1997 Texas Longhorns men’s basketball season

1996-97 Schedule and Results

Coach: Tom Penders Overall Record: 18-12^[1]^[2] Big 12 Record: 10-6 Big 12 Standing: T-3rd Final AP Poll: NR Final ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll: NR
Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
Sun, Jan 10	Nebraska	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 83-81 ^OT	1-0
Sat, Nov 21	Rhode Island	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 86-79	2-0
Wed, Nov 25	@ Florida	—	Stephen C. O'Connell Center • Gainesville, Florida	W 82-64	3-0
Sun, Jan 31	North Texas	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 71-56	4-0
Wed, Nov 25	@ Arizona	—	McKale Center • Tucson, Arizona	L 78-83	4-1
Sun, Jan 31	Fresno State	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 98-86	5-1
Tue, Nov 17	@ Oregon State	—	Gill Coliseum • Corvallis, Oregon	W 86-83	6-1
Sat, Dec 12	@ Utah	—	Jon M. Huntsman Center • Salt Lake City, Utah	L 68-80	6-2
Sun, Nov 29	@ Providence	—	Alumni Hall • Providence, Rhode Island	L 66-74	6-3
Sat, Jan 23	Oklahoma State*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 92-58	7-3 (1-0 Big 12)
Mon, Jan 18	@ Kansas*	—	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	L 61-86	7-4 (1-1)
Sat, Jan 16	Kansas State*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 104-63	8-4 (2-1)
Sat, Feb 20	@ Texas A&M*	—	G. Rollie White Coliseum • College Station, Texas	W 86-76 ^OT	9-4 (3-1)
Sat, Dec 12	Louisville	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	L 78-85 ^OT	9-5
Wed, Feb 10	Oklahoma*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 76-66	10-5 (4-1)
Sat, Feb 27	Missouri*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 78-74	11-5 (5-1)
Wed, Feb 24	@ Baylor*	—	Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas	L 72-76	11-6 (5-2)
Mon, Jan 25	@ Oklahoma*	—	Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma	L 69-83	11-7 (5-3)
Wed, Feb 17	Texas Tech*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 83-67	12-7 (6-3)
Sun, Feb 14	@ Oklahoma State*	—	Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 90-73	13-7 (7-3)
Wed, Jan 13	Baylor*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 70-67	14-7 (8-3)
Sun, Jan 10	@ Nebraska*	—	Devaney Center • Lincoln, Nebraska	L 67-79	14-8 (8-4)
Wed, Jan 6	Iowa State*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 57-56	15-8 (9-4)
Sat, Feb 6	@ Texas Tech*	—	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum • Lubbock, Texas	L 70-72	15-9 (9-5)
Wed, Feb 3	Texas A&M*	—	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	W 68-57	16-9 (10-5)
Sat, Jan 2	@ Colorado*	—	Coors Events Center • Boulder, Colorado	L 60-83	16-10 (10-6)
1997 Big 12 Conference Tournament — No. 3 Seed
Fri, Mar 7	vs. (6) Missouri*	—	Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri (Big 12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals)	L 75-80	16-11
1997 NCAA Tournament — No. 10 Seed
Fri, Mar 14	vs. (7) Wisconsin	—	Pittsburgh Civic Arena • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NCAA Tournament First Round)	W 71-58	17-11
Sun, Mar 16	vs. (15) Coppin State	—	Pittsburgh Civic Arena • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NCAA Tournament Second Round)	W 82-81	18-11
Fri, Mar 12	vs. (6) Louisville	—	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York (NCAA Tournament East Regional Semifinal)	L 63-78	18-12
*Big 12 Conference Game. ^#Rank according to Associated Press (AP) Poll. ^OT indicates overtime.

Notes and References

^ Pennington, Richard. Longhorn Hoops: The History of Texas Basketball. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1998. ISBN 0292765851.
^ McConnell, Scott. 2006-07 Texas Basketball Media Guide. Austin: UT Athletics, 2006.

[1] Pennington, Richard. Longhorn Hoops: The History of Texas Basketball. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1998. ISBN 0292765851.

[2] McConnell, Scott. 2006-07 Texas Basketball Media Guide. Austin: UT Athletics, 2006.

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