NC State
1996-97 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall17-150.531
Conference4-120.250
StreakL1
Home12-6
Away2-8
Neutral3-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 (Fri) | 7:30 PM | Home | Florida Atlantic | Raleigh, N.C. | W 68-53 | |
| Nov 25 (Mon) | 7:30 PM | Home | Penn State | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 44-41 | |
| Nov 27 (Wed) | 7:30 PM | Home | Lamar | Raleigh, N.C. | W 67-52 | |
| Nov 30 (Sat) | 8:00 PM | Away | Memphis | Memphis, TN. | W 67-46 | |
| Dec 3 (Tue) | 7:30 PM | Home | Winthrop | Raleigh, N.C. | W 57-28 | |
| Dec 7 (Sat) | 12:30 PM | Home | #2 Wake Forest | Raleigh, N.C. | L 45-53 | |
| Dec 19 (Thu) | 7:30 PM | Home | UCF | Raleigh, N.C. | W 70-52 | |
| Dec 21 (Sat) | 8:00 PM | Away | #1 Kansas | Lawrence, KS | L 56-84 | |
| Dec 31 (Tue) | 7:30 PM | Home | Arkansas - Pine Bluff | Raleigh, N.C. | W 83-23 | |
| Jan 4 (Sat) | 1:30 PM | Away | Florida State | Tallahassee, Fla | L 51-71 | |
| Jan 7 (Tue) | 7:30 PM | Home | Texas-Pan American | Raleigh, N.C. | W 75-25 | |
| Jan 12 (Sun) | 1:00 PM | Home | # 19 Maryland | Raleigh, N.C. | L 68-69 | |
| Jan 15 (Wed) | 9:00 pm | Away | #22 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | L 56-59 | |
| Jan 18 (Sat) | 12:00 PM | Away | #3 Clemson | Clemson, SC | L 42-51 | |
| Jan 21 (Tue) | 9:00 PM | Home | #10 Duke | Raleigh, N.C. | L 55-70 | |
| Jan 25 (Sat) | 1:30 PM | Away | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | L 53-54 | |
| Jan 28 (Tue) | 9:00 PM | Away | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | L 50-56 | |
| Feb 1 (Sat) | 12:00 PM | Home | #7 Clemson | Raleigh, N.C. | W 58-54 | |
| Feb 5 (Wed) | 8:00 PM | Away | #7 Maryland | College Park, MD | L 56-66 | |
| Feb 8 (Sat) | 8:00 PM | Away | #8 Duke | Durham, NC | L 51-80 | |
| Feb 12 (Wed) | 9:00 PM | Home | #16 North Carolina | Raleigh, N.C. | L 44-45 | |
| Feb 17 (Mon) | 4:00 PM | Away | #4 Wake Forest | Winston Salem, NC | W 60-59 | |
| Feb 19 (Wed) | 7:30 PM | Home | Virginia | Raleigh, N.C. | L 46-55 | |
| Feb 22 (Sat) | 12:00 PM | Home | Georgia Tech | Raleigh, N.C. | W 72-51 | |
| Feb 26 (Wed) | 7:30 PM | Home | Florida State | Raleigh, N.C. | W 67-44 | |
| Mar 1 (Sat) | 7:30 PM | Home | Wofford | Raleigh, N.C. | W 68-39 | |
| Mar 6 (Thu) | Neutral | Georgia Tech | Greensboro, N.C. | ACC Tournament | W 60-46 | |
| Mar 7 (Fri) | Neutral | #7 Duke | Greensboro, N.C. | ACC Tournament | W 66-60 | |
| Mar 8 (Sat) | Neutral | #22 Maryland | Greensboro, N.C. | ACC Tournament | W 65-58 | |
| Mar 9 (Sun) | Neutral | #5 North Carolina | Greensboro, N.C. | ACC Tournament | L 54-64 | |
| Mar 12 (Wed) | Home | SW Missouri State | Raleigh, N.C. | NIT | W 77-66 | |
| Mar 17 (Mon) | Home | West Virginia | Raleigh, N.C. | NIT | L 73-76 |