# 2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Wildcats were led by head coach Joe McKeown, in his 12th year coaching the team. They returned to play their home games at Welsh–Ryan Arena after a renovation relocated them the prior season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 6, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Lewis | W 89–34 | | Welsh–Ryan Arena (112) Evanston, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2019* 3:30 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 67–46 | 1–0 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (760) Evanston, IL |
| Nov 14, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Marquette | W 64–56 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Al McGuire Center (879) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 17, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCN | | at Duke | W 63–42 | 3–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,118) Durham, NC |
| Nov 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Valparaiso | W 69–48 | 4–0 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (678) Evanston, IL |
| Nov 27, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Colgate | W 73–44 | 5–0 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (945) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 1, 2019* 2:00 pm | | No. 16 DePaul | L 68–70 | 5–1 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,416) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 4, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Boston College ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 66–63 | 6–1 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (610) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 7, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Dartmouth | W 79–37 | 7–1 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (866) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 16, 2019* 11:00 am | | UT Arlington | W 74–47 | 8–1 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,432) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 20, 2019* 1:30 pm | | vs. East Carolina West Palm Invitational | W 64–45 | 9–1 | Student Life Center (125) West Palm Beach, FL |
| Dec 21, 2019* 1:30 pm | | vs. Xavier West Palm Invitational | W 79–59 | 10–1 | Student Life Center (125) West Palm Beach, FL |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Illinois | W 77–50 | 11–1 (1–0) | State Farm Center (2,099) Champaign, IL |
| Dec 31, 2019 4:00 pm, BTN | | No. 12 Maryland | W 81–58 | 12–1 (2–0) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,003) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 5, 2020 1:00 pm, BTN | | Iowa | L 51–77 | 12–2 (2–1) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,843) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 9, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Minnesota | W 56–54 | 13–2 (3–1) | Williams Arena (3,001) Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 12, 2020 4:00 pm | | Purdue | W 61–56 | 14–2 (4–1) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,464) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 16, 2020 6:00 pm | | at No. 15 Indiana | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 15–2 (5–1) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,805) Bloomington, IN |
| Jan 19, 2020 2:00 pm | | Penn State | W 85–59 | 16–2 (6–1) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,424) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 23, 2020 5:30 pm | No. 22 | at Michigan State | W 76–48 | 17–2 (7–1) | Breslin Center (3,963) East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 26, 2020 12:00 pm | No. 22 | at No. 20 Maryland | L 61-70 | 17–3 (7–2) | Xfinty Center (8,276) College Park, MD |
| Jan 30, 2020 5:30 pm | No. 23 | Michigan | W 81–73 | 18–3 (8–2) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,133) Evanston, IL |
| Feb 2, 2020 11:00 am | No. 23 | at Penn State | W 82–59 | 19–3 (9–2) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,362) University Park, PA |
| Feb 10, 2020 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 | Michigan State | W 85–55 | 20–3 (10–2) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (864) Evanston, IL |
| Feb 13, 2020 6:00 pm | No. 19 | at Michigan | W 66–60 | 21–3 (11–2) | Crisler Center (2,354) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 16, 2020 2:00 pm | No. 19 | Nebraska | W 60–56 | 22–3 (12–2) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,172) Evanston, IL |
| Feb 16, 2020 2:00 pm | No. 18 | Rutgers | W 82–65 | 23–3 (13–2) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,142) Evanston, IL |
| Feb 22, 2020 11:00 am | No. 18 | at Wisconsin | W 82–66 | 24–3 (14–2) | Kohl Center (4,172) Madison, WI |
| Feb 25, 2020 5:00 pm, BTN | No. 14 | at Ohio State | W 69–55 | 25–3 (15–2) | Value City Arena (4,403) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 29, 2020 1:00 pm, BTN | No. 14 | Illinois | W 75–58 | 26–3 (16–2) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,016) Evanston, IL |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2020 5:30 pm, BTN | (2) No. 11 | vs. (7) Michigan Quarterfinals | L 59–67 | 26–4 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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