87-93 | ||
| Jan 17 (Fri) | Away | Penn State | University Park, Pa. | W 85-74 | ||
| Jan 19 (Sun) | Home | Indiana | Champaign, Ill. | W 90-81 | ||
| Jan 24 (Fri) | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 80-79 | ||
| Jan 31 (Fri) | Home | Iowa | Champaign, Ill. | W 83-75 | ||
| Feb 2 (Sun) | Home | Penn State | Champaign, Ill. | W 94-79 | ||
| Feb 9 (Sun) | Home | Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. | W 95-76 | ||
| Feb 14 (Fri) | Away | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | W 84-81 | ||
| Feb 16 (Sun) | Away | #20/#19 Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | L 75-78 | ||
| Feb 21 (Fri) | Home | Wisconsin | Champaign, Ill. | W 82-78 | ||
| Feb 23 (Sun) | Home | Purdue | Champaign, Ill. | L 75-80 | ||
| Mar 1 (Sat) | Neutral | Minnesota | Indianapolis, Ind. | Allstate Big Ten Tournament | W 98-76 | |
| Mar 2 (Sun) | Neutral | #20 Michigan State | Indianapolis, Ind. | Allstate Big Ten Tournament | W 77-66 | |
| Mar 3 (Mon) | Neutral | Iowa | Indianapolis, Ind. | Allstate Big Ten Tournament | L 56-63 | |
| Mar 14 (Fri) | Home | Drake | Champaign, Ill. | NCAA Tournament | W 79-62 | |
| Mar 16 (Sun) | Home | Duke | Champaign, Ill. | NCAA Tournament | W 85-67 | |
| Mar 22 (Sat) | Neutral | #1 Connecticut | Iowa City, Iowa | NCAA Tournament | L 73-78 |