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1996-97 Temple Owls Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 20-11 (10-6, 4th in A-10 MBB East)

Coach: John Chaney

PS/G: 66.3 (231st of 306)

PA/G: 60.6 (13th of 306)

SRS: 14.67 (26th of 305)

SOS: 9.02 (28th of 305)

ORtg: 105.6 (64th of 306)

DRtg: 96.6 (87th of 306)

NCAA Tournament: (#9 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (62-40) versus #8 Mississippi
Lost Midwest Second Round (76-57) versus #1 Minnesota

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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
Temple	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Wed, Dec 4, 1996	REG		Wisconsin	Big Ten	13.20	L	57	64	OT	0	1	L 1	McGonigle Hall
2	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	REG	N	Georgia Tech	ACC	9.11	W	76	58		1	1	W 1	Boardwalk Hall
3	Mon, Dec 9, 1996	REG		Tulane	CUSA	7.98	W	67	49		2	1	W 2	McGonigle Hall
4	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	REG	@	Tulsa	WAC	15.00	L	60	67		2	2	L 1	Tulsa Convention Center
5	Sat, Dec 21, 1996	REG		Pennsylvania	Ivy	-2.84	W	69	45		3	2	W 1	McGonigle Hall
6	Fri, Dec 27, 1996	REG	@	Oregon (24)	Pac-10	13.74	L	62	82		3	3	L 1	McArthur Court
7	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	REG	N	Bradley	MVC	8.03	W	69	63		4	3	W 1	Rose Garden Arena
8	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	REG	@	DePaul	CUSA	-5.84	W	73	60		5	3	W 2	Rosemont Horizon
9	Tue, Jan 7, 1997	REG		Rhode Island	A-10	16.48	L	72	79	OT	5	4	L 1	McGonigle Hall
10	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	REG		St. Bonaventure	A-10	5.28	W	68	53		6	4	W 1	McGonigle Hall
11	Mon, Jan 13, 1997	REG		Dayton	A-10	3.53	W	75	50		7	4	W 2	McGonigle Hall
12	Thu, Jan 16, 1997	REG	@	Cincinnati (4)	CUSA	20.71	W	70	55		8	4	W 3	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
13	Sun, Jan 19, 1997	REG	@	Xavier (14)	A-10	16.14	L	64	68	OT	8	5	L 1	Cincinnati Gardens
14	Thu, Jan 23, 1997	REG	@	Fordham	A-10	-5.84	W	62	45		9	5	W 1	Rose Hill Gymnasium
15	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	REG		Massachusetts	A-10	10.54	L	66	78		9	6	L 1	McGonigle Hall
16	Tue, Jan 28, 1997	REG		La Salle	A-10	2.09	W	70	67	2OT	10	6	W 1	McGonigle Hall
17	Thu, Jan 30, 1997	REG	@	Saint Joseph's	A-10	12.94	W	68	59		11	6	W 2	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
18	Sun, Feb 2, 1997	REG		Louisville (9)	CUSA	11.98	W	67	44		12	6	W 3	McGonigle Hall
19	Tue, Feb 4, 1997	REG	@	St. Bonaventure	A-10	5.28	L	55	73		12	7	L 1	Reilly Center
20	Sun, Feb 9, 1997	REG	@	Duquesne	A-10	2.02	W	83	68		13	7	W 1	A.J. Palumbo Center
21	Thu, Feb 13, 1997	REG		Saint Joseph's	A-10	12.94	W	64	62		14	7	W 2	McGonigle Hall
22	Sun, Feb 16, 1997	REG	@	Rhode Island	A-10	16.48	L	82	85		14	8	L 1	Keaney Gymnasium
23	Tue, Feb 18, 1997	REG	@	Virginia Tech	A-10	6.37	W	45	41		15	8	W 1	Cassell Coliseum
24	Sat, Feb 22, 1997	REG		George Washington	A-10	10.34	W	71	59		16	8	W 2	McGonigle Hall
25	Mon, Feb 24, 1997	REG		Fordham	A-10	-5.84	W	69	53		17	8	W 3	McGonigle Hall
26	Sat, Mar 1, 1997	REG	@	Massachusetts	A-10	10.54	L	53	59		17	9	L 1	Mullins Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Wed, Mar 5, 1997	CTOURN	N	Duquesne	A-10	2.02	W	64	47		18	9	W 1	The Spectrum
28	Thu, Mar 6, 1997	CTOURN	N	Xavier (11)	A-10	16.14	W	69	62	OT	19	9	W 2	The Spectrum
29	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	CTOURN	N	Rhode Island	A-10	16.48	L	66	69	OT	19	10	L 1	The Spectrum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Fri, Mar 14, 1997	NCAA	N	Mississippi	SEC	11.40	W	62	40		20	10	W 1	Kemper Arena
31	Sun, Mar 16, 1997	NCAA	N	Minnesota (3)	Big Ten	23.34	L	57	76		20	11	L 1	Kemper Arena