| November 22, 1996 | vs Southern Mississippi | W 96-79 |
| November 25, 1996 | vs Nicholls State | W 80-73 |
| November 30, 1996 | vs George Washington | W 84-75 |
| December 2, 1996 | vs Little Rock | W 94-83 |
| December 4, 1996 | vs New Mexico Lobos | W 77-68 |
| December 14, 1996 | vs TCU Horned Frogs | L 89-93 |
| December 17, 1996 | vs Texas-San Antonio | W 99-51 |
| December 21, 1996 | vs Fresno State | W 111-101 |
| December 27, 1996 | vs New Mexico State | L 105-122 |
| December 28, 1996 | vs Wyoming | W 77-74 |
| January 4, 1997 | vs Baylor Bears | W 86-75 |
| January 8, 1997 | vs Oklahoma State Cowboys | W 73-64 |
| January 11, 1997 | vs Colorado Buffaloes | L 78-80 |
| January 15, 1997 | vs Oklahoma Sooners | W 67-62 |
| January 18, 1997 | vs Kansas State Wildcats | W 73-64 |
| January 20, 1997 | vs Oklahoma State Cowboys | W 70-64 |
| January 25, 1997 | vs Iowa State Cyclones | L 61-64 |
| January 29, 1997 | vs Kansas Jayhawks | L 77-86 |
| February 3, 1997 | vs Texas Longhorns | L 67-83 |
| February 8, 1997 | vs Nebraska Cornhuskers | W 87-74 |
| February 12, 1997 | vs Texas A&M Aggies | W 80-65 |
| February 15, 1997 | vs Baylor Bears | L 76-77 |
| February 19, 1997 | vs Oklahoma Sooners | L 60-66 |
| February 22, 1997 | vs Texas Longhorns | W 72-70 |
| February 25, 1997 | vs Missouri Tigers | W 84-73 |
| March 2, 1997 | vs Texas A&M Aggies | W 77-66 |
| March 6, 1997 | vs Kansas State Wildcats | W 73-57 |
| March 7, 1997 | vs Iowa State Cyclones | L 70-72 |
