| SCORING | TOTAL | 3-PTS | F-THROWS | REBOUNDS | MINUTES | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | GP | GS | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | FGA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | PF | FO | A | TO | Blk | Stl | Tot | Avg |
| KAYE, Rick | 25 | 25 | 419 | 16.8 | 153 | 327 | .468 | 33 | 103 | .320 | 80 | 115 | .696 | 40 | 69 | 109 | 4.4 | 34 | 0 | 90 | 67 | 1 | 50 | 821 | 32.8 |
| PECKINPAUGH, Chad | 27 | 27 | 282 | 10.4 | 91 | 239 | .381 | 25 | 108 | .231 | 75 | 110 | .682 | 9 | 71 | 80 | 3.0 | 76 | 0 | 196 | 91 | 2 | 51 | 836 | 31.0 |
| POLITE, Marc | 25 | 5 | 266 | 10.6 | 100 | 205 | .488 | 43 | 101 | .426 | 23 | 26 | .885 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 2.7 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 22 | 529 | 21.2 |
| CUFFLE, Kurt | 27 | 11 | 240 | 8.9 | 89 | 191 | .466 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 62 | 86 | .721 | 41 | 72 | 113 | 4.2 | 72 | 2 | 15 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 562 | 20.8 |
| SMITH, John | 27 | 20 | 190 | 7.0 | 72 | 150 | .480 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 46 | 60 | .767 | 50 | 75 | 125 | 4.6 | 66 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 11 | 15 | 571 | 21.1 |
| OSEI-AGYEMAN, Idris | 27 | 18 | 139 | 5.1 | 52 | 129 | .403 | 26 | 75 | .347 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 2.5 | 43 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 24 | 465 | 17.2 |
| ROBINSON, Conya | 25 | 18 | 126 | 5.0 | 42 | 92 | .457 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 42 | 58 | .724 | 52 | 70 | 122 | 4.9 | 69 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 545 | 21.8 |
| JOHNSON, Rahsaan | 16 | 5 | 90 | 5.6 | 33 | 88 | .375 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 20 | 25 | .800 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 2.1 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 12.8 |
| GIBBS, Benji | 10 | 0 | 88 | 8.8 | 32 | 67 | .478 | 4 | 18 | .222 | 20 | 26 | .769 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 3.0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 15.3 |
| FRANKFORD, Eric | 13 | 4 | 53 | 4.1 | 21 | 46 | .457 | 6 | 20 | .300 | 5 | 9 | .556 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.2 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 157 | 12.1 |
| SHAVER, Michael | 13 | 2 | 42 | 3.2 | 15 | 28 | .536 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 27 | .444 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 2.2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 150 | 11.5 |
| HIBBLER, Keith | 18 | 0 | 28 | 1.6 | 13 | 31 | .419 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 1.0 |
| SOWERS, Jason | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0.9 | 6 | 22 | .273 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 7 | 10 | .700 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0.7 | 14 | 0 | 43 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 215 | 9.0 |
| NEWMAN, Scott | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1.2 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 6.2 |
| Team totals | 27 | 27 | 1998 | 74.0 | 725 | 1626 | .446 | 143 | 443 | .323 | 405 | 584 | .693 | 365 | 620 | 985 | 36.5 | 506 | 11 | 467 | 419 | 53 | 204 | 5425 | |
| Opp totals | 27 | 27 | 2061 | 76.3 | 739 | 1622 | .456 | 188 | 493 | .381 | 395 | 567 | .697 | 368 | 649 | 1017 | 37.7 | 532 | - | 453 | 442 | 99 | 233 | 5425 | |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Attend | Site | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/23/96 | at DePaul | L | 58-84 | 3661 | Chicago, Ill. | ||||
| 11/30/96 | WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON | W | 86-52 | 328 | Charleston, Ill. | ||||
| 12/2/96 | WESTERN ILLINOIS | L | 78-79 | 1832 | Charleston, Ill. | ||||
| 12/4/96 | INDIANA STATE | L | 68-74 | 2103 | Charleston, Ill. | ||||
| ~ | 12/13/96 | vs Santa Clara | L | 80-90 | 14140 | Bloomington, Ind. | Indiana Classic | ||
| ~ | 12/14/96 | vs Louisiana Tech | W | 88-76 | ot | 14432 | Bloomington, Ind. | ||
| 12/16/96 | ELMHURST COLLEGE | W | 80-56 | 524 | Charleston, Ill. | ||||
| 12/21/96 | at Saint Louis | L | 59-81 | 13175 | St. Louis, Mo. | ||||
| * | 1/2/97 | at Austin Peay | L | 69-85 | 1934 | Clarksville, Tenn. | |||
| * | 1/4/97 | at Tennessee State | W | 73-71 | 3109 | Nashville, Tenn. | |||
| * | 1/9/97 | MURRAY STATE | W | 76-64 | 682 | Charleston, Ill. | |||
| * | 1/11/97 | MOREHEAD STATE | W | 86-70 | 1094 | Charleston, Ill. | |||
| * | 1/13/97 | EASTERN KENTUCKY | W | 84-77 | 2824 | Charleston, Ill. | |||
| * | 1/18/97 | at Tennessee Tech | W | 77-66 | 3400 | Cookeville, Tenn. | |||
| * | 1/20/97 | at Middle Tennessee | L | 72-83 | 3143 | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | |||
| * | 1/25/97 | at Southeast Missouri | W | 65-61 | 5533 | Cape Girardeau, Mo. | |||
| * | 1/30/97 | UT MARTIN | L | 68-71 | 3175 | Charleston, Ill. | |||
| * | 2/1/97 | AUSTIN PEAY | L | 76-86 | 3722 | Charleston, Ill. | |||
| * | 2/3/97 | TENNESSEE STATE | W | 82-74 | 3530 | Charleston, Ill. | |||
| * | 2/8/97 | at Eastern Kentucky | L | 72-82 | 1300 | Richmond, Ky. | |||
| * | 2/10/97 | at Morehead State | W | 79-76 | 700 | Morehead, Ky. | |||
| * | 2/13/97 | at UT Martin | L | 53-83 | 1941 | Martin, Tenn. | |||
| * | 2/15/97 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE | L | 55-77 | 2375 | Charleston, Ill. | |||
| * | 2/17/97 | TENNESSEE TECH | L | 68-85 | 3724 | Charleston, Ill. | |||
| * | 2/20/97 | at Murray State | L | 72-106 | 4125 | Murray, Ky. | |||
| * | 2/22/97 | SOUTHEAST MISSOURI | W | 92-69 | 3279 | Charleston, Ill. | |||
| #* | 2/25/97 | at Tennessee Tech | L | 81-83 | 2500 | Cookeville, Tenn. | OVC Tournament First Round |