1996-97 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall19-130.594
Conference9-90.500
StreakL2
Home9-7
Away7-4
Neutral3-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 (Fri) | 7:30 PM | Home | Winthrop | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | W 106-51 | |
| Nov 28 (Thu) | 5 PM | Neutral | Kentucky | Anchorage, AK (Sullivan Arena) | Great Alaska Shootout | L 53-87 |
| Nov 29 (Fri) | 12 PM | Neutral | Maine | Anchorage, AK (Sullivan Arena) | Great Alaska Shootout | W 85-65 |
| Nov 30 (Sat) | 2 PM | Neutral | UNC Greensboro | Anchorage, AK (Sullivan Arena) | Great Alaska Shootout | W 73-56 |
| Dec 4 (Wed) | 7 PM | Home | West Virginia | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | L 79-101 | |
| Dec 7 (Sat) | 7:30 PM | Away | Miami | Miami, FL (Miami Arena) | L 63-67 | |
| Dec 10 (Tue) | 8 PM | Away | Buffalo | Buffalo, NY (Marine Midland Arena) | W 79-45 | |
| Dec 13 (Fri) | 8:05 PM | Home | Pepperdine | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | Carrier Classic | W 77-64 |
| Dec 14 (Sat) | 8:05 PM | Home | Eastern Michigan | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | Carrier Classic | L 65-68 |
| Dec 18 (Wed) | 7 PM | Home | UNLV | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | W 78-57 | |
| Dec 22 (Sun) | 2 PM | Home | Colgate | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | W 78-57 | |
| Dec 30 (Mon) | 7:30 PM | Home | Maryland Eastern Shore | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | W 75-55 | |
| Jan 2 (Thu) | 7:30 PM | Away | Notre Dame | South Bend, Ind. (Joyce Center) | L 52-69 | |
| Jan 7 (Tue) | 7 PM | Home | Boston College | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | L 83-94 | |
| Jan 11 (Sat) | 3 PM | Away | Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL (Coleman Coliseum) | W 70-66 | |
| Jan 15 (Wed) | 7:30 PM | Away | Seton Hall | East Rutherford, NJ (Continental Airlines Arena) | W 83-66 | |
| Jan 18 (Sat) | 4 PM | Home | Notre Dame | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | L 58-73 | |
| Jan 20 (Mon) | 1:45 PM | Away | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA (CoreStates Center ) | W 62-60 | |
| Jan 26 (Sun) | 2:15 PM | Away | Connecticut | Hartford, CT (Hartford Civic Center) | W 65-53 | |
| Jan 28 (Tue) | 7 PM | Home | Seton Hall | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | W 93-60 | |
| Feb 1 (Sat) | 12 PM | Home | Villanova | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | L 60-70 | |
| Feb 4 (Tue) | 7:30 PM | Away | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA (Conte Forum) | L 71-79 | |
| Feb 8 (Sat) | 2 PM | Home | Georgetown | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | W 77-74 | |
| Feb 12 (Wed) | 8 PM | Away | St. John's | New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) | L 87-91 | |
| Feb 15 (Sat) | 4 PM | Away | West Virginia | Morgantown, WV (WVU Coliseum) | W 87-77 | |
| Feb 17 (Mon) | 7:30 PM | Home | Connecticut | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | W 71-66 | |
| Feb 22 (Sat) | 7:30 PM | Home | Rutgers | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | W 92-62 | |
| Feb 24 (Mon) | 7:35 PM | Away | Providence | Providence, RI (Providence Civic Center) | W 91-82 | |
| Mar 2 (Sun) | 2 PM | Home | Pittsburgh | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | L 63-65 | |
| Mar 5 (Wed) | 11 AM | Neutral | Notre Dame | New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) | BIG EAST Tournament | W 84-66 |
| Mar 6 (Thu) | 12 PM | Neutral | Villanova | New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) | BIG EAST Tournament | L 70-80 |
| Mar 12 (Wed) | 7:30 PM | Home | Florida State | Syracuse, N.Y. (JMA Wireless Dome) | National Invitation Tournament (NIT) | L 67-82 |