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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 1996 | 49 | Connecticut | W | 68-61 | 57% | 1 - 0 | +16.8 | ||
| Nov 20, 1996 | 55 | Princeton | W | 59-49 | 74% | 2 - 0 | +14.9 | ||
| Nov 22, 1996 | 171 | Saint Louis | W | 70-54 | 94% | 3 - 0 | +10.0 | ||
| Nov 27, 1996 | 117 | Evansville | W | 74-73 | 80% | 4 - 0 | +3.6 | ||
| Nov 29, 1996 | 6 | Duke | W | 85-69 | 26% | 5 - 0 | +34.4 | ||
| Dec 02, 1996 | 61 | @ Notre Dame | W | 76-75 | 46% | 6 - 0 | +13.6 | ||
| Dec 07, 1996 | 1 | Kentucky | L | 65-99 | 11% | 6 - 1 | -8.7 | ||
| Dec 10, 1996 | 227 | DePaul | W | 74-57 | 94% | 7 - 1 | +11.0 | ||
| Dec 13, 1996 | 137 | Louisiana Tech | W | 73-44 | 91% | 8 - 1 | +26.1 | ||
| Dec 14, 1996 | 108 | Santa Clara | W | 86-74 | 88% | 9 - 1 | +11.1 | ||
| Dec 21, 1996 | 117 | Evansville | W | 75-57 | 80% | 10 - 1 | +20.6 | ||
| Dec 23, 1996 | 73 | Butler | W | 89-84 OT | 79% | 11 - 1 | +8.1 | ||
| Dec 27, 1996 | 220 | Colgate | W | 63-48 | 93% | 12 - 1 | +9.7 | ||
| Dec 28, 1996 | 93 | Valparaiso | W | 72-51 | 75% | 13 - 1 | +25.6 | ||
| Jan 02, 1997 | 50 | Michigan St. | W | 77-65 | 72% | 14 - 1 | 1 - 0 | +17.6 | |
| Jan 04, 1997 | 34 | @ Wisconsin | L | 58-71 | 35% | 14 - 2 | 1 - 1 | +2.5 | |
| Jan 08, 1997 | 3 | Minnesota | L | 91-96 OT | 34% | 14 - 3 | 1 - 2 | +10.8 | |
| Jan 15, 1997 | 161 | @ Northwestern | W | 66-63 | 79% | 15 - 3 | 2 - 2 | +6.3 | |
| Jan 18, 1997 | 36 | @ Purdue | L | 53-70 | 36% | 15 - 4 | 2 - 3 | -1.6 | |
| Jan 21, 1997 | 16 | Michigan | W | 72-70 | 54% | 16 - 4 | 3 - 3 | +12.6 | |
| Jan 26, 1997 | 126 | @ Penn St. | W | 70-55 | 71% | 17 - 4 | 4 - 3 | +21.0 | |
| Jan 30, 1997 | 81 | @ Ohio St. | L | 67-73 | 55% | 17 - 5 | 4 - 4 | +4.4 | |
| Feb 02, 1997 | 20 | Illinois | L | 74-78 | 57% | 17 - 6 | 4 - 5 | +5.9 | |
| Feb 04, 1997 | 13 | @ Iowa | L | 67-75 | 23% | 17 - 7 | 4 - 6 | +11.4 | |
| Feb 08, 1997 | 81 | Ohio St. | W | 93-76 | 81% | 18 - 7 | 5 - 6 | +19.1 | |
| Feb 11, 1997 | 126 | Penn St. | W | 81-57 | 90% | 19 - 7 | 6 - 6 | +21.7 | |
| Feb 16, 1997 | 16 | @ Michigan | W | 84-81 OT | 24% | 20 - 7 | 7 - 6 | +21.9 | |
| Feb 18, 1997 | 36 | Purdue | L | 87-89 OT | 67% | 20 - 8 | 7 - 7 | +5.1 | |
| Feb 22, 1997 | 161 | Northwestern | W | 64-49 | 93% | 21 - 8 | 8 - 7 | +10.0 | |
| Mar 01, 1997 | 3 | @ Minnesota | L | 72-75 | 13% | 21 - 9 | 8 - 8 | +21.1 | |
| Mar 05, 1997 | 34 | Wisconsin | W | 70-66 | 66% | 22 - 9 | 9 - 8 | +11.3 | |
| Mar 08, 1997 | 50 | @ Michigan St. | L | 60-63 | 41% | 22 - 10 | 9 - 9 | +10.9 | |
| Mar 13, 1997 | 59 | Colorado | L | 62-80 | 61% | 22 - 11 | -9.3 | ||
| Projected Record | 22 - 11 | 9 - 9 | |||||||
