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1996-97 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 31-4 Overall W-L adjusted to 27-3 (16-2, 1st in Big Ten MBB)

Rank: 3rd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Clem Haskins

PS/G: 78.3 (32nd of 306)

PA/G: 63.4 (39th of 306)

SRS: 23.34 (3rd of 305)

SOS: 9.20 (23rd of 305)

ORtg: 109.2 (29th of 306)

DRtg: 88.4 (6th of 306)

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (78-46) versus #16 Texas State
Won Midwest Second Round (76-57) versus #9 Temple
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (90-84) versus #4 Clemson
Won Midwest Regional Final (80-72) versus #2 UCLA
Lost National Semifinal (78-69) versus #1 Kentucky

Big Ten Reg Season Champ

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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
Minnesota	22	23	24	16	17	16	15	15	11	7	8	6	4	3	2	2	2	3

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 23, 1996	REG		Stephen F. Austin	Southland	-14.00	W	101	55		1	0	W 1	Williams Arena
2	Tue, Nov 26, 1996	REG		West Virginia	Big East	14.45	W	76	61		2	0	W 2	Williams Arena
3	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	REG	@	Puerto Rico-Mayaguez			W	104	62		3	0	W 3	Caguas Municipal Complex
4	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	REG	N	Creighton	MVC	3.92	W	64	63		4	0	W 4	Caguas Municipal Complex
5	Sun, Dec 1, 1996	REG	N	Clemson (10)	ACC	17.23	W	75	65		5	0	W 5	Caguas Municipal Complex
6	Thu, Dec 5, 1996	REG	@	Alabama	SEC	9.75	L	67	70		5	1	L 1	Coleman Coliseum
7	Sun, Dec 15, 1996	REG		St. John's (NY)	Big East	8.36	W	77	39		6	1	W 1	Williams Arena
8	Tue, Dec 17, 1996	REG	@	Rhode Island	A-10	16.48	W	82	72		7	1	W 2	Keaney Gymnasium
9	Sat, Dec 21, 1996	REG	@	Nebraska	Big 12	9.71	W	70	56		8	1	W 3	Bob Devaney Sports Center
10	Mon, Dec 23, 1996	REG		Alabama State	SWAC	-21.80	W	114	34		9	1	W 4	Williams Arena
11	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	REG		Long Island University	NEC	3.75	W	104	84		10	1	W 5	Williams Arena
12	Tue, Dec 31, 1996	REG		Mercer	TAAC	-27.86	W	94	53		11	1	W 6	Williams Arena
13	Thu, Jan 2, 1997	REG		Wisconsin	Big Ten	13.20	W	65	48		12	1	W 7	Williams Arena
14	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	REG	@	Michigan State	Big Ten	12.07	W	68	43		13	1	W 8	Breslin Student Events Center
15	Wed, Jan 8, 1997	REG	@	Indiana (15)	Big Ten	13.94	W	96	91	OT	14	1	W 9	Assembly Hall
16	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	REG		Michigan (16)	Big Ten	16.67	W	70	64		15	1	W 10	Williams Arena
17	Tue, Jan 14, 1997	REG	@	Illinois	Big Ten	15.68	L	90	96		15	2	L 1	Assembly Hall
18	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	REG	@	Ohio State	Big Ten	8.45	W	73	67		16	2	W 1	St. John Arena
19	Thu, Jan 23, 1997	REG		Iowa	Big Ten	16.84	W	66	51		17	2	W 2	Williams Arena
20	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	REG		Purdue	Big Ten	12.24	W	91	68		18	2	W 3	Williams Arena
21	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	REG	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	0.46	W	75	56		19	2	W 4	Welsh-Ryan Arena
22	Wed, Feb 5, 1997	REG		Penn State	Big Ten	3.75	W	85	70		20	2	W 5	Williams Arena
23	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	REG	@	Purdue	Big Ten	12.24	W	70	67		21	2	W 6	Mackey Arena
24	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	REG	@	Iowa	Big Ten	16.84	W	68	66		22	2	W 7	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
25	Wed, Feb 19, 1997	REG		Ohio State	Big Ten	8.45	W	60	48		23	2	W 8	Williams Arena
26	Sat, Feb 22, 1997	REG		Illinois (23)	Big Ten	15.68	W	67	66		24	2	W 9	Williams Arena
27	Wed, Feb 26, 1997	REG	@	Michigan (24)	Big Ten	16.67	W	55	54		25	2	W 10	Crisler Arena
28	Sat, Mar 1, 1997	REG		Indiana (22)	Big Ten	13.94	W	75	72		26	2	W 11	Williams Arena
29	Thu, Mar 6, 1997	REG		Michigan State	Big Ten	12.07	W	81	74		27	2	W 12	Williams Arena
30	Sat, Mar 8, 1997	REG	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	13.20	L	65	66		27	3	L 1	Wisconsin Field House
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 14, 1997	NCAA	N	Texas State	Southland	-7.54	W	78	46		28	3	W 1	Kemper Arena
32	Sun, Mar 16, 1997	NCAA	N	Temple	A-10	14.67	W	76	57		29	3	W 2	Kemper Arena
33	Thu, Mar 20, 1997	NCAA	N	Clemson (14)	ACC	17.23	W	90	84	2OT	30	3	W 3	Alamodome
34	Sat, Mar 22, 1997	NCAA	N	UCLA (7)	Pac-10	16.62	W	80	72		31	3	W 4	Alamodome
35	Sat, Mar 29, 1997	NCAA	N	Kentucky (5)	SEC	29.29	L	69	78		31	4	L 1	RCA Dome