1996–97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1996–97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
1996–97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	16–17 (5–11 Big 12)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (30th season);
Assistant coaches	Kim Anderson (6th season); Rich Daly (14th season); Lee Winfield (5th season);
Captains	Chip Walther; 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.

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]

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	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

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

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[Standings-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.

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