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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Nov 29, 1996 | 225 | Portland | L | 87-91 OT | 62% | 0 - 1 | -9.9 | ||
| Nov 30, 1996 | 111 | Detroit Mercy | L | 49-63 | 29% | 0 - 2 | -11.0 | ||
| Dec 07, 1996 | 283 | @ Eastern Kentucky | L | 62-66 | 72% | 0 - 3 | 0 - 1 | -12.8 | |
| Dec 14, 1996 | 120 | Wyoming | L | 71-76 | 48% | 0 - 4 | -7.2 | ||
| Dec 18, 1996 | 197 | @ Northern Illinois | L | 64-67 | 38% | 0 - 5 | -2.7 | ||
| Dec 22, 1996 | 236 | Western Carolina | L | 69-76 | 80% | 0 - 6 | -18.6 | ||
| Dec 27, 1996 | 13 | @ Iowa | L | 58-90 | 3% | 0 - 7 | -12.6 | ||
| Dec 30, 1996 | 30 | Saint Joseph's | L | 58-74 | 9% | 0 - 8 | -3.9 | ||
| Dec 31, 1996 | 219 | Pepperdine | W | 58-54 | 59% | 1 - 8 | -1.2 | ||
| Jan 02, 1997 | 258 | Eastern Illinois | W | 85-69 | 85% | 2 - 8 | 1 - 1 | +1.9 | |
| Jan 04, 1997 | 247 | Southeast Missouri St. | W | 96-85 | 82% | 3 - 8 | 2 - 1 | -1.5 | |
| Jan 09, 1997 | 232 | @ Tennessee Tech | W | 75-73 OT | 49% | 4 - 8 | 3 - 1 | -0.5 | |
| Jan 11, 1997 | 175 | @ Murray St. | L | 78-85 | 32% | 4 - 9 | 3 - 2 | -5.0 | |
| Jan 13, 1997 | 239 | @ Tennessee Martin | W | 64-52 | 53% | 5 - 9 | 4 - 2 | +8.4 | |
| Jan 18, 1997 | 243 | @ Tennessee St. | L | 70-81 | 55% | 5 - 10 | 4 - 3 | -15.0 | |
| Jan 23, 1997 | 187 | Middle Tennessee | W | 82-74 | 66% | 6 - 10 | 5 - 3 | +0.8 | |
| Jan 25, 1997 | 283 | Eastern Kentucky | W | 85-68 | 90% | 7 - 10 | 6 - 3 | -0.1 | |
| Jan 27, 1997 | 277 | Morehead St. | W | 99-82 | 89% | 8 - 10 | 7 - 3 | +0.5 | |
| Feb 01, 1997 | 258 | @ Eastern Illinois | W | 86-76 | 61% | 9 - 10 | 8 - 3 | +4.2 | |
| Feb 03, 1997 | 247 | @ Southeast Missouri St. | L | 72-73 | 55% | 9 - 11 | 8 - 4 | -5.2 | |
| Feb 06, 1997 | 187 | @ Middle Tennessee | L | 65-68 | 35% | 9 - 12 | 8 - 5 | -1.9 | |
| Feb 08, 1997 | 239 | Tennessee Martin | W | 92-75 | 80% | 10 - 12 | 9 - 5 | +5.1 | |
| Feb 10, 1997 | 175 | Murray St. | W | 79-67 | 63% | 11 - 12 | 10 - 5 | +5.7 | |
| Feb 15, 1997 | 243 | Tennessee St. | W | 86-74 | 82% | 12 - 12 | 11 - 5 | -0.3 | |
| Feb 20, 1997 | 232 | Tennessee Tech | W | 93-80 | 78% | 13 - 12 | 12 - 5 | +2.2 | |
| Feb 22, 1997 | 277 | @ Morehead St. | L | 100-107 2OT | 70% | 13 - 13 | 12 - 6 | -15.2 | |
| Feb 25, 1997 | 277 | Morehead St. | W | 106-83 | 89% | 14 - 13 | +6.5 | ||
| Feb 28, 1997 | 232 | Tennessee Tech | W | 70-60 | 65% | 15 - 13 | +3.4 | ||
| Mar 01, 1997 | 175 | Murray St. | L | 85-88 OT | 48% | 15 - 14 | -5.2 | ||
| Projected Record | 15 - 14 | 12 - 6 | |||||||
