1996-97 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers — schedule and results

The 1996-97 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers went 14-13 (10-8 in the NEC) under head coach Jim Phelan. Simple Rating System: -6.13.

Game-by-game results (27 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1996-11-23at Penn State Nittany LionsL 57–64
1996-11-30at La Salle ExplorersW 89–87
1996-12-03at Howard BisonW 82–62
1996-12-07at Loyola Maryland GreyhoundsW 74–60
1996-12-21at Villanova WildcatsL 66–91
1996-12-23at Pittsburgh PanthersL 70–85
1996-12-27vs UNC Asheville BulldogsW 72–69
1996-12-28vs UNC Wilmington SeahawksL 64–71
1997-01-04at Fairleigh Dickinson KnightsL 75–79 (OTOT)
1997-01-06at Marist Red FoxesL 61–67
1997-01-09vs Long Island University SharksL 82–102
1997-01-11at Wagner SeahawksL 80–87
1997-01-15vs Monmouth HawksW 61–59
1997-01-18vs Rider BroncsL 62–71
1997-01-20vs st francis nyL 52–54
1997-01-23at Robert Morris ColonialsW 80–73
1997-01-25at Saint Francis Red FlashW 63–59
1997-01-29at Monmouth HawksW 59–53
1997-02-01vs Fairleigh Dickinson KnightsW 67–63
1997-02-03vs Marist Red FoxesW 65–51
1997-02-06at Long Island University SharksL 86–94
1997-02-08vs Wagner SeahawksL 69–82
1997-02-15at Rider BroncsW 84–75
1997-02-17at st francis nyW 86–69
1997-02-20vs Robert Morris ColonialsW 81–70
1997-02-22vs Saint Francis Red FlashW 79–77 (OTOT)
1997-02-28at Rider BroncsL 77–80

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