# 2023–24 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, were led by sixteenth-year head coach Joe McKeown and played their home games at the Welsh–Ryan Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 9–21, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last (14th) place. As the #14 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by #11 seed Rutgers in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Lewis | W 80–54 | | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | UIC | W 92–86 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,623) Evanston, IL |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Omaha | W 87–69 | 2–0 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,566) Evanston, IL |
| November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 16 Notre Dame | L 52–110 | 2–1 | Purcell Pavilion (7,065) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 76–68 | 3–1 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,439) Evanston, IL |
| November 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. No. 13 Florida State Ball Dawgs Classic semifinals | L 52–90 | 3–2 | Dollar Loan Center (1,634) Henderson, NV |
| November 24, 2023* 11:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Belmont Ball Dawgs Classic 3rd place game | L 61–83 | 3–3 | Dollar Loan Center (1,584) Henderson, NV |
| November 29, 2023* 11:00 a.m., BTN+ | | Loyola Chicago | L 68–73 | 3–4 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,018) Evanston, IL |
| December 3, 2023* 3:00 p.m., BTN | | Georgetown | L 58–82 | 3–5 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,587) Evanston, IL |
| December 10, 2023 12:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Maryland | L 58–71 | 3–6 (0–1) | Xfinity Center (5,127) College Park, MD |
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at DePaul | L 65–90 | 3–7 | Wintrust Arena (1,050) Chicago, IL |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Bradley | W 86–66 | 4–7 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,797) Evanston, IL |
| December 21, 2023* 10:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Temple | W 72–68 | 5–7 | Liacouras Center (2,233) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Rutgers | W 77–70 | 6–7 (1–1) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,820) Evanston, IL |
| January 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Penn State | L 55–95 | 6–8 (1–2) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,730) State College, PA |
| January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | No. 20 Ohio State | L 60–90 | 6–9 (1–3) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,872) Evanston, IL |
| January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN+ | | at Wisconsin | W 74–69 | 7–9 (2–3) | Kohl Center (2,827) Madison, WI |
| January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Illinois | L 52–93 | 7–10 (2–4) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,322) Evanston, IL |
| January 17, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN+ | | at Michigan State | L 72–91 | 7–11 (2–5) | Breslin Center (2,816) East Lansing, MI |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN | | Penn State | L 65–76 | 7–12 (2–6) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,664) Evanston, IL |
| January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 14 Indiana | L 68–71 | 7–13 (2–7) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,132) Bloomington, IN |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | No. 3 Iowa | L 74–110 | 7–14 (2–8) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039) Evanston, IL |
| February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Wisconsin | W 69–43 | 8–14 (3–8) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,721) Evanston, IL |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Illinois | L 71–82 | 8–15 (3–9) | State Farm Center (3,002) Champaign, IL |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Purdue | L 48–74 | 8–16 (3–10) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,949) Evanston, IL |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Minnesota | L 63–88 | 8–17 (3–11) | Williams Arena (4,882) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at Nebraska | L 50–75 | 8–18 (3–12) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,238) Lincoln, NE |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Michigan | L 60–74 | 8–19 (3–13) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,942) Evanston, IL |
| February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 14 Indiana | L 64–84 | 8–20 (3–14) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,864) Evanston, IL |
| March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Rutgers | W 72–61 | 9–20 (4–14) | Jersey Mike's Arena (3,571) Piscataway, NJ |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., Peacock | (13) | vs. (12) Purdue First Round | L 72–78 | 9–21 | Target Center Minneapolis, MN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||