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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Dec 02, 1996 | 187 | @ Middle Tennessee | L | 72-85 | 37% | 0 - 1 | 0 - 1 | -11.9 | |
| Dec 05, 1996 | 268 | Alcorn St. | W | 107-86 | 89% | 1 - 1 | +5.5 | ||
| Dec 14, 1996 | 200 | @ Arkansas St. | L | 69-70 | 42% | 1 - 2 | -1.2 | ||
| Dec 18, 1996 | 171 | @ Saint Louis | L | 54-61 | 33% | 1 - 3 | -4.7 | ||
| Dec 21, 1996 | 100 | Auburn | L | 72-86 | 28% | 1 - 4 | -10.0 | ||
| Dec 28, 1996 | 268 | @ Alcorn St. | W | 64-62 | 69% | 2 - 4 | -5.2 | ||
| Jan 06, 1997 | 239 | @ Tennessee Martin | W | 80-68 | 56% | 3 - 4 | 1 - 1 | +8.4 | |
| Jan 09, 1997 | 258 | @ Eastern Illinois | L | 64-76 | 64% | 3 - 5 | 1 - 2 | -17.8 | |
| Jan 11, 1997 | 182 | Austin Peay | W | 85-78 | 68% | 4 - 5 | 2 - 2 | +0.1 | |
| Jan 13, 1997 | 243 | Tennessee St. | W | 87-75 | 83% | 5 - 5 | 3 - 2 | -0.3 | |
| Jan 18, 1997 | 283 | @ Eastern Kentucky | W | 60-59 | 74% | 6 - 5 | 4 - 2 | -7.8 | |
| Jan 20, 1997 | 277 | @ Morehead St. | L | 78-86 | 72% | 6 - 6 | 4 - 3 | -16.2 | |
| Jan 23, 1997 | 247 | Southeast Missouri St. | W | 77-75 | 83% | 7 - 6 | 5 - 3 | -10.5 | |
| Jan 25, 1997 | 187 | Middle Tennessee | W | 78-72 | 69% | 8 - 6 | 6 - 3 | -1.2 | |
| Jan 27, 1997 | 232 | Tennessee Tech | W | 85-78 | 79% | 9 - 6 | 7 - 3 | -3.8 | |
| Feb 01, 1997 | 239 | Tennessee Martin | W | 88-69 | 82% | 10 - 6 | 8 - 3 | +7.1 | |
| Feb 06, 1997 | 247 | @ Southeast Missouri St. | W | 86-75 | 58% | 11 - 6 | 9 - 3 | +6.8 | |
| Feb 08, 1997 | 243 | @ Tennessee St. | L | 68-84 | 57% | 11 - 7 | 9 - 4 | -20.0 | |
| Feb 10, 1997 | 182 | @ Austin Peay | L | 67-79 | 37% | 11 - 8 | 9 - 5 | -10.7 | |
| Feb 13, 1997 | 232 | @ Tennessee Tech | L | 62-89 | 51% | 11 - 9 | 9 - 6 | -29.5 | |
| Feb 15, 1997 | 277 | Morehead St. | W | 82-65 | 90% | 12 - 9 | 10 - 6 | +0.5 | |
| Feb 17, 1997 | 283 | Eastern Kentucky | W | 83-57 | 91% | 13 - 9 | 11 - 6 | +8.9 | |
| Feb 20, 1997 | 258 | Eastern Illinois | W | 106-72 | 86% | 14 - 9 | 12 - 6 | +19.9 | |
| Feb 25, 1997 | 243 | Tennessee St. | W | 76-63 | 83% | 15 - 9 | +0.7 | ||
| Feb 28, 1997 | 187 | Middle Tennessee | W | 74-48 | 53% | 16 - 9 | +23.0 | ||
| Mar 01, 1997 | 182 | Austin Peay | W | 88-85 OT | 52% | 17 - 9 | +0.2 | ||
| Mar 14, 1997 | 6 | Duke | L | 68-71 | 4% | 17 - 10 | +15.4 | ||
| Projected Record | 17 - 10 | 12 - 6 | |||||||
