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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
November 23*	Chicago State	W 76–46	1-0	Hearnes Center
November 29*	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga (San Juan Shootout)	W 83–74	2-0
November 30*	vs. #10 Clemson (San Juan Shootout)	L 45–47	2-1
December 1*	vs. Creighton (San Juan Shootout)	W 73–71 ^OT	3-1
December 4*	Arkansas State	W 81–47	4-1	Hearnes Center
December 7*	#22 Arkansas	L 76–80	4-2	Hearnes Center
December 15*	Southeast Missouri	W 64–50	5-2	Hearnes Center
December 17*	Northwest Missouri	W 77–56	6-2	Hearnes Center
December 19*	Mercer	W 90–63	7-2	Hearnes Center
December 21*	at Iowa	L 77–88	7-3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
December 28*	at Illinois (Braggin' Rights)	L 69–85	7-4	Assembly Hall
December 30*	Southern	W 111–69	8-4	Hearnes Center
January 4	#4 Iowa State	L 65–68	8-5 (0-1)	Hearnes Center
January 7	Colorado	L 78–87	8-6 (0-2)	Hearnes Center
January 11	at Oklahoma State	L 67–68	8-7 (0-3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena
January 14	Baylor	W 82–66	9-7 (1-3)	Hearnes Center
January 18	at Nebraska	L 53–76	9-8 (1-4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center
January 22	Nebraska	W 75–74	10-8 (2-4)	Hearnes Center
January 26	at #23 Texas	L 75–80	10-9 (2-5)	Frank Erwin Center
January 28	at Texas A&M	L 57–61	10-10 (2-6)	G. Rollie White Coliseum
February 1	Kansas State	W 85–63	11-10 (3-6)	Hearnes Center
February 4	#1 Kansas (Border War)	W 96–94 ^2OT	12-10 (4-6)	Hearnes Center
February 9*	Wake Forest	L 65–73	12-11 (4-6)	Hearnes Center
February 12	at #9 Iowa State	L 59–87	12-12 (4-7)	Hilton Coliseum
February 15	Oklahoma	W 80–73	13-12 (5-7)	Hearnes Center
February 17	at #1 Kansas (Border War)	L 67–79	13-13 (5-8)	Allen Fieldhouse
February 22	at #21 Colorado	L 75–84	13-14 (5-9)	Coors Events Center
February 25	Texas Tech	L 73–84	13-15 (5-10)	Hearnes Center
March 1	at Kansas State	L 60–76	13-16 (5-11)	Bramlage Coliseum
March 6*	vs. Nebraska (Big 12 Tournament)	W 78–72	14-16	Kemper Arena
March 7*	vs. Texas (Big 12 Tournament)	W 80–75	15-16	Kemper Arena
March 8*	vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 Tournament)	W 89–80	16-16	Kemper Arena
March 9*	vs. Kansas (Big 12 Tournament)	L 60–87	16-17	Kemper Arena
*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

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