# 1990–91 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1990–91 college basketball season. Led by head coach Karl Fogel, the Huskies competed in the North Atlantic Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 22–11, 8–2 in NAC play to win the regular season conference title. They followed the regular season by winning the North Atlantic Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1990* | | vs. No. 8 Indiana Maui Invitational | L 78–100 | 0–1 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 24, 1990* | | vs. Loyola Marymount Maui Invitational | W 152–123 | 1–1 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 25, 1990* | | vs. Toledo Maui Invitational | L 78–82 | 1–2 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 27, 1990* | | at US International | W 97–86 | 2–2 | Golden Hall San Diego, California |
| Dec 1, 1990* | | Rhode Island | L 70–76 | 2–3 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dec 3, 1990* | | Howard | W 100–95 | 3–3 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dec 5, 1990* | | at Providence | L 73–88 | 3–4 | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Dec 9, 1990* | | Delaware | W 84–70 | 4–4 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dec 17, 1990* | | Eastern Illinois | W 85–65 | 5–4 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dec 19, 1990* | | at George Mason | W 82–67 | 6–4 | Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia |
| Dec 28, 1990* | | vs. Georgia Southern | L 63–65 | 6–5 | |
| Dec 29, 1990* | | vs. Monmouth | L 59–66 | 6–6 | |
| Jan 5, 1991* | | at VCU | W 61–59 | 7–6 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 8, 1991* | | Niagara | W 73–66 | 8–6 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 12, 1991 | | at Maine | W 60–56 | 9–6 (1–0) | Alfond Arena Orono, Maine |
| Jan 16, 1991* | | at Drexel | W 98–90 | 10–6 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 19, 1991* | | Northwestern | W 84–79 | 11–6 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 21, 1991* | | Tulane | W 79–73 | 12–6 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 23, 1991 | | at Hartford | L 79–86 | 12–7 (1–1) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, Connecticut |
| Jan 26, 1991 | | at Boston University | W 81–70 | 13–7 (2–1) | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 31, 1991* | | at Miami (FL) | L 63–79 | 13–8 | Miami Arena Miami, Florida |
| Feb 2, 1991 | | at Vermont | L 76–77 | 13–9 (2–2) | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont |
| Feb 5, 1991 | | New Hampshire | W 57–39 | 14–9 (3–2) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 7, 1991* | | at Army | W 66–47 | 15–9 | Christl Arena West Point, New York |
| Feb 11, 1991* | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 66–78 | 15–10 | Rothman Center Hackensack, New Jersey |
| Feb 16, 1991 | | Hartford | W 70–64 | 16–10 (4–2) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 19, 1991 | | Maine | W 82–73 | 17–10 (5–2) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 23, 1991 | | at New Hampshire | W 73–57 | 18–10 (6–2) | Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire |
| Feb 26, 1991 | | Vermont | W 78–69 | 19–10 (7–2) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 3, 1991 | | Boston University | W 77–70 | 20–10 (8–2) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| NAC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1991* | | Hartford Semifinal | W 74–59 | 21–10 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 7, 1991* | | Maine Championship Game | W 57–46 | 22–10 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1991* | (16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina First Round | L 66–101 | 22–11 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||