1996-97 Men's Basketball
24-9 overall · 12-4 ACC Coach: Mike Krzyzewski ACC RS Champs Final #8 AP · #11 Coaches| Date | Opponent | Rankings Duke / Opp |
Result | Record | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIT Season Tipoff (Preseason NIT) | ||||||||
| Nov 20 | RST | St. Josephs | #10 / — | W 89-60 | 1-0 | ESPN | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Nov 22 | RST | Vanderbilt | #10 / — | W 86-57 | 2-0 | ESPN | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Nov 27 | RST | vs. Tulsa | #6 / #22 | W 72-67 | 3-0 | ESPN | Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. | 15 |
| Nov 29 | RST | vs. Indiana | #6 / #20 | L 69-85 | 3-1 | ESPN | Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. | 17 |
| Dec 2 | Lehigh | #10 / — | W 103-51 | 4-1 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 | |
| Dec 5 | ★ | Florida State | #10 / — | W 72-66 OT | 5-1 | RSN | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Dec 8 | Michigan | #10 / #7 | L 61-62 | 5-2 | ABC | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 | |
| Dec 11 | Davidson | #14 / — | W 85-58 | 6-2 | espn2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 | |
| Dec 14 | at Villanova | #14 / #4 | W 87-79 | 7-2 | CBS | CoreStates Center, Villanova, Pa. | 19 | |
| Dec 22 | Army | #11 / — | W 100-38 | 8-2 | HTS | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 | |
| Dec 30 | Western Carolina | #13 / — | W 104-54 | 9-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 | |
| Jan 2 | S.C. State | #13 / — | W 104-54 | 10-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 | |
| Jan 5 | ★ | at Georgia Tech | #13 / — | W 66-56 | 11-2 | RJ | Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, Ga. | 9,289 |
| Jan 7 | ★ | at Clemson | #10 / #5 | L 82-86 OT | 11-3 | RJ | Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, S.C. | 11,200 |
| Jan 11 | ★ | Wake Forest | #10 / #2 | L 69-81 | 11-4 | CBS | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 |
| Jan 13 | Campbell | #13 / — | W 84-59 | 12-4 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 | |
| Jan 15 | at UNC-Greensboro | #13 / — | W 87-49 | 13-4 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 7,129 | |
| Jan 18 | ★ | Virginia | #13 / — | W 78-59 | 14-4 | ESPN | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9,314 |
| Jan 21 | ★ | at N.C. State | #10 / — | W 70-55 | 15-4 | RJ | Reynolds Center, Raleigh, N.C. | 12,400 |
| Jan 26 | ★ | at Maryland | #10 / #7 | L 70-74 | 15-5 | RJ | Cole Field House, College Park, Md. | 14 |
| Jan 29 | ★ | North Carolina | #12 / #19 | W 80-73 | 16-5 | ESPN | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Feb 2 | ★ | Georgia Tech | #12 / — | W 70-61 | 17-5 | ABC | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Feb 5 | ★ | at Wake Forest | #8 / #2 | W 73-68 | 18-5 | ESPN | Lawrence Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 14 |
| Feb 8 | ★ | N.C. State | #8 / — | W 80-51 | 19-5 | RJ | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Feb 11 | ★ | at Virginia | #6 / — | W 62-61 | 20-5 | RJ | University Hall, Charlottesville, Va. | 8 |
| Feb 15 | ★ | at Florida State | #6 / — | W 89-79 | 21-5 | ESPN | Leon County Civic Center, Tallahassee, Fla. | 11 |
| Feb 18 | ★ | Clemson | #6 / #8 | W 84-77 | 22-5 | RJ | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Feb 23 | at UCLA | #6 / #17 | L 69-73 | 22-6 | ABC | Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, Calif. | 13 | |
| Feb 27 | ★ | Maryland | #7 / #16 | W 81-69 | 23-6 | ESPN | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 9 |
| Mar 2 | ★ | at North Carolina | #7 / #8 | L 85-91 | 23-7 | ABC | Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 21 |
| ACC Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 7 | ACT | vs. N.C. State | #7 / — | L 60-66 | 23-8 | RJ | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 23 |
| NCAA Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 14 | NCAA | vs. Murray State | #8 / — | W 71-68 | 24-8 | CBS | Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C. | 14 |
| Mar 16 | NCAA | vs. Providence | #8 / — | L 87-98 | 24-9 | CBS | Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C. | 14 |
★ — ACC Game
NCAA — NCAA Tournament
ACT — ACC Tournament
RST — NIT Season Tipoff (Preseason NIT)