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1996–97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

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 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]

Schedule edit

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 edit

  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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