| November 23, 1996 | vs Cleveland State | W 77-67 |
| November 26, 1996 | vs Alabama State | W 75-37 |
| November 30, 1996 | vs DePaul Blue Demons | W 68-41 |
| December 2, 1996 | vs Seton Hall Pirates | W 55-51 |
| December 4, 1996 | vs UMass Minutemen | W 58-53 |
| December 7, 1996 | vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights | L 68-75 |
| December 10, 1996 | vs Delaware State | W 87-51 |
| December 21, 1996 | vs Morgan State | W 92-64 |
| December 28, 1996 | vs Pacific | L 56-73 |
| January 2, 1997 | vs West Virginia Mountaineers | W 70-68 |
| January 4, 1997 | vs Miami (FL) Hurricanes | L 67-69 |
| January 7, 1997 | vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish | W 70-57 |
| January 11, 1997 | vs Connecticut Huskies | L 54-69 |
| January 13, 1997 | vs Boston College Eagles | L 74-81 |
| January 18, 1997 | vs Miami (FL) Hurricanes | L 65-68 |
| January 21, 1997 | vs St. John's (NY) | W 62-57 |
| January 25, 1997 | vs Pittsburgh Panthers | L 71-89 |
| January 27, 1997 | vs Villanova Wildcats | W 78-67 |
| February 1, 1997 | vs St. John's (NY) | W 71-68 |
| February 3, 1997 | vs Connecticut Huskies | W 52-51 |
| February 8, 1997 | vs Syracuse Orange | L 74-77 |
| February 12, 1997 | vs Providence Friars | W 75-69 |
| February 20, 1997 | vs Pittsburgh Panthers | W 76-57 |
| February 22, 1997 | vs Memphis Tigers | W 74-65 |
| February 26, 1997 | vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights | W 69-59 |
| March 2, 1997 | vs Providence Friars | W 67-56 |
| March 6, 1997 | vs Miami (FL) Hurricanes | W 63-59 |
| March 7, 1997 | vs Boston College Eagles | L 58-70 |
| March 14, 1997 | vs Charlotte | L 67-79 |
