# 2023–24 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 18th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center located in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 9–11 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Illinois State in the opening round, before losing to Bradley in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coe | W 103–65 | – | McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 77–83 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | The Super Pit (4,415) Denton, TX |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Loras | W 90–50 | 1–1 | McLeod Center (2,988) Cedar Falls, IA |
| November 19, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Florida | L 65–74 | 1–2 | Yuengling Center (4,534) Tampa, FL |
| November 22, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN | | vs. No. 14 North Carolina Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals | L 69–91 | 1–3 | Imperial Arena (1,342) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| November 23, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | vs. Texas Tech Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round | L 70–72 | 1–4 | Imperial Arena (400) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| November 24, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Stanford Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game | W 73–51 | 2–4 | Imperial Arena (611) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| November 29, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 70–90 | 2–5 (0–1) | McLeod Center (3,243) Cedar Falls, IA |
| December 2, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Evansville | L 89–91 $^{OT}$ | 2–6 (0–2) | Ford Center (5,014) Evansville, IN |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Richmond | W 78–73 | 3–6 | McLeod Center (3,153) Cedar Falls, IA |
| December 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Toledo | L 80–84 | 3–7 | Savage Arena (4,041) Toledo, OH |
| December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Prairie View A&M | W 74–55 | 4–7 | McLeod Center (3,117) Cedar Falls, IA |
| December 17, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Alcorn State | W 100–82 | 5–7 | McLeod Center (3,201) Cedar Falls, IA |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | W 76–63 | 6–7 | Convocation Center (803) DeKalb, IL |
| January 3, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | W 64–62 | 7–7 (1–2) | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,276) Springfield, MO |
| January 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Indiana State | L 66–77 | 7–8 (1–3) | McLeod Center (3,891) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | W 67–59 | 8–8 (2–3) | McLeod Center (2,922) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | W 70–60 | 9–8 (3–3) | CFSB Center (5,507) Murray, KY |
| January 17, 2024 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Belmont | W 83–72 | 10–8 (4–3) | Curb Event Center (1,141) Nashville, TN |
| January 20, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Southern Illinois | W 61–57 | 11–8 (5–3) | McLeod Center (3,926) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 70–63 | 12–8 (6–3) | McLeod Center (3,257) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 27, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 63–77 | 12–9 (6–4) | Knapp Center (6,424) Des Moines, IA |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Bradley | L 69–85 | 12–10 (6–5) | Carver Arena (4,861) Peoria, IL |
| February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Murray State | L 43–71 | 12–11 (6–6) | McLeod Center (3,991) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Missouri State | W 72–65 | 13–11 (7–6) | McLeod Center (3,833) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 11, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC | L 65–71 | 13–12 (7–7) | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,426) Chicago, IL |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 86–67 | 14–12 (8–7) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,031) Valparaiso, IN |
| February 18, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bradley | W 74–63 | 15–12 (9–7) | McLeod Center (3,780) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 73–81 | 15–13 (9–8) | CEFCU Arena (3,922) Normal, IL |
| February 24, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Drake | W 91–77 | 16–13 (10–8) | McLeod Center (4,674) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | W 68–54 | 17–13 (11–8) | McLeod Center (3,580) Cedar Falls, IA |
| March 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | W 82–70 | 18–13 (12–8) | Banterra Center (5,612) Carbondale, IL |
| MVC Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 2:30 pm, MVC TV | (4) | vs. (5) Belmont Quarterfinals | W 67–62 | 19–13 | Enterprise Center (5,403) St. Louis, MO |
| March 9, 2024 2:30 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (1) Indiana State Semifinals | L 72–94 | 19–14 | Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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