1996-97 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall13-140.481
Conference6-110.353
StreakL1
Home10-4
Away3-9
Neutral0-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Midland | Omaha, Neb. | W 85-61 | |
| Nov 22 (Fri) | TBA | Home | Wayne State (Neb.) | Omaha, Neb. | W 67-60 | |
| Nov 25 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Iowa Wesleyan | Omaha, Neb. | W 86-40 | |
| Nov 29 (Fri) | TBA | Away | Huron | Huron, S.D. | South Dakota Thanksgiving Shootout | W 69-68 |
| Nov 30 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Dakota Wesleyan | Huron, S.D. | South Dakota Thanksgiving Shootout | L 63-69 |
| Dec 7 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Presentation | Omaha, Neb. | W 112-57 | |
| Dec 9 (Mon) | TBA | Home | St. Mary (Kan.) | Omaha, Neb. | W 103-68 | |
| Dec 21 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Nebraska-Kearney | Kearney, Neb. | L 73-89 | |
| Dec 28 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Morningside | Sioux City, Iowa | L 87-113 | |
| Dec 29 (Sun) | TBA | Away | South Dakota | Vermillion, S.D. | L 63-84 | |
| Dec 31 (Tue) | TBA | Away | Dakota State | Madison, S.D. | W 94-74 | |
| Jan 3 (Fri) | TBA | Home | Minnesota State | Omaha, Neb. | L 63-77 | |
| Jan 4 (Sat) | TBA | Home | St. Cloud State | Omaha, Neb. | L 59-63 | |
| Jan 12 (Sun) | TBA | Away | South Dakota State | Brookings, S.D. | W 78-64 | |
| Jan 13 (Mon) | TBA | Away | Augustana (S.D.) | Sioux Falls, S.D. | L 73-89 | |
| Jan 18 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Northern Colorado | Omaha, Neb. | W 85-68 | |
| Jan 24 (Fri) | TBA | Home | North Dakota State | Omaha, Neb. | W 94-80 | |
| Jan 25 (Sat) | TBA | Home | North Dakota | Omaha, Neb. | W 85-79 | |
| Jan 31 (Fri) | TBA | Away | St. Cloud State | St. Cloud, Minn. | L 67-85 | |
| Feb 1 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Minnesota State | Mankato, Minn. | L 79-82 | |
| Feb 7 (Fri) | TBA | Home | Augustana (S.D.) | Omaha, Neb. | W 83-67 | |
| Feb 8 (Sat) | TBA | Home | South Dakota State | Omaha, Neb. | L 71-78 | |
| Feb 15 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Northern Colorado | Greeley, Colo. | L 71-76 | |
| Feb 21 (Fri) | TBA | Away | North Dakota | Grand Forks, N.D. | L 80-81 | |
| Feb 22 (Sat) | TBA | Away | North Dakota State | Fargo, N.D. | L 58-73 | |
| Feb 28 (Fri) | TBA | Home | South Dakota | Omaha, Neb. | W 79-74 | |
| Mar 1 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Morningside | Omaha, Neb. | L 88-92 |