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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Nov 20, 1996 | 54 | @ Vanderbilt | L | 66-74 | 21% | 0 - 1 | +5.2 | ||
| Nov 25, 1996 | 97 | @ Canisius | W | 66-52 | 35% | 1 - 1 | +22.4 | ||
| Nov 27, 1996 | 197 | @ Northern Illinois | W | 88-83 | 66% | 2 - 1 | +5.3 | ||
| Dec 07, 1996 | 255 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | W | 71-46 | 94% | 3 - 1 | +11.4 | ||
| Dec 10, 1996 | 139 | Green Bay | W | 50-44 | 77% | 4 - 1 | +2.9 | ||
| Dec 14, 1996 | 150 | Illinois-Chicago | W | 77-68 | 79% | 5 - 1 | +5.2 | ||
| Dec 27, 1996 | 285 | Army | W | 88-48 | 94% | 6 - 1 | +26.8 | ||
| Dec 28, 1996 | 32 | Indiana | L | 51-72 | 25% | 6 - 2 | -9.4 | ||
| Jan 02, 1997 | 209 | @ Troy | W | 76-70 | 70% | 7 - 2 | 1 - 0 | +5.1 | |
| Jan 04, 1997 | 251 | @ UMKC | W | 81-66 | 81% | 8 - 2 | 2 - 0 | +10.2 | |
| Jan 06, 1997 | 242 | Youngstown St. | W | 57-46 | 93% | 9 - 2 | 3 - 0 | -1.3 | |
| Jan 08, 1997 | 174 | Buffalo | W | 72-55 | 84% | 10 - 2 | 4 - 0 | +10.8 | |
| Jan 11, 1997 | 178 | @ Northeastern Illinois | W | 82-80 OT | 61% | 11 - 2 | 5 - 0 | +3.7 | |
| Jan 14, 1997 | 294 | @ Chicago St. | W | 76-59 | 92% | 12 - 2 | 6 - 0 | +6.4 | |
| Jan 18, 1997 | 250 | Central Connecticut St. | W | 61-54 | 94% | 13 - 2 | 7 - 0 | -6.0 | |
| Jan 20, 1997 | 67 | @ Oral Roberts | L | 72-76 | 24% | 13 - 3 | +7.9 | ||
| Jan 25, 1997 | 155 | Western Illinois | L | 78-84 | 80% | 13 - 4 | 7 - 1 | -10.2 | |
| Feb 01, 1997 | 174 | @ Buffalo | W | 64-62 | 60% | 14 - 4 | 8 - 1 | +4.1 | |
| Feb 03, 1997 | 242 | @ Youngstown St. | L | 64-66 | 79% | 14 - 5 | 8 - 2 | -6.0 | |
| Feb 06, 1997 | 294 | Chicago St. | W | 85-58 | 98% | 15 - 5 | 9 - 2 | +8.1 | |
| Feb 08, 1997 | 178 | Northeastern Illinois | W | 102-84 | 85% | 16 - 5 | 10 - 2 | +11.4 | |
| Feb 12, 1997 | 250 | @ Central Connecticut St. | W | 71-59 | 81% | 17 - 5 | 11 - 2 | +7.3 | |
| Feb 15, 1997 | 155 | @ Western Illinois | W | 83-74 | 52% | 18 - 5 | 12 - 2 | +13.1 | |
| Feb 22, 1997 | 251 | UMKC | W | 90-63 | 94% | 19 - 5 | 13 - 2 | +13.9 | |
| Feb 24, 1997 | 209 | Troy | L | 69-72 OT | 90% | 19 - 6 | 13 - 3 | -12.2 | |
| Mar 02, 1997 | 250 | Central Connecticut St. | W | 97-73 | 89% | 20 - 6 | +15.2 | ||
| Mar 03, 1997 | 178 | Northeastern Illinois | W | 88-82 OT | 75% | 21 - 6 | +3.5 | ||
| Mar 04, 1997 | 155 | Western Illinois | W | 63-59 | 67% | 22 - 6 | +4.0 | ||
| Mar 13, 1997 | 41 | Boston College | L | 66-73 | 28% | 22 - 7 | +3.8 | ||
| Projected Record | 22 - 7 | 13 - 3 | |||||||
