2011-12 Northwestern Wildcats basketball — schedule and results

The 2011-12 Northwestern Wildcats went 19-14 (8-10 in the Big Ten) under head coach Bill Carmody. Simple Rating System: 8.87.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 33 games from this season: 12–5 at home, 4–8 on the road, and 3–1 on neutral courts. The Wildcats scored 69.3 points per game and allowed 68.2 (+1.0 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 7 games, from Nov 13, 2011 to Dec 2, 2011. The most lopsided win was 81–51 over Texas Southern Tigers on Dec 15, 2011; the heaviest defeat was 87–54 at Ohio State Buckeyes on Dec 28, 2011. The tightest finish was a 1-point loss against Illinois Fighting Illini (56–57). 3 games went to overtime.

Among Northwestern Wildcats' 116 recorded seasons, 2011-12's .576 winning percentage ranks 25th. Previous season: 2010-11 Wildcats (20–14). Next season: 2012-13 Wildcats (13–19).

Game-by-game results (33 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
2011-11-13	vs UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros	W 60–36	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2011-11-17	neutral LSU Tigers	W 88–82	Carolina First Arena
2011-11-18	neutral Tulsa Golden Hurricane	W 69–65	Carolina First Arena
2011-11-20	neutral Seton Hall Pirates	W 80–73	Carolina First Arena
2011-11-25	vs Stony Brook Seawolves	W 63–58	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2011-11-29	at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	W 76–60	Philips Arena
2011-12-02	vs Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils	W 92–67	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2011-12-04	vs Baylor Bears	L 41–69	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2011-12-15	vs Texas Southern Tigers	W 81–51	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2011-12-17	vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils	W 70–64	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2011-12-18	vs Eastern Illinois Panthers	W 87–72	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2011-12-22	at Creighton Bluejays	L 79–87	CenturyLink Center Omaha
2011-12-28	at Ohio State Buckeyes	L 54–87	Value City Arena
2012-01-01	vs Penn State Nittany Lions	W 68–56	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2012-01-04	vs Illinois Fighting Illini	L 56–57	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2012-01-11	at Michigan Wolverines	L 64–66 (OTOT)	Crisler Center
2012-01-14	vs Michigan State Spartans	W 81–74	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2012-01-18	at Wisconsin Badgers	L 57–77	Kohl Center
2012-01-22	at Minnesota Golden Gophers	L 52–75	Williams Arena
2012-01-28	vs Purdue Boilermakers	L 56–58	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2012-02-02	vs Nebraska Cornhuskers	W 84–74	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2012-02-05	at Illinois Fighting Illini	W 74–70	Assembly Hall
2012-02-09	vs Iowa Hawkeyes	W 83–64	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2012-02-12	at Purdue Boilermakers	L 77–87	Mackey Arena
2012-02-15	at Indiana Hoosiers	L 66–71	Assembly Hall
2012-02-18	vs Minnesota Golden Gophers	W 64–53	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2012-02-21	vs Michigan Wolverines	L 55–67 (OTOT)	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2012-02-25	at Penn State Nittany Lions	W 67–66	Bryce Jordan Center
2012-02-29	vs Ohio State Buckeyes	L 73–75	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2012-03-03	at Iowa Hawkeyes	W 70–66	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
2012-03-08	neutral Minnesota Golden Gophers	L 68–75 (OTOT)
2012-03-13	vs Akron Zips	W 76–74	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2012-03-16	at Washington Huskies	L 55–76	Alaska Airlines Arena

Game recaps

2012-01-11: Michigan Wolverines edged Northwestern 66–64. Burke, Trey led the winners with 19 points. Shurna, John had 21 for Northwestern.

2012-02-21: Michigan Wolverines beat Northwestern 67–55 as Burke, Trey scored a team-high 19. Shurna, John had 14 for Northwestern.

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