1996–97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1996-97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
1996-97 record	16–17 (5–11 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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
November 23* no	Chicago State	W 76–46	1-0	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
November 29* no	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga San Juan Shootout	W 83–74	2-0	San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 30* no	vs. #10 Clemson San Juan Shootout	L 45–47	2-1	San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 1* no	vs. Creighton San Juan Shootout	W 73–71 ^OT	3-1	San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 4* no	Arkansas State	W 81–47	4-1	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
December 7* no, ESPN	#22 Arkansas	L 76–80	4-2	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
December 15* no	Southeast Missouri	W 64–50	5-2	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
December 17* no	Northwest Missouri	W 77–56	6-2	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
December 19* no	Mercer	W 90–63	7-2	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
December 21* no, ESPN	at Iowa	L 77–88	7-3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
December 28* no	at Illinois Braggin' Rights	L 69–85	7-4	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
December 30* no	Southern	W 111–69	8-4	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 4 no	#4 Iowa State	L 65–68	8-5 (0-1)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 7 no	Colorado	L 78–87	8-6 (0-2)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 11 no	at Oklahoma State	L 67–68	8-7 (0-3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
January 14 no	Baylor	W 82–66	9-7 (1-3)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 18 no, ESPN	at Nebraska	L 53–76	9-8 (1-4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
January 22 no	Nebraska	W 75–74	10-8 (2-4)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 26 no, CBS	at #23 Texas	L 75–80	10-9 (2-5)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
January 28 no	at Texas A&M	L 57–61	10-10 (2-6)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, TX
February 1 no	Kansas State	W 85–63	11-10 (3-6)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
February 4 no	#1 Kansas Border War	W 96–94 ^2OT	12-10 (4-6)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
February 9* no, ABC	Wake Forest	L 65–73	12-11 (4-6)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
February 12 no	at #9 Iowa State	L 59–87	12-12 (4-7)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 15 no	Oklahoma	W 80–73	13-12 (5-7)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
February 17 no, ESPN	at #1 Kansas Border War	L 67–79	13-13 (5-8)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 22 no	at #21 Colorado	L 75–84	13-14 (5-9)	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
February 25 no	Texas Tech	L 73–84	13-15 (5-10)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
March 1 no	at Kansas State	L 60–76	13-16 (5-11)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
March 6* no	vs. Nebraska Big 12 Tournament	W 78–72	14-16	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
March 7* no	vs. Texas Big 12 Tournament	W 80–75	15-16	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
March 8* no	vs. Oklahoma Big 12 Tournament	W 89–80	16-16	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
March 9* no, CBS	vs. Kansas Big 12 Tournament	L 60–87	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

↑ 2012-13 Missouri basketball history and records. Retrieved 2012-11-27.

Missouri Tigers men's basketball

Venues	Rothwell Gymnasium (1906–1929) Brewer Fieldhouse (1929–1972) Hearnes Center (1972–2004) Mizzou Arena (2004–present)

Rivalries	Illinois Kansas

Culture & lore	The Antlers Truman the Tiger

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys All-Americans

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Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

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