Northwestern 2009–10
Coach: Bill Carmody (20-14)
Big Ten Conference
20-14
overall
19-12
regular season
7-11
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (34)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009-11-13 | Northwestern | Northern Illinois | MAC | Home | W | 77–55 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 2 | 2009-11-18 | Northwestern | #11 Butler | Horizon | Home | L | 54–67 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 3 | 2009-11-22 | Northwestern | Tennessee State | OVC | Home | W | 69–62 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 4 | 2009-11-24 | Northwestern | Liberty | Big South | Home | W | 69–53 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 5 | 2009-11-27 | Northwestern | #23 Notre Dame | Big East | Neutral | W | 72–58 | Regular | Credit Union 1 Arena |
| 6 | 2009-11-28 | Northwestern | Iowa State | B12 | Neutral | W | 67–65 | Regular | Credit Union 1 Arena |
| 7 | 2009-12-01 | Northwestern | NC State | ACC | Away | W | 65–53 | Regular | Lenovo Center |
| 8 | 2009-12-13 | Northwestern | North Carolina A&T | MEAC | Home | W | 90–65 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 9 | 2009-12-16 | Northwestern | North Florida | ASUN | Home | W | 84–54 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 10 | 2009-12-19 | Northwestern | Stanford | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 70–62 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 11 | 2009-12-22 | Northwestern | Central Connecticut State | NEC | Home | W | 74–54 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 12 | 2009-12-30 | #25 Northwestern | Illinois | B10 | Away | L | 83–89 OT | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 13 | 2010-01-02 | #25 Northwestern | #11 Michigan State | B10 | Home | L | 70–91 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 14 | 2010-01-07 | #25 Northwestern | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | Great West | Home | W | 53–44 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 15 | 2010-01-10 | #25 Northwestern | Michigan | B10 | Away | W | 68–62 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 16 | 2010-01-13 | #25 Northwestern | #13 Wisconsin | B10 | Home | L | 50–60 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 17 | 2010-01-16 | #25 Northwestern | #6 Purdue | B10 | Home | W | 72–64 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 18 | 2010-01-19 | #25 Northwestern | #21 Ohio State | B10 | Away | L | 56–76 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 19 | 2010-01-23 | #25 Northwestern | Illinois | B10 | Home | W | 73–68 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 20 | 2010-01-26 | #25 Northwestern | Minnesota | B10 | Away | L | 61–65 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 21 | 2010-01-30 | #25 Northwestern | #5 Michigan State | B10 | Away | L | 70–79 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 22 | 2010-02-02 | #25 Northwestern | Michigan | B10 | Home | W | 67–52 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 23 | 2010-02-07 | #25 Northwestern | Indiana | B10 | Home | W | 78–61 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 24 | 2010-02-10 | #25 Northwestern | Iowa | B10 | Away | L | 65–78 | Regular | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| 25 | 2010-02-14 | #25 Northwestern | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 77–74 OT | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 26 | 2010-02-17 | #25 Northwestern | Penn State | B10 | Home | L | 70–81 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 27 | 2010-02-21 | #25 Northwestern | #14 Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 63–70 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 28 | 2010-02-25 | #25 Northwestern | Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 74–57 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 29 | 2010-02-28 | #25 Northwestern | Penn State | B10 | Away | L | 60–79 | Regular | Bryce Jordan Center |
| 30 | 2010-03-03 | #25 Northwestern | Chicago State | Great West | Home | W | 72–49 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 31 | 2010-03-06 | #25 Northwestern | Indiana | B10 | Away | L | 80–88 OT | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 32 | 2010-03-11 | #25 Northwestern | Indiana | B10 | Neutral | W | 73–58 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 33 | 2010-03-12 | #25 Northwestern | #6 Purdue | B10 | Neutral | L | 61–69 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 34 | 2010-03-17 | #25 Northwestern | Rhode Island | A10 | Away | L | 64–76 | NIT | Ryan Center |