# 2022–23 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Led by 15th-year head coach Joe McKeown, the team played their games at the Welsh–Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Parkside | W 88–72 | | Welsh–Ryan Arena (278) Evanston, IL |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 5:00 p.m. | | at No. 20 Oregon | L 57–100 | 0–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,661) Eugene, OR |
| November 13, 2022* 12:00 p.m. | | Penn | W 63–55 | 1–1 | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| November 16, 2022* 8:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 9 Notre Dame | L 58–92 | 1–2 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,176) Evanston, IL |
| November 19, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | Southern Illinois | W 84–69 | 2–2 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,042) Evanston, IL |
| November 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Niagara | W 76–38 | 3–2 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (836) Evanston, IL |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | Valparaiso | W 81–47 | 4–2 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (976) Evanston, IL |
| December 1, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Duke ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 50–66 | 4–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,089) Durham, NC |
| December 4, 2022 1:00 p.m. | | at No. 17 Michigan | L 66–77 | 4–4 (0–1) | Crisler Center (2,835) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | DePaul | L 63–81 | 4–5 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,263) Evanston, IL |
| December 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | at UIC | W 66–62 | 5–5 | Credit Union 1 Arena (880) Chicago, IL |
| December 17, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | Air Force | W 64–58 | 6–5 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (891) Evanston, IL |
| December 22, 2022* 12:00 p.m. | | Chicago State | Postponed | Postponed | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| December 28, 2022 8:00 p.m. | | No. 3 Ohio State | L 48–81 | 6–6 (0–2) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,372) Evanston, IL |
| January 2, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | Michigan State | L 64–71 | 6–7 (0–3) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,282) Evanston, IL |
| January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at Illinois | L 79–85 | 6–8 (0–4) | State Farm Center (1,904) Champaign, IL |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | No. 6 Indiana | L 50–72 | 6–9 (0–5) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,923) Evanston, IL |
| January 11, 2023 6:30 p.m. | | at No. 12 Iowa | L 64–93 | 6–10 (0–6) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,384) Iowa City, IA |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | Purdue | L 54–65 | 6–11 (0–7) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,566) Evanston, IL |
| January 19, 2023 5:30 p.m., BTN | | at No. 2 Ohio State | L 54–84 | 6–12 (0–8) | Value City Arena (4,698) Columbus, OH |
| January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | No. 21 Illinois | L 64–67 | 6–13 (0–9) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,276) Evanston, IL |
| January 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Chicago State | W 87–64 | 7–13 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (766) Evanston, IL |
| January 29, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | at Wisconsin | W 70–67 | 8–13 (1–9) | Kohl Center (8,217) Madison, WI |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | at Penn State | L 64–74 | 8–14 (1–10) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,977) University Park, PA |
| February 6, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN | | Nebraska | L 66–78 | 8–15 (1–11) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,459) Evanston, IL |
| February 9, 2023 7:30 p.m., BTN | | No. 8 Maryland | L 54–79 | 8–16 (1–12) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,085) Evanston, IL |
| February 12, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | at Purdue | L 61–76 | 8–17 (1–13) | Mackey Arena (3,831) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 15, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | at Rutgers | L 48–62 | 8–18 (1–14) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,258) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | Minnesota | W 76–62 | 9–18 (2–14) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,582) Evanston, IL |
| February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN | | Wisconsin | L 57–64 | 9–19 (2–15) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,077) Evanston, IL |
| February 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Nebraska | L 64–80 | 9–20 (2–16) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,232) Lincoln, NE |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2023 3:30 p.m., BTN | (14) | vs. (11) Rutgers | L 59–63 | 9–21 | Target Center (4,890) Minneapolis, MN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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