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1996-97 Pitt Panthers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 18-15 (10-8, 3rd in Big East MBB Big East 7)

Coach: Ralph Willard

PS/G: 69.2 (173rd of 306)

PA/G: 67.5 (103rd of 306)

SRS: 9.12 (61st of 305)

SOS: 8.74 (30th of 305)

ORtg: 96.0 (230th of 306)

DRtg: 93.6 (34th 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
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Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sun, Nov 24, 1996	REG		Illinois State	MVC	10.81	L	50	69		0	1	L 1	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
2	Tue, Nov 26, 1996	REG	@	Navy	Patriot	-3.57	L	49	60		0	2	L 2	Alumni Hall
3	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	REG	@	North Carolina (14)	ACC	21.23	L	61	82		0	3	L 3	Dean Smith Center
4	Wed, Dec 4, 1996	REG		Connecticut	Big East	12.99	W	56	49		1	3	W 1	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
5	Sun, Dec 8, 1996	REG	@	Seton Hall	Big East	3.85	L	51	53		1	4	L 1	Continental Airlines Arena
6	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	REG		Virginia Commonwealth	CAA	2.01	L	55	58		1	5	L 2	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
7	Mon, Dec 16, 1996	REG		Carnegie Mellon			W	84	39		2	5	W 1	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
8	Wed, Dec 18, 1996	REG		Saint Francis (PA)	NEC	-8.12	W	79	42		3	5	W 2	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
9	Sat, Dec 21, 1996	REG	@	Duquesne	A-10	2.02	W	75	73		4	5	W 3	A.J. Palumbo Center
10	Mon, Dec 23, 1996	REG		Mount St. Mary's	NEC	-6.13	W	85	70		5	5	W 4	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
11	Fri, Dec 27, 1996	REG	N	Maryland (21)	ACC	17.52	L	63	66		5	6	L 1	Stan Sheriff Center
12	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	REG	N	Northwestern	Big Ten	0.46	W	60	42		6	6	W 1	Stan Sheriff Center
13	Sun, Dec 29, 1996	REG	N	Michigan (4)	Big Ten	16.67	W	85	78		7	6	W 2	Stan Sheriff Center
14	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	Big East	8.36	L	64	75		7	7	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
15	Wed, Jan 8, 1997	REG		Miami (FL)	Big East	8.18	W	76	72		8	7	W 1	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
16	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	REG		Rutgers	Big East	2.67	W	75	67		9	7	W 2	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
17	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	REG		St. John's (NY)	Big East	8.36	L	55	60		9	8	L 1	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
18	Tue, Jan 21, 1997	REG	@	Boston College (22)	Big East	11.92	L	61	81		9	9	L 2	Silvio O. Conte Forum
19	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	REG	@	Georgetown	Big East	10.87	W	89	71		10	9	W 1	US Airways Arena
20	Wed, Jan 29, 1997	REG		Notre Dame	Big East	9.42	W	88	64		11	9	W 2	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
21	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	REG	@	West Virginia	Big East	14.45	L	59	74		11	10	L 1	WVU Coliseum
22	Wed, Feb 5, 1997	REG	@	Miami (FL)	Big East	8.18	L	63	78		11	11	L 2	Miami Arena
23	Sat, Feb 8, 1997	REG		Seton Hall	Big East	3.85	W	79	71		12	11	W 1	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
24	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	REG		Villanova (18)	Big East	16.62	W	95	89		13	11	W 2	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
25	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	REG	@	Providence	Big East	14.17	L	70	84		13	12	L 1	Providence Civic Center
26	Thu, Feb 20, 1997	REG		Georgetown	Big East	10.87	L	57	76		13	13	L 2	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
27	Sun, Feb 23, 1997	REG		Boston College	Big East	11.92	W	75	71		14	13	W 1	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
28	Tue, Feb 25, 1997	REG	@	Connecticut	Big East	12.99	W	77	74		15	13	W 2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
29	Sun, Mar 2, 1997	REG	@	Syracuse	Big East	12.87	W	65	63		16	13	W 3	Carrier Dome
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Wed, Mar 5, 1997	CTOURN	N	Connecticut	Big East	12.99	W	63	62		17	13	W 4	Madison Square Garden (IV)
31	Thu, Mar 6, 1997	CTOURN	N	Boston College	Big East	11.92	L	68	76		17	14	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
32	Wed, Mar 12, 1997	NIT		New Orleans	Sun Belt	4.73	W	82	63		18	14	W 1	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
33	Mon, Mar 17, 1997	NIT	@	Arkansas	SEC	14.74	L	71	76		18	15	L 1	Bud Walton Arena