2012-13 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule
- * Conference Event
- %Scrimmage
- ^ Exhibition
- Event times are (CST)
| | Day | Time | Location | | Opponent | Score | | | Record |
| November |
| | 2 | 7:30 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | (24) Valley City State University | L-70-76 | | | 0-1 |
| | 3 | 4:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | (RV) Jamestown College | W-83-56 | | | 1-1 |
| | 7 | 7:30 PM | Madison, SD | @ | Dakota State University | W-78-70 | | | 2-1 |
| | 9 | 8:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | AIB College of Business | W-95-28 | | | 3-1 |
| | 10 | 4:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | Waldorf College | W-90-57 | | | 4-1 |
| * | 14 | 8:00 PM | Sioux City, IA | @ | Briar Cliff | W-94-93 (OT) | | | 5-1 1-0 |
| * | 17 | 4:00 PM | Fremont, NE | @ | (RV) Midland | W-88-85 | | | 6-1 2-0 |
| * | 20 | 8:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | (RV) Morningside | W-109-98 | | | 7-1 3-0 |
| * | 28 | 8:00 PM | Yankton, SD | @ | Mount Marty | L-54-56 | | | 7-2 3-1 |
| December |
| * | 1 | 4:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | Nebraska Wesleyan | W-79-68 | | | 8-2 4-1 |
| * | 5 | 8:00 PM | Sioux Center, IA | @ | (7) Dordt | L-56-64 | | | 8-3 4-2 |
| | 8 | 4:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | (RV) Dakota State University | W-77-62 | | | 9-3 |
| * | 15 | 4:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | (RV) Hastings | W-114-102 | | | 10-3 5-2 |
| | 28 | 8:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | Graceland University | W-73-55 | | | 11-3 |
| | Pizza Ranch Holiday Classic |
| | 29 | 6:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | (7) William Penn University | L-82-86 | | | 11-4 |
| | Pizza Ranch Holiday Classic |
| January |
| * | 2 | 8:00 PM | Seward, Neb. | @ | Concordia | W-94-74 | | | 12-4 6-2 |
| * | 5 | 4:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | (8) Doane | W-96-69 | | | 13-4 7-2 |
| * | 9 | 8:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | Dakota Wesleyan | W-77-74 | | | 14-4 8-2 |
| * | 12 | 4:00 PM | Lincoln, NE | @ | Nebraska Wesleyan | W-79-64 | | | 15-4 9-2 |
| * | 16 | 8:00 PM | Sioux City, IA | @ | Morningside | L-81-98 | | | 15-5 9-3 |
| * | 23 | 8:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | (RV) Briar Cliff | W-88-77 | | | 16-5 10-3 |
| * | 26 | 4:00 PM | Hastings, NE | @ | (25) Hastings | W-90-78 | | | 17-5 11-3 |
| * | 30 | 8:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | (15) Dordt | W-89-87 (OT) | | | 18-5 12-3 |
| February |
| * | 2 | 4:00 PM | Orange City, Iowa | vs. | Concordia | W-82-55 | | | 19-5 13-3 |
| * | 6 | 8:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | Mount Marty | W-84-60 | | | 20-5 14-3 |
| * | 9 | 4:00 PM | Crete, NE | @ | (18) Doane | W-100-75 | | | 21-5 15-3 |
| * | 13 | 8:00 PM | Mitchell, SD | @ | Dakota Wesleyan | W-86-83 | | | 22-5 16-3 |
| * | 16 | 4:00 PM | Orange City, IA | vs. | Midland | W-89-86 | | | 23-5 17-3 |
| | 20 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | Dakota Wesleyan | W-77-63 | | | 24-5 |
| | GPAC Tournament - Quarterfinals |
| | 23 | 3:00 PM | | vs. | Morningside | L-72-73 | | | 24-6 |
| | GPAC Tournament - Semifinals |
| March |
| | 7 | 7:30 PM | | vs. | (RV) California State University-Maritime | L-54-76 | | | 24-7 |
| | 22nd Annual NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship | First Round |