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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Nov 23, 1996 | 154 | @ James Madison | W | 104-92 | 66% | 1 - 0 | +16.2 | ||
| Nov 26, 1996 | 111 | Detroit Mercy | W | 85-77 | 82% | 2 - 0 | +6.8 | ||
| Nov 30, 1996 | 36 | @ Purdue | W | 86-83 | 26% | 3 - 0 | +18.4 | ||
| Dec 04, 1996 | 197 | Northern Illinois | L | 73-81 | 93% | 3 - 1 | -16.0 | ||
| Dec 06, 1996 | 220 | Colgate | W | 87-75 | 90% | 4 - 1 | +6.7 | ||
| Dec 07, 1996 | 64 | @ Nebraska | L | 68-73 | 36% | 4 - 2 | +7.3 | ||
| Dec 11, 1996 | 233 | @ Wright St. | W | 90-63 | 85% | 5 - 2 | +24.4 | ||
| Dec 30, 1996 | 132 | Mississippi St. | W | 75-59 | 75% | 6 - 2 | +17.5 | ||
| Dec 31, 1996 | 74 | Missouri St. | L | 73-76 | 56% | 6 - 3 | +4.0 | ||
| Jan 01, 1997 | 64 | Nebraska | W | 58-55 | 52% | 7 - 3 | +11.2 | ||
| Jan 04, 1997 | 238 | @ Central Michigan | L | 79-83 | 87% | 7 - 4 | 0 - 1 | -7.5 | |
| Jan 08, 1997 | 144 | @ Western Michigan | W | 71-69 OT | 64% | 8 - 4 | 1 - 1 | +6.9 | |
| Jan 11, 1997 | 127 | Ball St. | W | 72-66 | 85% | 9 - 4 | 2 - 1 | +3.7 | |
| Jan 13, 1997 | 145 | @ Akron | W | 81-79 OT | 65% | 10 - 4 | 3 - 1 | +6.6 | |
| Jan 15, 1997 | 179 | Kent St. | W | 85-69 | 91% | 11 - 4 | 4 - 1 | +9.4 | |
| Jan 20, 1997 | 90 | @ Eastern Michigan | L | 67-76 | 49% | 11 - 5 | 4 - 2 | -0.1 | |
| Jan 22, 1997 | 57 | Miami (OH) | W | 83-80 | 65% | 12 - 5 | 5 - 2 | +7.7 | |
| Jan 25, 1997 | 141 | @ Toledo | W | 86-76 | 63% | 13 - 5 | 6 - 2 | +15.0 | |
| Jan 29, 1997 | 96 | Ohio | W | 72-59 | 79% | 14 - 5 | 7 - 2 | +13.2 | |
| Feb 01, 1997 | 144 | Western Michigan | W | 93-67 | 87% | 15 - 5 | 8 - 2 | +22.6 | |
| Feb 05, 1997 | 127 | @ Ball St. | L | 75-79 OT | 60% | 15 - 6 | 8 - 3 | +2.0 | |
| Feb 08, 1997 | 145 | Akron | W | 103-78 | 87% | 16 - 6 | 9 - 3 | +21.3 | |
| Feb 12, 1997 | 179 | @ Kent St. | W | 70-69 | 75% | 17 - 6 | 10 - 3 | +2.7 | |
| Feb 15, 1997 | 90 | Eastern Michigan | W | 98-83 | 78% | 18 - 6 | 11 - 3 | +15.6 | |
| Feb 19, 1997 | 57 | @ Miami (OH) | L | 59-64 | 34% | 18 - 7 | 11 - 4 | +8.0 | |
| Feb 22, 1997 | 141 | Toledo | W | 92-79 | 86% | 19 - 7 | 12 - 4 | +9.8 | |
| Feb 26, 1997 | 96 | @ Ohio | L | 87-89 OT | 50% | 19 - 8 | 12 - 5 | +6.5 | |
| Mar 01, 1997 | 238 | Central Michigan | W | 99-70 | 96% | 20 - 8 | 13 - 5 | +17.2 | |
| Mar 04, 1997 | 141 | Toledo | W | 94-69 | 86% | 21 - 8 | +21.8 | ||
| Mar 07, 1997 | 90 | Eastern Michigan | L | 64-73 | 64% | 21 - 9 | -4.2 | ||
| Mar 12, 1997 | 26 | @ West Virginia | L | 95-98 | 22% | 21 - 10 | +13.8 | ||
| Projected Record | 21 - 10 | 13 - 5 | |||||||
