2003-04 Northwestern Wildcats basketball — schedule and results

The 2003-04 Northwestern Wildcats went 14-15 (8-8 in the Big Ten) under head coach Bill Carmody. Simple Rating System: 4.64.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 29 games from this season: 10–3 at home, 3–9 on the road, and 1–3 on neutral courts. The Wildcats scored 61.6 points per game and allowed 62.9 (-1.3 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 3 games, from Dec 3, 2003 to Dec 17, 2003. The most lopsided win was 69–51 over Wisconsin Badgers on Feb 7, 2004; the heaviest defeat was 78–54 at Michigan Wolverines on Jan 7, 2004. The tightest finish was a 1-point win against Purdue Boilermakers (40–39). 1 game went to overtime.

Among Northwestern Wildcats' 116 recorded seasons, 2003-04's .483 winning percentage ranks 45th. Previous season: 2002-03 Wildcats (12–17). Next season: 2004-05 Wildcats (15–16).

Game-by-game results (29 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
2003-11-21	vs Colorado Buffaloes	L 56–67	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2003-11-23	vs Chicago State Cougars	W 76–60	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2003-11-25	at DePaul Blue Demons	L 53–65	Allstate Arena
2003-11-29	vs Northwestern State Demons	W 69–61	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2003-12-01	at Florida State Seminoles	L 53–71	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
2003-12-03	vs Bucknell Bison	W 69–61	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2003-12-06	at Bowling Green Falcons	W 77–60	Anderson Arena
2003-12-17	vs Arizona State Sun Devils	W 63–61	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2003-12-20	at UIC Flames	L 71–90	UIC Pavilion
2003-12-27	neutral Rutgers Scarlet Knights	L 75–80	Don Haskins Center
2003-12-28	neutral Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils	L 47–49	Don Haskins Center
2004-01-07	at Michigan Wolverines	L 54–78	Crisler Arena
2004-01-10	at Iowa Hawkeyes	W 77–68	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
2004-01-14	vs Illinois Fighting Illini	W 70–60	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2004-01-17	at Indiana Hoosiers	L 62–73	Assembly Hall
2004-01-21	vs Michigan State Spartans	L 61–73	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2004-01-28	at Penn State Nittany Lions	L 61–63 (OTOT)	Bryce Jordan Center
2004-01-31	vs Minnesota Golden Gophers	W 61–47	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2004-02-04	at Ohio State Buckeyes	L 64–72	Value City Arena
2004-02-07	vs Wisconsin Badgers	W 69–51	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2004-02-11	at Purdue Boilermakers	W 40–39	Mackey Arena
2004-02-14	vs Penn State Nittany Lions	W 65–52	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2004-02-21	at Michigan State Spartans	L 56–66	Breslin Student Events Center
2004-02-25	vs Indiana Hoosiers	W 63–59	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2004-02-28	at Illinois Fighting Illini	L 56–66	Assembly Hall
2004-03-03	vs Iowa Hawkeyes	W 51–49	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2004-03-06	vs Michigan Wolverines	L 56–63	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2004-03-11	neutral Penn State Nittany Lions	W 57–52	Conseco Fieldhouse
2004-03-12	neutral Michigan State Spartans	L 55–68	Conseco Fieldhouse

Game recaps

2003-12-01: Behind Anthony Richardson's 27 points, Florida State Seminoles pulled away from Northwestern 71–53. Young,Jitim had 17 for Northwestern.

2003-12-06: Northwestern beat Bowling Green Falcons 77–60 as Young, Jitim scored a team-high 23. NETTER, Kevin had 16 for Bowling Green Falcons.

2003-12-27: Rutgers Scarlet Knights beat Northwestern 80–75. SHIELDS, Ricky led the winners with 24 points. Vukusic, Vedran had 26 for Northwestern. LAMIZANA, Herve grabbed 15 rebounds.

2004-01-07: Behind Abram, Lester's 27 points, Michigan Wolverines rolled past Northwestern 78–54. Young, Jitim had 20 for Northwestern.

2004-01-21: Behind Ager, Maurice's 24 points, Michigan State Spartans pulled away from Northwestern 73–61. Young, Jitim........ * had 16 for Northwestern.

2004-02-28: Behind Brown, Dee's 20 points, Illinois Fighting Illini pulled away from Northwestern 66–56. Vukusic, Vedran had 16 for Northwestern.

2004-03-06: Michigan Wolverines got past Northwestern 63–56 as Horton, Daniel scored a team-high 16. Young, Jitim had 20 for Northwestern.

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