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1996-97 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 22-10 (11-7, 4th in Big Ten MBB)

Rank: 19th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Lon Kruger

PS/G: 76.5 (43rd of 306)

PA/G: 68.7 (125th of 306)

SRS: 15.68 (21st of 305)

SOS: 7.83 (42nd of 305)

ORtg: 107.3 (44th of 306)

DRtg: 96.3 (81st of 306)

NCAA Tournament: (#6 seed in Southeast)
Won Southeast First Round (90-77) versus #11 Southern California
Lost Southeast Second Round (75-63) versus #14 Chattanooga

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AP Poll Summary

1996-97 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/18	11/25	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	3/3	Final
Illinois	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	25	-	-	-	-	20	23	21	15	19

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 22, 1996	REG	@	Illinois-Chicago	MW Coll	-1.53	W	68	63		1	0	W 1	UIC Pavilion
2	Mon, Nov 25, 1996	REG		Delaware State	MEAC	-18.47	W	92	51		2	0	W 2	Assembly Hall
3	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	REG	N	TCU	WAC	10.36	W	73	67		3	0	W 3	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
4	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	REG	N	Louisville	CUSA	11.98	L	60	70		3	1	L 1	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
5	Sun, Dec 1, 1996	REG	N	Virginia Tech	A-10	6.37	W	92	68		4	1	W 1	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
6	Tue, Dec 3, 1996	REG	@	California	Pac-10	17.34	L	88	89	2OT	4	2	L 1	Harmon Gym
7	Fri, Dec 6, 1996	REG		Columbia	Ivy	-13.78	W	84	59		5	2	W 1	Assembly Hall
8	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	REG		Tennessee State	OVC	-11.57	W	86	73		6	2	W 2	Assembly Hall
9	Wed, Dec 11, 1996	REG		Chicago State	Mid-Cont	-19.07	W	94	57		7	2	W 3	Assembly Hall
10	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	REG		Coppin State	MEAC	-1.21	W	91	55		8	2	W 4	Assembly Hall
11	Sat, Dec 21, 1996	REG	N	UCLA (24)	Pac-10	16.62	W	79	63		9	2	W 5
12	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	REG	N	Missouri	Big 12	8.95	W	85	69		10	2	W 6	Kiel Center
13	Thu, Jan 2, 1997	REG		Purdue	Big Ten	12.24	L	69	75		10	3	L 1	Assembly Hall
14	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	REG	@	Ohio State	Big Ten	8.45	W	72	64		11	3	W 1	St. John Arena
15	Thu, Jan 9, 1997	REG	@	Michigan (16)	Big Ten	16.67	L	74	88		11	4	L 1	Crisler Arena
16	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	REG		Penn State	Big Ten	3.75	W	85	70		12	4	W 1	Assembly Hall
17	Tue, Jan 14, 1997	REG		Minnesota (7)	Big Ten	23.34	W	96	90		13	4	W 2	Assembly Hall
18	Wed, Jan 22, 1997	REG	@	Michigan State	Big Ten	12.07	W	66	63		14	4	W 3	Breslin Student Events Center
19	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	REG		Wisconsin	Big Ten	13.20	L	56	73		14	5	L 1	Assembly Hall
20	Wed, Jan 29, 1997	REG	@	Iowa	Big Ten	16.84	L	65	82		14	6	L 2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
21	Sun, Feb 2, 1997	REG	@	Indiana (17)	Big Ten	13.94	W	78	74		15	6	W 1	Assembly Hall
22	Wed, Feb 5, 1997	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	0.46	W	70	58		16	6	W 2	Assembly Hall
23	Sun, Feb 9, 1997	REG		Iowa (25)	Big Ten	16.84	W	66	51		17	6	W 3	Assembly Hall
24	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	REG	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	13.20	L	45	62		17	7	L 1	Wisconsin Field House
25	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	REG		Michigan State	Big Ten	12.07	W	79	68		18	7	W 1	Assembly Hall
26	Sat, Feb 22, 1997	REG	@	Minnesota (2)	Big Ten	23.34	L	66	67		18	8	L 1	Williams Arena
27	Tue, Feb 25, 1997	REG	@	Penn State	Big Ten	3.75	W	87	65		19	8	W 1	Bryce Jordan Center
28	Sun, Mar 2, 1997	REG		Michigan (24)	Big Ten	16.67	W	70	51		20	8	W 2	Assembly Hall
29	Wed, Mar 5, 1997	REG		Ohio State	Big Ten	8.45	W	90	83		21	8	W 3	Assembly Hall
30	Sat, Mar 8, 1997	REG	@	Purdue	Big Ten	12.24	L	69	77		21	9	L 1	Mackey Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 14, 1997	NCAA	N	Southern California	Pac-10	14.51	W	90	77		22	9	W 1	Charlotte Coliseum (II)
32	Sun, Mar 16, 1997	NCAA	N	Chattanooga	Southern	2.59	L	63	75		22	10	L 1	Charlotte Coliseum (II)