Northwestern 2011–12
Coach: Bill Carmody (19-14)
Big Ten Conference
19-14
overall
18-12
regular season
8-10
in conference
Games (33)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011-11-13 | Northwestern | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | Great West | Home | W | 60–36 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 2 | 2011-11-17 | Northwestern | Louisiana State | SEC | Neutral | W | 88–82 | Regular | TD Arena |
| 3 | 2011-11-18 | Northwestern | Tulsa | CUSA | Neutral | W | 69–65 | Regular | TD Arena |
| 4 | 2011-11-20 | Northwestern | Seton Hall | Big East | Neutral | W | 80–73 | Regular | TD Arena |
| 5 | 2011-11-25 | Northwestern | Stony Brook | Am. East | Home | W | 63–58 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 6 | 2011-11-29 | Northwestern | Georgia Tech | ACC | Away | W | 76–60 | Regular | State Farm Arena |
| 7 | 2011-12-02 | Northwestern | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | Home | W | 92–67 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 8 | 2011-12-04 | Northwestern | #7 Baylor | B12 | Home | L | 41–69 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 9 | 2011-12-15 | Northwestern | Texas Southern | SWAC | Home | W | 81–51 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 10 | 2011-12-17 | Northwestern | Central Connecticut State | NEC | Home | W | 70–64 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 11 | 2011-12-18 | Northwestern | Eastern Illinois | OVC | Home | W | 87–72 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 12 | 2011-12-22 | Northwestern | #23 Creighton | Missouri Valley | Away | L | 79–87 | Regular | CHI Health Center Omaha |
| 13 | 2011-12-28 | Northwestern | #2 Ohio State | B10 | Away | L | 54–87 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 14 | 2012-01-01 | Northwestern | Penn State | B10 | Home | W | 68–56 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 15 | 2012-01-04 | Northwestern | Illinois | B10 | Home | L | 56–57 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 16 | 2012-01-11 | Northwestern | #13 Michigan | B10 | Away | L | 64–66 OT | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 17 | 2012-01-14 | Northwestern | #6 Michigan State | B10 | Home | W | 81–74 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 18 | 2012-01-18 | Northwestern | Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 57–77 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 19 | 2012-01-22 | Northwestern | Minnesota | B10 | Away | L | 52–75 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 20 | 2012-01-28 | Northwestern | Purdue | B10 | Home | L | 56–58 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 21 | 2012-02-02 | Northwestern | Nebraska | B10 | Home | W | 84–74 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 22 | 2012-02-05 | Northwestern | Illinois | B10 | Away | W | 74–70 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 23 | 2012-02-09 | Northwestern | Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 83–64 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 24 | 2012-02-12 | Northwestern | Purdue | B10 | Away | L | 77–87 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 25 | 2012-02-15 | Northwestern | #18 Indiana | B10 | Away | L | 66–71 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 26 | 2012-02-18 | Northwestern | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 64–53 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 27 | 2012-02-21 | Northwestern | #11 Michigan | B10 | Home | L | 55–67 OT | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 28 | 2012-02-25 | Northwestern | Penn State | B10 | Away | W | 67–66 | Regular | Bryce Jordan Center |
| 29 | 2012-02-29 | Northwestern | #10 Ohio State | B10 | Home | L | 73–75 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 30 | 2012-03-03 | Northwestern | Iowa | B10 | Away | W | 70–66 | Regular | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| 31 | 2012-03-08 | Northwestern | Minnesota | B10 | Neutral | L | 68–75 OT | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 32 | 2012-03-13 | Northwestern | Akron | MAC | Home | W | 76–74 | NIT | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 33 | 2012-03-16 | Northwestern | Washington | Pacific 12 | Away | L | 55–76 | NIT | Alaska Airlines Arena |