1973–74 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1973–74 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record9–15 (3–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaWelsh–Ryan Arena
Seasons
1973–74 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Indiana 12 2   .857 23 5   .821
No. 6 Michigan 12 2   .857 22 5   .815
No. 11 Purdue 10 4   .714 21 9   .700
Wisconsin 8 6   .571 16 8   .667
Michigan State 8 6   .571 13 11   .542
Minnesota 6 8   .429 12 12   .500
Iowa 5 9   .357 8 16   .333
Ohio State 4 10   .286 9 15   .375
Northwestern 3 11   .214 9 15   .375
Illinois 2 12   .143 5 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
at Ohio W 83–81  1–0
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
December 3*
Rollins W 73–69  2–0
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 6*
No. 8 Notre Dame L 74–98  2–1
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 8*
DePaul W 76–65  3–1
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 15*
Valparaiso W 69–57  4–1
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 18*
No. 6 Marquette L 63–77  4–2
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 21*
at Marshall L 58–59  4–3
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, WV
December 22*
vs. Texas A&M L 84–86  4–4
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse 
Huntington, WV
December 29*
St. Joseph W 83–65  5–4
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 5
at Wisconsin L 53–87  5–5
(0–1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
January 7
Purdue L 78–85  5–6
(0–2)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 12
Iowa W 87–67  6–6
(1–2)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 14
at No. 12 Indiana L 67–72  6–7
(1–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
January 19
at Purdue L 76–89  6–8
(1–4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
January 26
No. 11 Indiana L 53–82  6–9
(1–5)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 28
Minnesota L 54–57  6–10
(1–6)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
February 2
at Ohio State W 68–61  7–10
(2–6)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
February 5*
Northern Illinois W 84–63  8–10
(2–6)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
February 11
at No. 15 Michigan L 48–50  8–11
(2–7)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
February 16
Illinois W 86–75  9–11
(3–7)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
February 23
at Michigan State L 70–73  9–12
(3–8)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
February 25
Ohio State L 69–72  9–13
(3–9)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
March 2
at Iowa L 76–85  9–14
(3–10)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
March 9
Wisconsin L 62–77  9–15
(3–11)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1973–74 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "2010–11 Media Guide" (PDF). NUsports.com.