CHAMPAIGN — Tempo has become a buzz word around the Ubben Basketball Complex when it relates to the Illinois women's basketball team.
Coach Nancy Fahey has repeatedly stressed the importance of the Illini dictating the pace of the game. But it all starts with how well Illinois is playing defensively.
Making stops on one end allows Illinois to push the ball in transition to create easy buckets on the offensive end of the floor.
The Illini (8-4, 0-1 Big Ten) enter today's 2 p.m. game at Northwestern (7-5, 0-1) ranked 46th nationally in scoring offense by averaging 76.