| G | DATE | OPP. | W/L | SCORE | REC. | HIGH SCORER | HIGH REBOUNDER |
| 1 | 11/04 | NJN | W | 90-86 | 1-0 | Olajuwon 19 | Thorpe 8 |
| 2 | 11/05 | AT MIN | W | 115-85 | 2-0 | Olajuwon 23 | Thorpe 14 |
| 3 | 11/08 | AT CLE | W | 100-98 | 3-0 | Olajuwon 21 | Olajuwon 12 |
| 4 | 11/09 | AT IND | W | 109-104 | 4-0 | Olajuwon 43 | Olajuwon 16 |
| 5 | 11/11 | AT BOS | W | 102-82 | 5-0 | Olajuwon 26 | Olajuwon 14 |
| 6 | 11/12 | AT NJN | W | 100-84 | 6-0 | Olajuwon 31 | Thorpe 13 |
| 7 | 11/15 | SAC | W | 105-99 | 7-0 | Olajuwon 28 | Olajuwon 14 |
| 8 | 11/17 | CHI | W | 106-83 | 8-0 | Olajuwon 29 | Olajuwon 14 |
| 9 | 11/19 | AT DEN | W | 109-101 | 9-0 | Olajuwon 26 | Olajuwon 13 |
| 10 | 11/22 | POR | L | 94-102 | 9-1 | Olajuwon 27 | Thorpe 10 |
| 11 | 11/23 | AT ORL | L | 94-117 | 9-2 | Olajuwon 27 | Thorpe 10 |
| 12 | 11/26 | SEA | L | 94-98 | 9-3 | Maxwell 23 | Thorpe 13 |
| 13 | 11/29 | DEN | W | 96-81 | 10-3 | Olajuwon 27 | Olajuwon 12 |
| 14 | 12/01 | AT GSW | W | 113-109 | 11-3 | Olajuwon 37 | Olajuwon 13 |
| 15 | 12/02 | AT LAL | L | 89-107 | 11-4 | Herrera 22 | Herrera 11 |
| 16 | 12/06 | AT SEA | L | 90-103 | 11-5 | Thorpe 21 | Horry 10 |
| 17 | 12/08 | CHA | W | 101-95 | 12-5 | Smith 25 | Thorpe 15 |
| 18 | 12/10 | SAS | L | 96-108 | 12-6 | Olajuwon 20 | Thorpe 14 |
| 19 | 12/13 | WAS | W | 93-85 | 13-6 | Thorpe 27 | Thorpe 14 |
| 20 | 12/15 | LAL | L | 94-97 | 13-7 | Olajuwon 22 | Thorpe 16 |
| 21 | 12/17 | BOS | L | 109-112 | 13-8 | Maxwell 25 | Olajuwon 12 |
| 22 | 12/22 | PHO | W | 114-106 | 14-8 | Smith 25 | Olajuwon 15 |
| 23 | 12/23 | AT SAS | L | 96-98 | 14-9 | Maxwell 27 | Thorpe 13 |
| OTIS THORPE SIDELINED WITH SHOULDER INJURY |
| 24 | 12/26 | AT MIA | W | 101-88 | 15-9 | Olajuwon 24 | Olajuwon 12 |
| 25 | 12/27 | ATL | W | 105-93 | 16-9 | Olajuwon 35 | Olajuwon 16 |
| 26 | 12/29 | GSW | W | 126-124 | 17-9 | Olajuwon 42 | Olajuwon 8 |
| 27 | 12/30 | AT UTH | W | 111-103 | 18-9 | Olajuwon 37 | Olajuwon 12 |
| 28 | 01/03 | AT DAL | W | 110-98 | 19-9 | Olajuwon 41 | Olajuwon 13 |
| 29 | 01/05 | DAL | W | 108-99 | 20-9 | Olajuwon 33 | Horry 8 |
| 30 | 01/07 | IND | L | 83-88 | 20-10 | Olajuwon 27 | Olajuwon 15 |
| THORPE RETURNS |
| 31 | 01/11 | MIA | W | 108-97 | 21-10 | Smith 25 | Olajuwon 11 |
| 32 | 01/13 | SAS | W | 103-100 | 22-10 | Olajuwon 47 | Olajuwon 10 |
| 33 | 01/14 | AT DEN | L | 104-118 | 22-11 | Olajuwon 41 | Thorpe 13 |
| 34 | 01/16 | AT MIN | L | 75-94 | 22-12 | Olajuwon 22 | Olajuwon 8 |
| 35 | 01/19 | NYK | L | 77-93 | 22-13 | Olajuwon 28 | Olajuwon 17 |
| 36 | 01/20 | AT DET | W | 106-96 | 23-13 | Olajuwon 34 | Olajuwon 12 |
| 37 | 01/22 | AT CHI | L | 81-100 | 23-14 | Horry 19 | Olajuwon 14 |
| 38 | 01/24 | AT MIL | W | 115-99 | 24-14 | Olajuwon 31 | Olajuwon 9 |
| 39 | 01/26 | AT SAS | L | 100-103 | 24-15 | Olajuwon 36 | Olajuwon 14 |
| 40 | 01/28 | MIN | W | 114-93 | 25-15 | Olajuwon 25 | Thorpe 9 |
| 41 | 01/31 | DEN | W | 86-74 | 26-15 | Olajuwon 25 | Olajuwon 13 |
| 42 | 02/02 | UTH | W | 121-101 | 27-15 | Olajuwon 41 | Thorpe 8 |
| 43 | 02/05 | AT PHO | W | 124-100 | 28-15 | Olajuwon 28 | Olajuwon 11 |
| 44 | 02/06 | AT POR | L | 82-120 | 28-16 | Olajuwon 22 | Olajuwon 11 |
| VERNON MAXWELL SUSPENDED FOR ASSAULTING FAN |
| 45 | 02/08 | AT SAC | W | 97-86 | 29-16 | Olajuwon 31 | Olajuwon 17 |
| 46 | 02/09 | AT LAC | L | 107-122 | 29-17 | Olajuwon 34 | Olajuwon 7 |
| THORPE TRADED TO PORTLAND FOR CLYDE DREXLER |
| ROBERT HORRY PLACED ON INJURED LIST WITH STRAINED BACK |
| 47 | 02/14 | LAC | W | 124-104 | 30-17 | Olajuwon 26 | Chilcutt 11 |
| 48 | 02/16 | AT CHA | W | 105-89 | 31-17 | Olajuwon 29 | Olajuwon 14 |
| 49 | 02/17 | AT WAS | W | 109-92 | 32-17 | Olajuwon 30 | Chilcutt 14 |
| 50 | 02/19 | AT NYK | L | 117-122 | 32-18 | Olajuwon 27 | Drexler 10 |
| 51 | 02/21 | SAS | L | 97-98 | 32-19 | Olajuwon 30 | Olajuwon 10 |
| ROBERT HORRY RETURNS FROM INJURED LIST |
| 52 | 02/23 | DET | W | 110-99 | 33-19 | Olajuwon 36 | Olajuwon 12 |
| 53 | 02/25 | GSW | W | 112-105 | 34-19 | Olajuwon 38 | Olajuwon 15 |
| 54 | 02/27 | CLE | W | 86-78 | 35-19 | Olajuwon 20 | Olajuwon 11 |
| MAXWELL RETURNS, ROBERT HORRY AND CARL HERRERA INJURED |
| 55 | 02/28 | AT DAL | L | 101-102 | 35-20 | Drexler 24 | C Brown 10 |
| 56 | 03/02 | ORL | L | 96-107 | 35-21 | Drexler 25 | C Brown 11 |
| 57 | 03/03 | AT MIN | L | 105-108 | 35-22 | Olajuwon 28 | Olajuwon 13 |
| 58 | 03/05 | AT SAS | L | 103-124 | 35-23 | Olajuwon 25 | Drexler 8 |
| 59 | 03/07 | PHO | L | 102-113 | 35-24 | Olajuwon 40 | Olajuwon 13 |
| 60 | 03/11 | DAL | W | 109-102 | 36-24 | Drexler 36 | Olajuwon 12 |
| 61 | 03/13 | AT ATL | W | 97-86 | 37-24 | Olajuwon 31 | Olajuwon 11 |
| 62 | 03/14 | AT PHI | W | 136-107 | 38-24 | Drexler 26 | C Brown 10 |
| 63 | 03/16 | MIN | W | 104-97 | 39-24 | Smith 23 | Herrera 9 |
| 64 | 03/19 | PHI | W | 114-103 | 40-24 | Olajuwon 24 | Olajuwon 9 |
| 65 | 03/21 | SEA | L | 102-104 | 40-25 | Drexler 22 | Olajuwon 8 |
| 66 | 03/23 | UTH | L | 104-112 | 40-26 | Olajuwon 39 | Olajuwon 9 |
| 67 | 03/24 | AT PHO | W | 99-97 | 41-26 | Smith 26 | Olajuwon 11 |
| 68 | 03/26 | AT LAL | L | 96-107 | 41-27 | Drexler 21 | Olajuwon 12 |
| 69 | 03/28 | LAL | L | 96-106 | 41-28 | Herrera 22 | Chilcutt 9 |
| 70 | 03/30 | AT LAC | W | 108-96 | 42-28 | Drexler 41 | Drexler 18 |
| 71 | 04/01 | MIL | L | 87-93 | 42-29 | Drexler 23 | Herrera 9 |
| 72 | 04/04 | AT SAC | L | 105-109 | 42-30 | Drexler 29 | Drexler 8 |
| 73 | 04/06 | AT GSW | W | 110-102 | 43-30 | Drexler 40 | Herrera 8 |
| 74 | 04/07 | AT POR | L | 109-127 | 43-31 | Cassell 31 | Drexler 10 |
| 75 | 04/09 | AT DEN | W | 123-120 | 44-31 | Drexler 34 | Drexler 13 |
| 76 | 04/11 | DAL (2 OT) | L | 147-156 | 44-32 | Smith 29 | C Brown 14 |
| 77 | 04/13 | POR | W | 112-99 | 45-32 | Olajuwon 35 | Olajuwon 10 |
| 78 | 04/15 | SAC | W | 98-84 | 46-32 | Smith 18 | Olajuwon 13 |
| 79 | 04/17 | LAC | W | 121-111 | 47-32 | Olajuwon 30 | Olajuwon 9 |
| 80 | 04/19 | AT UTH | L | 96-115 | 47-33 | Olajuwon 30 | Olajuwon 10 |
| 81 | 04/20 | AT SEA | L | 101-111 | 47-34 | Olajuwon 26 | Olajuwon 8 |
| 82 | 04/23 | UTH | L | 97-103 | 47-35 | Maxwell 26 | Tabak 8 |