| 1996-1997 NCAA Tournament |
| The Lady Tigers received a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 1996-1997 season, but their dreams were halted in the first round after losing to eventual Final Four participant, Notre Dame, 93-62. |
| Season Record: 22-7 Head Coach: Joy Lee-McNelis |
| Date | Opponent | Location | W/L | Score |
| 03/15/97 | Notre Dame | Austin, TX | L | 62-93 |
| Box Score Notre Dame 93, Memphis 62 March 15, 1997 - Austin, TX East Region, First Round |
| MEMPHIS | MIN | FG-A | FT-A | REB | AST | PF | TP |
| LaTonya Johnson | 6-15 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Tamika Whitmore | 9-17 | 2-2 | 10 | 4 | 20 | ||
| Heather Newlon | 1-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Nicole Murry | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Kitty Allen | 1-15 | 3-5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Shanna Humphries | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Regan Fedric | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Dwelia Smith | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Patosha Jeffrey | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Heather Phillips | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Niki Bolden | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Annquiennette Burkes | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| TOTALS | 24-74 | 11-17 | 38 | 22 | 62 |
| NOTRE DAME | MIN | FG-A | FT-A | REB | AST | PF | TP |
| Morgan | 5-13 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Bohman | 5-8 | 2-5 | 9 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Gaither | 9-15 | 6-7 | 12 | 2 | 24 | ||
| Peirick | 4-7 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Augustin | 4-7 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | ||
| McMillen | 3-9 | 0-1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Grady | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Henderson | 4-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Hutchison | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| TOTALS | 35-66 | 19-27 | 51 | 15 | 93 |
| Halftime: Notre Dame 41, Memphis 22. Turnovers: Memphis 21, Notre Dame 21. Steals: Memphis 12, Notre Dame 13. Officials: Sally Bell, Greg Small, & Mike Castle. |
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