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1996-97 Northwestern Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 7-22 (2-16, 11th in Big Ten MBB)

Coach: Ricky Byrdsong

PS/G: 59.2 (294th of 306)

PA/G: 66.8 (92nd of 306)

SRS: 0.46 (138th of 305)

SOS: 8.01 (38th of 305)

ORtg: 89.7 (283rd of 306)

DRtg: 101.1 (193rd of 306)

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
Northwestern	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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		Tennessee-Martin	OVC	-10.62	W	61	55		1	0	W 1	Welsh-Ryan Arena
2	Tue, Nov 26, 1996	REG		Central Michigan	MAC	-10.21	W	70	49		2	0	W 2	Welsh-Ryan Arena
3	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	REG		Tennessee Tech	OVC	-8.28	L	60	72		2	1	L 1	Welsh-Ryan Arena
4	Tue, Dec 3, 1996	REG		San Diego State	WAC	-2.09	L	70	82	OT	2	2	L 2	Welsh-Ryan Arena
5	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	REG	@	DePaul	CUSA	-5.84	W	58	56		3	2	W 1	Rosemont Horizon
6	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	REG		Seton Hall	Big East	3.85	W	73	63		4	2	W 2	Welsh-Ryan Arena
7	Wed, Dec 18, 1996	REG		Illinois State	MVC	10.81	L	47	67		4	3	L 1	Welsh-Ryan Arena
8	Sat, Dec 21, 1996	REG		Loyola (IL)	MW Coll	-4.73	W	64	57		5	3	W 1	Welsh-Ryan Arena
9	Fri, Dec 27, 1996	REG	@	Hawaii	WAC	8.76	L	62	79		5	4	L 1	Stan Sheriff Center
10	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	REG	N	Pittsburgh	Big East	9.12	L	42	60		5	5	L 2	Stan Sheriff Center
11	Sun, Dec 29, 1996	REG	N	Washington State	Pac-10	8.23	L	52	68		5	6	L 3	Stan Sheriff Center
12	Thu, Jan 2, 1997	REG	@	Iowa	Big Ten	16.84	L	55	72		5	7	L 4	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
13	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	REG		Michigan (8)	Big Ten	16.67	L	57	75		5	8	L 5	Welsh-Ryan Arena
14	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	REG	@	Purdue	Big Ten	12.24	L	53	78		5	9	L 6	Mackey Arena
15	Wed, Jan 15, 1997	REG		Indiana (17)	Big Ten	13.94	L	63	66		5	10	L 7	Welsh-Ryan Arena
16	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	REG	@	Michigan State	Big Ten	12.07	L	62	75		5	11	L 8	Breslin Student Events Center
17	Wed, Jan 22, 1997	REG		Penn State	Big Ten	3.75	L	69	71		5	12	L 9	Welsh-Ryan Arena
18	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	REG		Ohio State	Big Ten	8.45	W	78	47		6	12	W 1	Welsh-Ryan Arena
19	Wed, Jan 29, 1997	REG	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	13.20	L	53	65		6	13	L 1	Wisconsin Field House
20	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	REG		Minnesota (6)	Big Ten	23.34	L	56	75		6	14	L 2	Welsh-Ryan Arena
21	Wed, Feb 5, 1997	REG	@	Illinois	Big Ten	15.68	L	58	70		6	15	L 3	Assembly Hall
22	Sat, Feb 8, 1997	REG		Wisconsin	Big Ten	13.20	L	44	56		6	16	L 4	Welsh-Ryan Arena
23	Thu, Feb 13, 1997	REG	@	Ohio State	Big Ten	8.45	L	40	55		6	17	L 5	St. John Arena
24	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	REG	@	Penn State	Big Ten	3.75	L	55	61		6	18	L 6	Bryce Jordan Center
25	Wed, Feb 19, 1997	REG		Michigan State	Big Ten	12.07	W	70	58		7	18	W 1	Welsh-Ryan Arena
26	Sat, Feb 22, 1997	REG	@	Indiana (24)	Big Ten	13.94	L	49	64		7	19	L 1	Assembly Hall
27	Wed, Feb 26, 1997	REG		Purdue	Big Ten	12.24	L	61	72		7	20	L 2	Welsh-Ryan Arena
28	Wed, Mar 5, 1997	REG	@	Michigan	Big Ten	16.67	L	76	93		7	21	L 3	Crisler Arena
29	Sat, Mar 8, 1997	REG		Iowa	Big Ten	16.84	L	59	75		7	22	L 4	Welsh-Ryan Arena