1996–97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1996-97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Conference Big 12 Conference
1996-97 record 1617 (511 Big 12)
Head coach Norm Stewart
Captain Chip Walther
Captain Game captains
Home arena Hearnes Center

The 1996–97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1996-97 men's college basketball season. The highlights of the season included upsetting rival and number-one ranked Kansas at home in double overtime and an unexpected run to the finals of the Big 12 Tournament.

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State

November 23*
no
Chicago State W 7646  1-0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

November 29*
no
vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
San Juan Shootout
W 8374  2-0
 
San Juan, Puerto Rico

November 30*
no
vs. No. 10 Clemson
San Juan Shootout
L 4547  2-1
 
San Juan, Puerto Rico

December 1*
no
vs. Creighton
San Juan Shootout
W 7371 OT 3-1
 
San Juan, Puerto Rico

December 4*
no
Arkansas State W 8147  4-1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

December 7*
no, ESPN
No. 22 Arkansas L 7680  4-2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

December 15*
no
Southeast Missouri W 6450  5-2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

December 17*
no
Northwest Missouri W 7756  6-2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

December 19*
no
Mercer W 9063  7-2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

December 21*
no, ESPN
at Iowa L 7788  7-3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

December 28*
no
at Illinois
Braggin' Rights
L 6985  7-4
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

December 30*
no
Southern W 11169  8-4
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

January 4
no
No. 4 Iowa State L 6568  8-5
(0-1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

January 7
no
Colorado L 7887  8-6
(0-2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

January 11
no
at Oklahoma State L 6768  8-7
(0-3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK

January 14
no
Baylor W 8266  9-7
(1-3)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

January 18
no, ESPN
at Nebraska L 5376  9-8
(1-4)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE

January 22
no
Nebraska W 7574  10-8
(2-4)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

January 26
no, CBS
at No. 23 Texas L 7580  10-9
(2-5)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

January 28
no
at Texas A&M L 5761  10-10
(2-6)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, TX

February 1
no
Kansas State W 8563  11-10
(3-6)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

February 4
no
No. 1 Kansas
Border War
W 9694 2OT 12-10
(4-6)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

February 9*
no, ABC
Wake Forest L 6573  12-11
(4-6)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

February 12
no
at No. 9 Iowa State L 5987  12-12
(4-7)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA

February 15
no
Oklahoma W 8073  13-12
(5-7)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

February 17
no, ESPN
at No. 1 Kansas
Border War
L 6779  13-13
(5-8)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS

February 22
no
at No. 21 Colorado L 7584  13-14
(5-9)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO

February 25
no
Texas Tech L 7384  13-15
(5-10)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO

March 1
no
at Kansas State L 6076  13-16
(5-11)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS

March 6*
no
vs. Nebraska
Big 12 Tournament
W 7872  14-16
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO

March 7*
no
vs. Texas
Big 12 Tournament
W 8075  15-16
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO

March 8*
no
vs. Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
W 8980  16-16
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO

March 9*
no, CBS
vs. Kansas
Big 12 Tournament
L 6087  16-17
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Note: Texas Tech later forfeited its win due to ineligible players. [1]

References

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