Actually, the goal of most college coaches is to push the pace and crank 3-pointers out, but the Illini do it and do it well.
Pace is a staple of this team. Before last Saturday’s victory over East Tennessee State, Illinois sophomore guard Trent Frazier said that Illinois (4-7) had used an increased amount of practice time after a difficult opening portion of its schedule to run and “get back to seven seconds or less.”
Underwood said the team has had just one game this year where the team has scored under 20 points while scoring in seven seconds or less, and has had games where the Illini score at least 40 points while scoring in seven seconds or less.