1996-97 (M) Basketball Schedule
Overall15-150.500
Conference10-80.556
StreakL3
Home11-3
Away3-9
Neutral1-3
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Hungary Select (Ex.) | Omaha, Neb. | Exhibition | W 75-60 |
| Nov 17 (Sun) | TBA | Home | Dream Builders (Ex.) | Omaha, Neb. | Exhibition | W 90-70 |
| Nov 22 (Fri) | TBA | Away | Wyoming | Laramie, Wyo. | L 77-85 | |
| Nov 25 (Mon) | TBA | Home | UMKC | Omaha, Neb. | W 70-68 | |
| Nov 29 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | Florida | Caguas, Puerto Rico | San Juan Shootout | W 75-73 |
| Nov 30 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | #24 Minnesota | Caguas, Puerto Rico | San Juan Shootout | L 63-64 |
| Dec 1 (Sun) | TBA | Neutral | Missouri | Caguas, Puerto Rico | San Juan Shootout | L 71-73 |
| Dec 7 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Northern Iowa | Omaha, Neb. | W 62-46 | |
| Dec 14 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Cal State Sacramento | Omaha, Neb. | W 59-42 | |
| Dec 16 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Bethune-Cookman | Omaha, Neb. | W 63-57 | |
| Dec 21 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Houston | Houston, TX | L 73-74 | |
| Dec 29 (Sun) | TBA | Home | Illinois State | Omaha, Neb. | L 45-54 | |
| Jan 2 (Thu) | TBA | Away | Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, Iowa | L 56-59 | |
| Jan 4 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Houston | Omaha, Neb. | L 72-74 | |
| Jan 8 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | L 52-71 | |
| Jan 11 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Wichita State | Wichita, Kan. | W 70-67 | |
| Jan 16 (Thu) | TBA | Home | Southern Illinois | Omaha, Neb. | W 76-67 | |
| Jan 18 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Bradley | Omaha, Neb. | W 68-58 | |
| Jan 20 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Southern Utah | Omaha, Neb. | W 60-49 | |
| Jan 25 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Evansville | Evansville, Ind. | L 63-70 | |
| Jan 27 (Mon) | TBA | Away | Southern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. | W 72-65 | |
| Jan 30 (Thu) | TBA | Away | Missouri State | Springfield, Mo. | L 71-77 | |
| Feb 2 (Sun) | TBA | Home | Evansville | Omaha, Neb. | W 75-62 | |
| Feb 6 (Thu) | TBA | Home | Drake | Omaha, Neb. | W 71-60 | |
| Feb 8 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Bradley | Peoria, Ill. | L 58-61 | |
| Feb 10 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Indiana State | Omaha, Neb. | W 86-60 | |
| Feb 15 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Missouri State | Omaha, Neb. | L 82-88 | |
| Feb 17 (Mon) | TBA | Away | Drake | Des Moines, Iowa | W 82-76 | |
| Feb 20 (Thu) | TBA | Home | Wichita State | Omaha, Neb. | W 59-58 | |
| Feb 22 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. | L 67-70 | |
| Feb 24 (Mon) | TBA | Away | Illinois State | Normal, Ill. | L 69-74 | |
| Mar 1 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Missouri State | St. Louis, Mo. | MVC Tournament | L 58-77 |