2005-06 Northwestern Wildcats basketball — schedule and results

The 2005-06 Northwestern Wildcats went 14-15 (6-10 in the Big Ten) under head coach Bill Carmody. Simple Rating System: 3.89.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 29 games from this season: 9–5 at home, 3–8 on the road, and 2–2 on neutral courts. The Wildcats scored 58.5 points per game and allowed 58.5 (-0.0 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 5 games, from Dec 18, 2005 to Jan 7, 2006. The most lopsided win was 82–47 over Northern Colorado Bears on Jan 1, 2006; the heaviest defeat was 60–42 to Penn State Nittany Lions on Mar 9, 2006. The tightest finish was a 2-point win against Lehigh Mountain Hawks (61–59). 2 games went to overtime.

Among Northwestern Wildcats' 116 recorded seasons, 2005-06's .483 winning percentage ranks 45th. Previous season: 2004-05 Wildcats (15–16). Next season: 2006-07 Wildcats (13–18).

Game-by-game results (29 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
2005-11-13	neutral Lehigh Mountain Hawks	W 61–59	Arena-Auditorium
2005-11-14	neutral Charlotte 49ers	W 61–47	Arena-Auditorium
2005-11-15	neutral UNC Wilmington Seahawks	L 48–56	Arena-Auditorium
2005-11-21	vs Florida Atlantic Owls	W 69–59	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2005-11-26	at DePaul Blue Demons	L 49–59	Allstate Arena
2005-11-30	at Virginia Cavaliers	L 57–72	University Hall
2005-12-03	vs Delaware State Hornets	W 61–54 (OTOT)	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2005-12-14	vs UIC Flames	L 62–71	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2005-12-18	at Seton Hall Pirates	W 44–42	Continental Airlines Arena
2005-12-23	vs DePauw	W 69–36	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2006-01-01	vs Northern Colorado Bears	W 82–47	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2006-01-04	vs Purdue Boilermakers	W 66–53	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2006-01-07	at Minnesota Golden Gophers	W 57–49	Williams Arena
2006-01-11	vs Penn State Nittany Lions	L 61–65	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2006-01-14	at Wisconsin Badgers	L 52–68	Kohl Center
2006-01-18	at Michigan Wolverines	L 51–68	Crisler Arena
2006-01-21	vs Illinois Fighting Illini	L 47–58	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2006-01-25	at Purdue Boilermakers	W 78–76 (OTOT)	Mackey Arena
2006-02-01	at Indiana Hoosiers	L 63–72	Assembly Hall
2006-02-04	vs Michigan State Spartans	L 66–77	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2006-02-08	vs Iowa Hawkeyes	W 51–48	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2006-02-11	vs Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons	W 73–49	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2006-02-15	at Illinois Fighting Illini	L 47–63	Assembly Hall
2006-02-18	at Ohio State Buckeyes	L 52–61	Value City Arena
2006-02-23	vs Wisconsin Badgers	W 62–51	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2006-02-25	at Penn State Nittany Lions	L 55–68	Bryce Jordan Center
2006-03-01	vs Ohio State Buckeyes	L 53–56	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2006-03-04	vs Minnesota Golden Gophers	W 57–53	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2006-03-09	neutral Penn State Nittany Lions	L 42–60	Conseco Fieldhouse

Game recaps

2005-11-14: Northwestern Wildcats handled Charlotte 49ers 61–47. Vukusic, Vedran led the winners with 28 points. Goldwire, Leemire had 13 for Charlotte 49ers.

2005-11-30: Behind Singletary, Sean's 23 points, Virginia Cavaliers pulled away from Northwestern 72–57. Vukusic, Vedran had 21 for Northwestern.

2006-01-18: Behind Abram, Lester's 20 points, Michigan Wolverines pulled away from Northwestern 68–51. Hachad, Mohamed had 17 for Northwestern.

2006-02-15: Behind McBride, Rich's 17 points, Illinois Fighting Illini pulled away from Northwestern 63–47. Hachad, Mohamed had 17 for Northwestern.

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