1996–97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2012 1996–97 Missouri Tigers basketball Missouri Tigers old logo.svg 150 Big 12 Conference Big 12 16–17 5–11 Norm Stewart 30th Kim Anderson 6th Rich Daly 14th Lee Winfield 5th Chip Walther Game captains Hearnes Center The 1996–97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1996–97 men's college basketball season. The highlights of the season included upsetting rival and number-one ranked Kansas at home in double overtime and an unexpected run to the finals of the Big 12 tournament. Schedule no yes yes no no November 23 no yes Chicago State Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 76–46 1–0 November 29 no yes yes Tennessee-Chattanooga Caguas Municipal Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan Shootout 83–74 2–0 November 30 no yes yes Clemson 10 Caguas Municipal Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan Shootout 45–47 2–1 December 1 no yes yes Creighton Caguas Municipal Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan Shootout 73–71 OT 3–1 December 4 no yes Arkansas State Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 81–47 4–1 December 7 no yes Arkansas 22 Hearnes Center Columbia, MO ESPN 76–80 4–2 December 15 no yes Southeast Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 64–50 5–2 December 17 no yes Northwest Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 77–56 6–2 December 19 no yes Mercer Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 90–63 7–2 December 21 no yes yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPN 77–88 7–3 December 28 no yes yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Braggin' Rights 69–85 7–4 December 30 no yes Southern Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 111–69 8–4 January 4 no Iowa State 4 Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 65–68 8–5 0–1 January 7 no Colorado Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 78–87 8–6 0–2 January 11 no yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 67–68 8–7 0–3 January 14 no Baylor Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 82–66 9–7 1–3 January 18 no yes Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE ESPN 53–76 9–8 1–4 January 22 no Nebraska Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 75–74 10–8 2–4 January 26 no yes Texas 23 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX CBS 75–80 10–9 2–5 January 28 no yes Texas A&M G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, TX 57–61 10–10 2–6 February 1 no Kansas State Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 85–63 11–10 3–6 February 4 no Kansas 1 Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Border War 96–94 2OT 12–10 4–6 February 9 no yes Wake Forest 2 Hearnes Center Columbia, MO ABC 65–73 12–11 4–6 February 12 no yes Iowa State 9 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 59–87 12–12 4–7 February 15 no Oklahoma Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 80–73 13–12 5–7 February 17 no yes Kansas 1 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Border War ESPN 67–79 13–13 5–8 February 22 no yes Colorado 21 Coors Events Center Boulder, CO 75–84 13–14 5–9 February 25 no Texas Tech Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 73–84 13–15 5–10 March 1 no yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 60–76 13–16 5–11 March 6 no yes yes Nebraska Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Big 12 Tournament 78–72 14–16 March 7 no yes yes Texas Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Big 12 Tournament 80–75 15–16 March 8 no yes yes Oklahoma Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Big 12 Tournament 89–80 16–16 March 9 no yes yes Kansas 1 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Big 12 Tournament CBS 60–87 16–17 Note: Texas Tech later forfeited its win due to ineligible players. 2012–13 Missouri basketball history and records https://web.archive.org/web/20130502003254/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2012-13MBBHistory_Records.pdf 2013-05-02 . Retrieved 2012-11-27. References Category:Missouri Tigers men's basketball seasons Missouri Tiger Tiger