2011-12 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule
- * Conference Event
- %Scrimmage
- ^ Exhibition
- Event times are (CST)
| | Day | Time | Location | | Opponent | Score | | | Record |
| November |
| | 4 | 7:30 PM | | @ | Valley City State University | W-77-63 | | | 1-0 |
| | 5 | 4:00 PM | | @ | (22) Jamestown College | W-69-66 | | | 2-0 |
| | 8 | 7:30 PM | | @ | Dakota State University | W-99-90 (2OT) | | | 3-0 |
| | 11 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | Grace University | W-98-84 | | | 4-0 |
| | Pizza Ranch Classic |
| | 12 | 4:00 PM | | vs. | Dickinson State University | W-76-60 | | | 5-0 |
| | Pizza Ranch Classic |
| * | 16 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | (RV) Briar Cliff | W-99-69 | | | 6-0 1-0 |
| * | 19 | 4:00 PM | | vs. | Midland | W-86-68 | | | 7-0 2-0 |
| * | 22 | 8:00 PM | | @ | (23) Morningside | L-88-102 | | | 7-1 2-1 |
| * | 30 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | Mount Marty | W-80-76 | | | 8-1 3-1 |
| December |
| * | 3 | 4:00 PM | | @ | Nebraska Wesleyan | W-77-72 | | | 9-1 4-1 |
| * | 7 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | (4) Dordt | L-72-77 | | | 9-2 4-2 |
| | 10 | 7:30 PM | | @ | Buena Vista University | L-69-82 | | | 9-3 |
| * | 17 | 4:00 PM | | @ | Hastings | W-87-79 | | | 10-3 5-2 |
| | 29 | 5:30 PM | | @ | Vancouver Island | W-86-74 | | | 11-3 |
| | Bill Reynolds Holiday Classic |
| | 30 | 5:00 PM | | @ | Gordon College | W-82-61 | | | 12-3 |
| | Bill Reynolds Holiday Classic |
| January |
| * | 4 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | Concordia | L-75-94 | | | 12-4 5-3 |
| * | 7 | 4:00 PM | | @ | Doane | W-78-73 | | | 13-4 6-3 |
| * | 11 | 8:00 PM | | @ | Dakota Wesleyan | W-93-85 | | | 14-4 7-3 |
| * | 14 | 4:00 PM | | vs. | Nebraska Wesleyan | W-69-61 | | | 15-4 8-3 |
| * | 18 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | (RV) Morningside | W-96-86 | | | 16-4 9-3 |
| * | 25 | 8:00 PM | | @ | (14) Briar Cliff | L-60-82 | | | 16-5 9-4 |
| * | 28 | 4:00 PM | | vs. | Hastings | W-79-71 | | | 17-5 10-4 |
| February |
| * | 1 | 8:00 PM | | @ | (5) Dordt | L-72-86 | | | 17-6 10-5 |
| * | 4 | 4:00 PM | | @ | Concordia | PPD | | | |
| | Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 8pm |
| * | 6 | 8:00 PM | | @ | Concordia | W-91-80 | | | 18-6 11-5 |
| | Make up from Feb. 4 Postponement |
| * | 8 | 8:00 PM | | @ | Mount Marty | W-87-66 | | | 19-6 12-5 |
| * | 11 | 4:00 PM | | vs. | Doane | W-92-69 | | | 20-6 13-5 |
| * | 15 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | Dakota Wesleyan | W-93-81 | | | 21-6 14-5 |
| * | 18 | 4:00 PM | | @ | (RV) Midland | W-91-77 | | | 22-6 15-5 |
| | 22 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | Mount Marty | W-85-56 | | | 23-6 |
| | GPAC Tournament - Quarterfinal |
| | 25 | 3:00 PM | | vs. | (19) Briar Cliff | W-95-50 | | | 24-6 |
| | GPAC Tournament - Semifinal |
| | 28 | 7:00 PM | | @ | (2) Dordt | W-86-61 | | | 25-6 |
| | GPAC Tournament - Championship Presented by Rawlings |
| March |
| | 7 | 8:30 AM | | vs. | (23) Tennessee Wesleyan | W-95-67 | | | 26-6 |
| | NAIA National Tournament - Point Lookout, Missouri |
| | 9 | 4:00 PM | | vs. | (8) Northwest College | L-74-83 | | | 26-7 |
| | NAIA National Tournament - Point Lookout, Missouri |