Head Coach: Bud Childers Record: 20-9 (12-2 C-USA)
| Date | Site | Opp AP | Opponent | W/L | UL | Opp | Overall | Conf | City | State | Arena | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/24/1996 | N | 6 | Vanderbilt | L | 60 | 63 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1996 Reebok Classic | |||
| 11/29/1996 | N | Southern Methodist | L | 54 | 71 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1996 Coors Classic | ||||
| 11/30/1996 | N | Bowling Green | W | 61 | 60 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1996 Coors Classic | ||||
| 12/03/1996 | H | Butler | W | 65 | 57 | 2-2 | 0-0 | |||||
| 12/08/1996 | A | Buffalo | L | 49 | 67 | 2-3 | 0-0 | |||||
| 12/10/1996 | A | Miami, Ohio | L | 59 | 65 | 2-4 | 0-0 | |||||
| 12/18/1996 | N | Coastal Carolina | W | 109 | 29 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1996 Carolina Classic | ||||
| 12/19/1996 | N | 20 | North Carolina | L | 67 | 72 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1996 Carolina Classic | |||
| 12/20/1996 | N | 7 | Penn State | W | 68 | 58 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1996 Carolina Classic | |||
| 12/29/1996 | H | Central Connecticut | W | 95 | 46 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1996 Seelbach Classic | ||||
| 12/30/1996 | H | Liberty | W | 82 | 60 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 1996 Seelbach Classic | ||||
| 01/03/1997 | H | Memphis | W | 65 | 50 | 7-5 | 1-0 | |||||
| 01/10/1997 | A | South Florida | W | 79 | 66 | 8-5 | 2-0 | |||||
| 01/12/1997 | A | Alabama-Birmingham | W | 55 | 48 | 9-5 | 3-0 | |||||
| 01/17/1997 | H | Houston | W | 70 | 46 | 10-5 | 4-0 | |||||
| 01/19/1997 | H | Charlotte | W | 79 | 53 | 11-5 | 5-0 | |||||
| 01/24/1997 | H | DePaul | W | 62 | 55 | 12-5 | 6-0 | |||||
| 01/26/1997 | H | Marquette | W | 74 | 64 | 13-5 | 7-0 | |||||
| 01/31/1997 | H | Tulane | L | 72 | 77 | 13-6 | 7-1 | |||||
| 02/02/1997 | A | Southern Mississippi | L | 60 | 65 | 13-7 | 7-2 | |||||
| 02/07/1997 | H | Saint Louis | W | 89 | 56 | 14-7 | 8-2 | |||||
| 02/09/1997 | H | Cincinnati | W | 85 | 59 | 15-7 | 9-2 | |||||
| 02/14/1997 | A | Memphis | W | 78 | 74 | 16-7 | 10-2 | |||||
| 02/18/1997 | H | Kentucky | W | 64 | 52 | 17-7 | 10-2 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||
| 02/21/1997 | A | Charlotte | W | 80 | 53 | 18-7 | 11-2 | |||||
| 02/23/1997 | A | Houston | W | 69 | 57 | 19-7 | 12-2 | |||||
| 03/01/1997 | N | Cincinnati | W | 84 | 67 | 20-7 | 12-2 | 1997 Conference USA Tournament | ||||
| 03/02/1997 | N | Tulane | L | 74 | 76 | 20-8 | 12-2 | 1997 Conference USA Tournament | ||||
| 03/14/1997 | N | Auburn | L | 65 | 68 | 20-9 | 12-2 | 1997 NCAA Tournament First Round |