Ball State University Athletics
1996-97 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall16-130.552
Conference9-90.500
StreakL1
Home13-0
Away2-13
Neutral1-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 (Sat) | Home | Grand Valley State University | Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) | W 72-68 | ||
| Nov 26 (Tue) | Away | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | L 63-87 | ||
| Nov 29 (Fri) | Home | Coastal Carolina University | Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) | W 93-58 | ||
| Nov 30 (Sat) | Home | Troy University | Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) | W 96-81 | ||
| Dec 5 (Thu) | Home | Western Michigan University | Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) | W 64-52 | ||
| Dec 7 (Sat) | Away | Butler University | Indianapolis, IN | W 71-67 | ||
| Dec 14 (Sat) | Neutral | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Honolulu, Hawaii | Hawaii-Nike Festival | W 82-70 | |
| Dec 15 (Sun) | Away | University of Hawaii | Manoa, HI | Hawaii-Nike Festival | L 75-83 | |
| Dec 21 (Sat) | Home | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) | W 81-64 | ||
| Dec 26 (Thu) | Away | University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | L 59-74 | ||
| Dec 30 (Mon) | Home | Indiana State University | Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) | W 93-77 | ||
| Jan 6 (Mon) | Away | University of Toledo | Toledo, OH | L 60-70 | ||
| Jan 9 (Thu) | Away | Ohio University | Athens, OH | W 86-76 | ||
| Jan 11 (Sat) | Away | Bowling Green | Bowling Green, OH | L 66-72 | ||
| Jan 15 (Wed) | Away | Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI | L 61-81 | ||
| Jan 18 (Sat) | Away | University of Akron | Akron, OH | L 68-83 | ||
| Jan 22 (Wed) | Home | Kent State University | Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) | W 78-75 | ||
| Jan 25 (Sat) | Away | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI | L 75-85 | ||
| Jan 27 (Mon) | Home | Miami University (OH) | Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) | W 74-64 | ||
| Feb 1 (Sat) | Away | Ohio University | Athens, OH | L 58-79 | ||
| Feb 5 (Wed) | Home | Bowling Green | Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) | W 79-75 | ||
| Feb 8 (Sat) | Away | Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI | L 66-76 | ||
| Feb 12 (Wed) | Home | Central Michigan University | Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) | W 88-69 | ||
| Feb 15 (Sat) | Home | University of Akron | Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) | W 64-57 | ||
| Feb 19 (Wed) | Away | Kent State University | Kent, OH | L 58-78 | ||
| Feb 22 (Sat) | Home | Eastern Michigan University | Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) | W 107-89 | ||
| Feb 26 (Wed) | Away | Miami University (OH) | Oxford, OH | L 72-83 | ||
| Mar 1 (Sat) | Home | University of Toledo | Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) | W 93-92 | ||
| Mar 4 (Tue) | Away | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI | Mid-American Conference Tournament | L 75-85 |