2009-10 Northwestern Wildcats basketball — schedule and results

The 2009-10 Northwestern Wildcats went 20-14 (7-11 in the Big Ten) under head coach Bill Carmody. The team peaked at #25 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 8.32.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 34 games from this season: 15–4 at home, 2–9 on the road, and 3–1 on neutral courts. The Wildcats scored 69.1 points per game and allowed 65.8 (+3.3 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 9 games, from Nov 22, 2009 to Dec 22, 2009. The most lopsided win was 84–54 over North Florida Ospreys on Dec 16, 2009; the heaviest defeat was 91–70 to Michigan State Spartans on Jan 2, 2010. The tightest finish was a 2-point win against Iowa State Cyclones (67–65). 3 games went to overtime.

Among Northwestern Wildcats' 116 recorded seasons, 2009-10's .588 winning percentage ranks 20th. Previous season: 2008-09 Wildcats (17–14). Next season: 2010-11 Wildcats (20–14).

Game-by-game results (34 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
2009-11-13	vs Northern Illinois Huskies	W 77–55	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2009-11-18	vs Butler Bulldogs	L 54–67	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2009-11-22	vs Tennessee State Tigers	W 69–62	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2009-11-24	vs Liberty Flames	W 69–53	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2009-11-27	neutral Notre Dame Fighting Irish	W 72–58	UIC Pavilion
2009-11-28	neutral Iowa State Cyclones	W 67–65	UIC Pavilion
2009-12-01	at NC State Wolfpack	W 65–53	RBC Arena
2009-12-13	vs North Carolina A&T Aggies	W 90–65	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2009-12-16	vs North Florida Ospreys	W 84–54	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2009-12-19	vs Stanford Cardinal	W 70–62	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2009-12-22	vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils	W 74–54	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2009-12-30	at Illinois Fighting Illini	L 83–89 (OTOT)	Assembly Hall
2010-01-02	vs Michigan State Spartans	L 70–91	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2010-01-07	vs UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros	W 53–44	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2010-01-10	at Michigan Wolverines	W 68–62	Crisler Arena
2010-01-13	vs Wisconsin Badgers	L 50–60	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2010-01-16	vs Purdue Boilermakers	W 72–64	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2010-01-19	at Ohio State Buckeyes	L 56–76	Value City Arena
2010-01-23	vs Illinois Fighting Illini	W 73–68	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2010-01-26	at Minnesota Golden Gophers	L 61–65	Williams Arena
2010-01-30	at Michigan State Spartans	L 70–79	Breslin Student Events Center
2010-02-02	vs Michigan Wolverines	W 67–52	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2010-02-07	vs Indiana Hoosiers	W 78–61	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2010-02-10	at Iowa Hawkeyes	L 65–78	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
2010-02-14	vs Minnesota Golden Gophers	W 77–74 (OTOT)	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2010-02-17	vs Penn State Nittany Lions	L 70–81	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2010-02-21	at Wisconsin Badgers	L 63–70	Kohl Center
2010-02-25	vs Iowa Hawkeyes	W 74–57	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2010-02-28	at Penn State Nittany Lions	L 60–79	Bryce Jordan Center
2010-03-03	vs Chicago State Cougars	W 72–49	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2010-03-06	at Indiana Hoosiers	L 80–88 (OTOT)	Assembly Hall
2010-03-11	neutral Indiana Hoosiers	W 73–58	Conseco Fieldhouse
2010-03-12	neutral Purdue Boilermakers	L 61–69	Conseco Fieldhouse
2010-03-17	at Rhode Island Rams	L 64–76	Thomas M. Ryan Center

Game recaps

2010-01-10: Behind Crawford, Drew's 25 points, Northwestern defeated Michigan Wolverines 68–62. Harris, Manny had 24 for Michigan Wolverines.

2010-02-02: Northwestern handled Michigan Wolverines 67–52. Crawford, Drew led the winners with 17 points.

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