1996-97 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall12-180.400
Conference6-100.375
StreakL3
Home10-4
Away1-8
Neutral1-6
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 (Sat) | Home | Northwestern State | Starkville | W 78-61 | ||
| Nov 26 (Tue) | Home | Southeastern Louisiana | Starkville | W 77-63 | ||
| Nov 30 (Sat) | Home | James Madison | Starkville | L 72-75 | ||
| Dec 3 (Tue) | Neutral | No. 2 Wake Forest | Chicago, Ill. | DirecTV Great Eight | L 43-74 | |
| Dec 8 (Sun) | Neutral | George Washington | Landover, Md. | Franklin National Bank Classic | L 36-57 | |
| Dec 9 (Mon) | Neutral | California | Landover, Md. | Franklin National Bank Classic | L 45-78 | |
| Dec 14 (Sat) | Home | Loyola-New Orleans | Starkville | W 98-32 | ||
| Dec 17 (Tue) | Home | Texas Southern | Starkville | W 95-64 | ||
| Dec 19 (Thu) | Home | Old Dominion | Starkville | W 80-73 | ||
| Dec 21 (Sat) | Away | UNC Wilmington | Wilmington, N.C. | L 54-71 | ||
| Dec 30 (Mon) | Neutral | Bowling Green | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | L 59-75 | |
| Dec 31 (Tue) | Neutral | Fresno State | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | W 62-60 | |
| Jan 1 (Wed) | Neutral | Old Dominion | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | L 71-72 | |
| Jan 4 (Sat) | Home | LSU | Starkville | W 69-66 | ||
| Jan 7 (Tue) | Away | #3 Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. | L 61-90 | ||
| Jan 11 (Sat) | Home | South Carolina | Starkville | L 65-73 | ||
| Jan 15 (Wed) | Home | #20 Ole Miss | Starkville | W 75-64 | ||
| Jan 21 (Tue) | Away | Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | L 64-98 | ||
| Jan 25 (Sat) | Home | Vanderbilt | Starkville | W 60-53 | ||
| Jan 29 (Wed) | Away | LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | W 68-60 | ||
| Feb 1 (Sat) | Home | Alabama | Starkville | W 64-51 | ||
| Feb 5 (Wed) | Away | Auburn | Auburn, Ala. | L 68-81 | ||
| Feb 8 (Sat) | Away | Georgia | Athens, Ga. | L 54-56 | ||
| Feb 12 (Wed) | Home | Florida | Starkville | L 69-72 | ||
| Feb 15 (Sat) | Away | Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | L 53-54 | ||
| Feb 19 (Wed) | Away | Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. | L 61-84 | ||
| Feb 23 (Sun) | Home | Arkansas | Starkville | W 93-77 | ||
| Feb 26 (Wed) | Home | Auburn | Starkville | L 64-68 | ||
| Mar 1 (Sat) | Away | Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | L 49-78 | ||
| Mar 6 (Thu) | Neutral | Vanderbilt | Memphis, Tenn. | SEC Tournament | L 67-73 |