1996-97 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall21-90.700
Conference13-50.722
StreakL1
Home12-0
Away6-7
Neutral3-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 (Sat) | Away | VCU | Richmond, VA | W 69-66 | ||
| Nov 30 (Sat) | Away | Xavier | Cincinnati, OH | L 71-92 | ||
| Dec 4 (Wed) | Home | Dayton | Oxford, OH | W 92-72 | ||
| Dec 6 (Fri) | Neutral | Texas Southern | Waco, TX | Dr. Pepper Invitational | L 63-67 | |
| Dec 7 (Sat) | Neutral | NE Louisiana | Waco, TX | Dr. Pepper Invitational | W 65-49 | |
| Dec 10 (Tue) | Home | Eastern Kentucky | Oxford, OH | W 91-40 | ||
| Dec 14 (Sat) | Away | Wright State | Dayton, OH | W 89-58 | ||
| Jan 4 (Sat) | Home | Akron | Oxford, OH | W 84-51 | ||
| Jan 8 (Wed) | Away | Kent State | Kent, OH | W 64-57 | ||
| Jan 10 (Fri) | Away | Cincinnati | Cincinnati OH | L 61-91 | ||
| Jan 13 (Mon) | Home | Central Michigan | Oxford, OH | W 77-51 | ||
| Jan 15 (Wed) | Away | Toledo | Toledo, OH | W 66-49 | ||
| Jan 18 (Sat) | Home | Ohio | Oxford, OH | W 78-63 | ||
| Jan 22 (Wed) | Away | Bowling Green | Bowling Green, OH | L 80-83 | ||
| Jan 25 (Sat) | Home | Western Michigan | Oxford, OH | W 62-49 | ||
| Jan 27 (Mon) | Away | Ball State | Muncie, IN | L 64-74 | ||
| Feb 1 (Sat) | Home | Kent State | Oxford, OH | W 73-60 | ||
| Feb 6 (Thu) | Away | Eastern Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI | L 77-82 | ||
| Feb 8 (Sat) | Away | Central Michigan | Mount Pleasant, MI | L 75-86 | ||
| Feb 12 (Wed) | Home | Toledo | Oxford, OH | W 69-52 | ||
| Feb 15 (Sat) | Away | Ohio | Athens, OH | L 65-67 | ||
| Feb 19 (Wed) | Home | Bowling Green | Oxford, OH | W 64-59 | ||
| Feb 22 (Sat) | Away | Western Michigan | Kalamazoo, MI | W 56-55 | ||
| Feb 24 (Mon) | Home | Eastern Michigan | Oxford, OH | W 86-77 | ||
| Feb 26 (Wed) | Home | Ball State | Oxford, OH | W 83-72 | ||
| Mar 1 (Sat) | Away | Akron | Akron, OH | W 66-52 | ||
| Mar 4 (Tue) | Home | Kent State | Oxford, OH | MAC Tournament | W 75-65 | |
| Mar 7 (Fri) | Neutral | Western Michigan | Toledo, OH | MAC Tournament | W 84-67 | |
| Mar 8 (Sat) | Neutral | Eastern Michigan | Toledo, OH | MAC Tournament | W 96-76 | |
| Mar 14 (Fri) | Neutral | Clemson | Kansas City, MO | NCAA Tournament | L 56-68 |