1996–97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1996–97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record16–17 (5–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Chip Walther
  • Game captains
Home arenaHearnes Center
Seasons
1996–97 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas † 15 – 1   .938 34 – 2   .944
No. 24 Colorado 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688
Texas 10 – 6   .625 18 – 12   .600
No. 18 Iowa State 10 – 6   .625 22 – 9   .710
Texas Tech 10 – 6   .625 19 – 9   .679
Oklahoma 9 – 7   .563 19 – 11   .633
Nebraska 7 – 9   .438 18 – 15   .545
Oklahoma State 7 – 9   .438 17 – 15   .531
Baylor 6 – 10   .375 18 – 12   .600
Missouri 5 – 11   .313 16 – 17   .485
Texas A&M 3 – 13   .188 9 – 18   .333
Kansas State 3 – 13   .188 10 – 17   .370
† 1997 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

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 76–46  1–0
 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
November 29*
no 		vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
San Juan Shootout 		W 83–74  2–0
 Caguas Municipal Complex 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 30*
no 		vs. No. 10 Clemson
San Juan Shootout 		L 45–47  2–1
 Caguas Municipal Complex 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 1*
no 		vs. Creighton
San Juan Shootout 		W 73–71 OT 3–1
 Caguas Municipal Complex 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 4*
no 		Arkansas State W 81–47  4–1
 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
December 7*
no, ESPN 		No. 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 		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 No. 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 		No. 1 Kansas
Border War 		W 96–94 2OT 12–10
(4–6) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
February 9*
no, ABC 		No. 2 Wake Forest L 65–73  12–11
(4–6) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
February 12
no 		at No. 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 No. 1 Kansas
Border War 		L 67–79  13–13
(5–8) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 22
no 		at No. 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. No. 1 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. [2]

References

  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ 2012–13 Missouri basketball history and records Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-11-27.