2021 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule
Records include games against Division I opponents only.
Streaks include games against all opponents.
All times are Eastern
Records
-
Overall
16-9 -
Home
7-5 -
Road
6-2 -
Neutral
3-2 -
Conf
11-7 -
Non
Conf
2-0 -
Post
Season
3-2
Last 10 / Streaks
-
Last 10
5-5 -
Streak
1L -
Home
Streak
1L -
Road
Streak
1L
Rankings / Strength of Schedule (SOS)
-
NET
27
-
RPI
53
(0.5674) -
Non-Conference
RPI
12
(0.6972) -
ELO
29
(1605) -
SOS
41
(0.5550) -
Non-Conference
SOS
49
(0.5962)
Quadrant Records - NET
-
Quadrant 1
6-8
-
Quadrant 2
2-1
-
Quadrant 3
6-0
-
Quadrant 4
2-0
Quadrant Records - RPI
-
Quadrant 1
4-6
-
Quadrant 2
2-2
-
Quadrant 3
2-1
-
Quadrant 4
8-0
Schedule
-
1 2 3 4 Total Eastern Illinois 16 6 12 23 57 Northwestern 27 26 15 25 93 Location: Evanston, IL
Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena
Opponent NET: 211
Opponent RPI: 228
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Eastern Illinois 20-51
39.2%10-32
31.2%10-19
52.6%49.0% 7-12
58.3%10 18 15 3 3 24 23 57 Northwestern 34-64
53.1%29-51
56.9%5-13
38.5%57.0% 20-26
76.9%12 23 19 16 5 9 16 93 -
1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 14 14 7 16 51 Northwestern 25 18 17 20 80 Location: Evanston, IL
Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena
Opponent NET: 126
Opponent RPI: 183
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Minnesota 19-60
31.7%10-28
35.7%9-32
28.1%39.2% 4-8
50.0%15 18 16 7 2 21 17 51 Northwestern 32-59
54.2%28-43
65.1%4-16
25.0%57.6% 12-15
80.0%9 27 28 10 5 13 15 80 -
1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 22 18 19 11 70 Purdue 13 16 14 11 54 Location: West Lafayette, IN
Arena: Mackey Arena
Opponent NET: 109
Opponent RPI: 210
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Northwestern 26-65
40.0%21-46
45.7%5-19
26.3%43.8% 13-17
76.5%17 16 14 15 2 14 15 70 Purdue 21-49
42.9%18-33
54.5%3-16
18.8%45.9% 9-14
64.3%11 23 14 10 4 27 20 54 -
1 2 3 4 Total Eastern Kentucky 14 6 18 12 50 Northwestern 26 21 17 15 79 Location: Evanston, IL
Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena
Opponent NET: 242
Opponent RPI: 179
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Eastern Kentucky 15-39
38.5%9-24
37.5%6-15
40.0%46.2% 14-15
93.3%8 21 12 7 4 33 24 50 Northwestern 29-73
39.7%26-53
49.1%3-20
15.0%41.8% 18-29
62.1%26 15 17 18 5 12 11 79 -
1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 21 17 7 18 63 Nebraska 19 17 13 16 65 Location: Lincoln, NE
Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena
Opponent NET: 54
Opponent RPI: 102
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Northwestern 24-68
35.3%19-52
36.5%5-16
31.2%39.0% 10-22
45.5%17 18 14 15 2 7 13 63 Nebraska 24-54
44.4%15-34
44.1%9-20
45.0%52.8% 8-13
61.5%15 32 14 3 7 24 21 65 -
1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 28 27 16 13 84 Northwestern 13 13 20 17 63 Location: Evanston, IL
Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena
Opponent NET: 14
Opponent RPI: 17
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Michigan 29-46
63.0%21-33
63.6%8-13
61.5%71.7% 18-24
75.0%8 34 19 3 2 20 23 84 Northwestern 22-71
31.0%19-52
36.5%3-19
15.8%33.1% 16-24
66.7%18 13 11 11 4 6 22 63 -
1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 16 32 14 18 80 Wisconsin 13 12 17 13 55 Location: Madison, WI
Arena: Kohl Center
Opponent NET: 152
Opponent RPI: 256
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Northwestern 33-66
50.0%26-50
52.0%7-16
43.8%55.3% 7-12
58.3%17 22 22 17 4 11 13 80 Wisconsin 21-49
42.9%17-33
51.5%4-16
25.0%46.9% 9-11
81.8%6 18 15 3 1 20 16 55 -
1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 16 20 14 17 67 Northwestern 23 13 26 15 77 Location: Evanston, IL
Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena
Opponent NET: 19
Opponent RPI: 30
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Iowa 28-58
48.3%23-39
59.0%5-19
26.3%52.6% 6-8
75.0%9 29 23 5 2 18 19 67 Northwestern 29-60
48.3%22-45
48.9%7-15
46.7%54.2% 12-24
50.0%7 23 20 10 3 8 10 77 -
1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 14 18 20 15 67 Penn State 10 8 19 13 50 Location: University Park, PA
Arena: Bryce Jordan Center
Opponent NET: 84
Opponent RPI: 166
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Northwestern 29-63
46.0%26-47
55.3%3-16
18.8%48.4% 6-14
42.9%14 27 18 17 2 22 16 67 Penn State 17-46
37.0%13-33
39.4%4-13
30.8%41.3% 12-19
63.2%7 23 11 12 1 27 16 50 -
1 2 3 4 Total Illinois 5 10 20 19 54 Northwestern 14 16 26 17 73 Location: Evanston, IL
Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena
Opponent NET: 145
Opponent RPI: 268
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Illinois 22-53
41.5%19-40
47.5%3-13
23.1%44.3% 7-12
58.3%11 22 13 4 3 22 18 54 Northwestern 28-65
43.1%22-49
44.9%6-16
37.5%47.7% 11-16
68.8%16 22 15 12 3 13 14 73 -
1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 16 17 15 26 74 Northwestern 21 15 18 7 61 Location: Evanston, IL
Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena
Opponent NET: 9
Opponent RPI: 22
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Indiana 26-57
45.6%24-47
51.1%2-10
20.0%47.4% 20-25
80.0%7 33 15 6 1 12 20 74 Northwestern 20-61
32.8%18-50
36.0%2-11
18.2%34.4% 19-23
82.6%8 25 9 7 4 12 21 61 -
1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 21 12 24 30 87 Iowa 16 13 27 24 80 Location: Iowa City, IA
Arena: Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Opponent NET: 19
Opponent RPI: 30
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Northwestern 32-63
50.8%26-49
53.1%6-14
42.9%55.6% 17-34
50.0%10 18 16 11 2 9 15 87 Iowa 34-59
57.6%26-34
76.5%8-25
32.0%64.4% 4-8
50.0%9 30 27 8 2 23 25 80 -
1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 8 17 21 11 57 Northwestern 15 17 19 18 69 Location: Evanston, IL
Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena
Opponent NET: 18
Opponent RPI: 50
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Ohio State 18-63
28.6%13-46
28.3%5-17
29.4%32.5% 16-25
64.0%12 26 12 9 5 16 21 57 Northwestern 25-59
42.4%24-47
51.1%1-12
8.3%43.2% 18-26
69.2%10 36 18 10 9 15 17 69 -
1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 19 18 14 12 63 Michigan State 7 11 24 18 60 Location: East Lansing, MI
Arena: Breslin Center
Opponent NET: 34
Opponent RPI: 76
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Northwestern 17-45
37.8%12-27
44.4%5-18
27.8%43.3% 24-37
64.9%7 25 6 7 5 18 21 63 Michigan State 23-58
39.7%20-44
45.5%3-14
21.4%42.2% 11-22
50.0%15 27 13 10 1 18 26 60 -
1 2 3 4 Total Rutgers 16 12 19 23 70 Northwestern 15 13 16 10 54 Location: Evanston, IL
Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena
Opponent NET: 12
Opponent RPI: 59
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Rutgers 25-53
47.2%19-40
47.5%6-13
46.2%52.8% 14-19
73.7%17 19 15 5 3 11 15 70 Northwestern 19-50
38.0%14-33
42.4%5-17
29.4%43.0% 11-15
73.3%14 13 11 6 4 11 14 54 -
1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 9 15 16 31 71 Northwestern 19 14 11 20 64 Location: Evanston, IL
Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena
Opponent NET: 54
Opponent RPI: 102
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Nebraska 21-51
41.2%14-34
41.2%7-17
41.2%48.0% 22-26
84.6%10 42 16 2 6 28 13 71 Northwestern 25-78
32.1%21-58
36.2%4-20
20.0%34.6% 10-14
71.4%12 21 19 21 2 4 16 64 -
1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 11 9 19 15 54 Northwestern 21 16 16 14 67 Location: Evanston, IL
Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena
Opponent NET: 152
Opponent RPI: 256
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Wisconsin 18-44
40.9%12-28
42.9%6-16
37.5%47.7% 12-18
66.7%7 26 12 5 1 26 21 54 Northwestern 23-56
41.1%21-43
48.8%2-13
15.4%42.9% 19-24
79.2%9 21 18 11 5 11 14 67 -
1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 9 22 19 17 67 Illinois 19 3 14 25 61 Location: Champaign, IL
Arena: State Farm Center
Opponent NET: 145
Opponent RPI: 268
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Northwestern 22-60
36.7%18-44
40.9%4-16
25.0%40.0% 19-28
67.9%14 17 13 14 1 13 14 67 Illinois 22-46
47.8%13-26
50.0%9-20
45.0%57.6% 8-13
61.5%7 27 17 9 3 29 20 61 -
1 2 3 4 Total Maryland 16 14 17 15 62 Northwestern 12 15 10 13 50 Location: Evanston, IL
Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena
Opponent NET: 4
Opponent RPI: 8
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Maryland 23-58
39.7%21-45
46.7%2-13
15.4%41.4% 14-16
87.5%11 31 16 7 3 14 18 62 Northwestern 19-63
30.2%17-50
34.0%2-13
15.4%31.7% 10-17
58.8%15 23 16 6 8 10 19 50 -
1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 9 16 16 17 58 Michigan 15 15 20 13 63 Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Arena: Crisler Center
Opponent NET: 14
Opponent RPI: 17
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Northwestern 22-64
34.4%18-48
37.5%4-16
25.0%37.5% 10-12
83.3%9 22 10 11 3 7 21 58 Michigan 18-49
36.7%11-28
39.3%7-21
33.3%43.9% 20-29
69.0%13 33 17 2 2 19 16 63 - Big Ten Tournament - Second Round
-
+MAR
10
WEDVS
Indianapolis, IN
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
TV: BTNW 67 - 421 2 3 4 Total Illinois 6 2 25 9 42 Northwestern 18 20 15 14 67 Location: Indianapolis, IN
Arena: Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Opponent NET: 145
Opponent RPI: 268
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Illinois 13-56
23.2%9-29
31.0%4-27
14.8%26.8% 12-17
70.6%11 32 9 8 5 23 18 0 Northwestern 27-69
39.1%23-51
45.1%4-18
22.2%42.0% 9-15
60.0%11 34 23 13 2 9 16 0 - Big Ten Tournament - Quarterfinals
-
+MAR
11
THUVS
Indianapolis, IN
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
TV: FS2W 65 - 491 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 17 13 16 19 65 Michigan 13 17 8 11 49 Location: Indianapolis, IN
Arena: Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Opponent NET: 14
Opponent RPI: 17
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Northwestern 24-62
38.7%19-47
40.4%5-15
33.3%42.7% 12-15
80.0%14 28 15 5 8 11 16 65 Michigan 19-65
29.2%18-50
36.0%1-15
6.7%30.0% 10-12
83.3%17 27 13 4 5 13 17 49 - Big Ten Tournament - Semifinals
-
+MAR
12
FRIVS
Indianapolis, IN
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
TV: FS2L 52 - 851 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 15 9 14 14 52 Maryland 22 27 21 15 85 Location: Indianapolis, IN
Arena: Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Opponent NET: 4
Opponent RPI: 8
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Northwestern 19-64
29.7%14-43
32.6%5-21
23.8%33.6% 9-14
64.3%12 16 13 6 1 15 12 52 Maryland 34-58
58.6%29-42
69.0%5-16
31.2%62.9% 12-15
80.0%8 31 24 10 6 13 14 85 - NCAA - First Round
-
1 2 3 4 Total UCF 12 14 7 18 51 Northwestern 14 16 13 19 62 Location: San Antonio, TX
Arena: Bill Greehey Arena
Opponent NET: 40
Opponent RPI: 24
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS UCF 21-57
36.8%18-44
40.9%3-13
23.1%39.5% 6-12
50.0%16 23 10 5 2 20 22 51 Northwestern 22-43
51.2%19-33
57.6%3-10
30.0%54.7% 15-21
71.4%2 22 19 8 7 14 14 62 - NCAA - Second Round
-
1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 25 7 8 13 53 Louisville 10 10 20 22 62 Location: San Antonio, TX
Arena: Alamodome
Opponent NET: 6
Opponent RPI: 6
FG 2P 3P eFG% FT ORB DRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Northwestern 20-61
32.8%14-46
30.4%6-15
40.0%37.7% 7-13
53.8%11 23 14 10 6 11 18 0 Louisville 19-53
35.8%13-34
38.2%6-19
31.6%41.5% 18-22
81.8%12 31 10 4 4 16 14 0
