How To Watch No. 25 Illinois Wbb Vs. Northwestern: Tv, Tip-off Time, More

After a reliable roadworthy nonaccomplishment astatine Michigan, Illinois women's hoops is backmost location – and pinch small clip to dwell connected nan result, and pinch moreover little separator for correction successful nan follow-up. The No. 25 Illini invited in-state rival Northwestern to Champaign connected Sunday (2 p.m. CT, B1G+) successful a Big Ten matchup that carries much weight than nan standings mightiness initially look to suggest. In a convention arsenic unforgiving arsenic this one, protecting location tribunal isn’t conscionable a extremity – it’s a requirement.

Illinois (14-4, 4-3 Big Ten) has shown each play that it tin compete pinch anyone successful nan conference, but consistency is nan value of admittance successful Big Ten play. Games for illustration this one, particularly against a acquainted rival, are nan ones that style postseason resumes and abstracted teams fighting to enactment successful nan operation from those playing catch-up successful February. Northwestern (8-10, 2-5) whitethorn travel successful arsenic nan visitor, but it has won 2 successful a statement and will beryllium eager to extremity a six-game skid against nan Illini and instrumentality coach Shauna Green pinch her first nonaccomplishment to nan Wildcats since she arrived successful Champaign.

How to watch Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Northwestern Wildcats

• Who: Illinois Fighting Illini (14-4, 4-3 Big Ten) vs. Northwestern Wildcats (8-10, 2-5 Big Ten)
• What: Big Ten convention matchup
• When: Sunday, Jan. 18 astatine 2 p.m. CT
• Where: State Farm Center successful Champaign, Illinois
• Promotion: First Responders Game | Discounted group tickets for each first responders
• TV/streaming: B1G+ (Annual pass: $89.99; Monthly pass: $12.99/month. Use codification "BESTDEAL50" for 50 percent disconnected an yearly pass. To acquisition a subscription, click here. For much information, visit bigtenplus.com.)
• Radio/audio: Busey Bank Illini Sports Network (Champaign: WDWS 93.9 FM aliases 1400 AM); Fighting Illini Productions; Varsity Network App
• Last week: Illinois went 1-1 past week, knocking disconnected Penn State successful State College earlier dropping a reliable 1 astatine Michigan. Northwestern went 2-0 past week, beating some Rutgers and Wisconsin astatine home.
• Series history: Illinois is 40-49 each clip against Northwestern but has won six successful a statement against nan Wildcats.

What to cognize astir Northwestern

Northwestern has endured a difficult agelong complete nan past fewer seasons, pinch losing records successful 3 consecutive campaigns – and this twelvemonth has mostly followed a akin script. Consistency has been difficult to find, and caller struggles person kept nan Wildcats from gaining traction successful nan Big Ten race. Still, momentum tin beryllium fickle successful this league, and Northwestern arrives successful Champaign riding a humble winning streak – conscionable capable to propose things whitethorn beryllium starting to move successful nan correct direction.

The motor down immoderate imaginable turnaround is elder forward Grace Sullivan, who has been thing short of prolific. Averaging an eye-popping 22.2 points per game, Sullivan is nan clear focal constituent of Northwestern’s discourtesy and 1 of nan astir vulnerable individual scorers successful nan conference. Everything flows done her, whether it’s touches successful nan post, face-up opportunities, aliases reliable shots precocious successful nan clock. The Illini must slow down Sullivan, debar nan turnovers that plagued them against Michigan and get backmost to nan protect principles that fueled their 13-1 start.