McBride Homes Braggin’ Rights: ILLINOIS (8-3) vs. Missouri (half-dozen-5) | |
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Date | Time | Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021 | viii p.m. CT |
Location | St. Louis, Mo. | Enterprise Center |
Tickets | Ticketmaster.com(Illinois Sections 104-115 & 304-319) |
Television | BTN (Kevin Kugler, Stephen Bardo & Andy Katz) |
Live Stream | foxsports.com/alive | FOX Sports App |
Radio | Busey Depository financial institution Illini Sports Network | Listen | TuneIn | XM (372), SXM App (372) |
Live Stats | FightingIllini.com |
Printable Notes |
Illinois | Missouri |
Pregame Media Zoom | Coach Underwood (Dec. 21) |
Stats |
Illinois | Missouri |
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Illinois Probable Starters (from the last game) |
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Pos. |
No. |
Proper noun |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
Note |
Thousand | 1 |
Trent Frazier |
6-ii | 175 | Sr. | 11.iii | 3.6 | 3.i | 5th in Big Ten in steals (i.6 spg) |
Yard | 11 |
Alfonso Plummer |
6-1 | 180 | Gr. | 16.nine | 2.2 | 0.8 | 15th in NCAA in 3-pointers (3.5 avg) |
G | 20 |
Da’Monte Williams |
6-three | 215 | Sr. | 3.6 | 5.8 | 3.v | 5.two apg over the terminal half-dozen games |
K/F | 3 |
Jacob Grandison |
half-dozen-6 | 210 | Gr. | thirteen.ii |
four.2 |
1.8 |
50% 3FG (23-46) |
C | 21 |
Kofi Cockburn |
vii-0 | 285 | Jr. | 21.four | 11.9 | 1.1 | 6th in NCAA in scoring, third in rebounding |
Off the Bench |
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Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Year. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
Note |
Grand | 0 |
Brandin Podziemski |
6-5 | 200 | Fr. | one.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2021 Wisconsin Mr. Basketball |
F | 2 |
Connor Serven |
6-nine | 235 | So. | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | Squad’southward lone walkon in second year |
F | 4 |
Omar Payne |
6-x | 240 | Jr. | 1.6 | one.8 | 0.two | 53.8% FG and vii blocks |
Thousand | 5 |
Andre Curbelo |
6-1 | 175 | Then. | 9.3 | four.3 | 5.5 | Leads nation in assist rate (47.9) |
G | 10 |
Luke Goode |
half dozen-7 | 200 | Fr. | 3.3 | ii.1 | 0.vii | 2021 Indiana first-team All-State |
C | 12 |
Brandon Lieb |
7-0 | 220 | Then. | ane.6 | 1.0 | 0.ii | Career-high 4 points vs St. Francis Pa. |
F | 13 |
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk |
6-viii | 235 | r-And then. | ii.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 2d on UI with 19 offensive rebounds |
G | fifteen |
RJ Melendez |
half-dozen-vii | 205 | Fr. | 3.viii | 1.ix | 0.8 | 2021 Florida SIAA Player of the Year |
G | 22 |
Austin Hutcherson |
six-6 | 190 | Gr. | ii.8 | ii.0 | 0.5 |
Out for balance of season |
F | 33 |
Coleman Hawkins |
half dozen-x | 215 | So. | viii.4 | 5.3 | 2.5 | Leads UI in blocks (10) |
Head Coach
Brad Underwood
Career Record:
188-86 (.686), 9th year
At Illinois:
79-59 (.572), fifth year
Series Notes vs. Missouri
Best Record:Illinois leads 32-19
Streak:
Missouri Due west-three
Record at St. Louis:
Illinois leads 25-xiv
Concluding Year’s Meeting:
Missouri 81, #half-dozen Illinois 78 (Dec. 12, 2020 at Columbia, Mo.)
Underwood vs. Missouri:
one-3
Opening Tips
• Later a ane-year absence, Braggin’ Rights is back in St. Louis. The 41st edition of McBride Homes Braggin’ Rights between Illinois and Missouri is set for Wednesday night. Tickets are available online at Ticketmaster.com or in person at the Enterprise Center ticket office (Illinois sections are 104-115 & 304-319).
• Illinois is shooting 44% from 3-point country over the last seven games, making an average of 12.6 threes (88-200).
• Illinois ranks 18th nationally in three-point percentage (.390) and 19th in fabricated three-pointers (10.four avg.).
• The Illini set a school record on Sat with 18 iii-pointers against Saint Francis (Pa.), one game after hitting 16 treys versus Arizona.
• Illinois has outrebounded ix of 11 opponents and ranks third in the NCAA in rebound margin at +thirteen.1 rpg.
• Illinois ranks second nationally in offensive rebound per centum (42.1).
• Preseason All-American/Big 10 Histrion of the Year
Kofi Cockburn
ranks fifth in the nation in scoring at 21.four ppg and is the NCAA’s third-leading rebounder at 11.9 rpg.
•
Cockburn
is i of simply ii players averaging at least xx points and ten rebounds (Jamal Cain, Oakland).
•
Alfonso Plummer
is averaging 23.0 points over the last seven games (161), shooting 47.9% from 3-point range (34-71) while averaging 4.nine made threes.
•
Trent Frazier
is averaging 18.0 points over the last iii games (54), shooting 55.2% from the field (16-29) and 55% on threes (xi-twenty).
•
Grandison
is averaging 17.3 points over the last four games (69), shooting 52.two% from the field (24-46) and making an average of 3.5 threes.
Braggin’ Rights Breakdown
Braggin’ Rights Record: Illinois leads 25-15
Record in St. Louis: Illinois leads 25-fourteen
Current Streak: Missouri W-3
Illinois when ranked: 13-seven
Missouri when ranked: six-10
When both teams are ranked: Illinois leads 6-iii
When neither team is ranked: Illinois leads 8-5
In overtime games: Tied 2-ii
At Enterprise Centre (1994-Present):Illinois leads 16-10
At The Loonshit (1980-93): Illinois led 9-4
Illinois’ longest winning streak: 9 (2000-08)
Missouri’due south longest winning streak: 4, twice (1991-94 & 2009-12)
Illinois’ largest winning margin: 32 points (2005)
Missouri’s largest winning margin: eighteen points (1994)
Closest margin: 1 point, five times (1992, 1993, 2003, 2007 and 2013)
Illinois Scoring Tape: 36,
Ayo Dosunmu (2020)
Missouri Scoring Record: 30, Doug Smith (1990)
Illinois Rebounding Tape: 13, Mike Davis (2009), Mike Tisdale (2009 & 2010), Meyers Leonard (2011)
Missouri Rebounding Record: 15, Doug Smith (1990)
Attendance Tape: 22,484 (1999)
Braggin’ Rights All-Time Results
Dec. ten, 1980 | Illinois 84, #14 Missouri 62 |
December. 8, 1981 | #13 Missouri 78, Illinois 68 (OT) |
December. 28, 1983 | #20 Illinois 66, Missouri 60 |
Dec. vi, 1984 | #7 Illinois 65, Missouri 50 |
Dec. 21, 1985 | #15 Illinois 67, Missouri 55 |
December. 23, 1986 | #ix Illinois 92, Missouri 74 |
Dec. 22, 1987 | Illinois 75, #17 Missouri 63 |
December. nineteen, 1988 | #5 Illinois 87, #10 Missouri 84 |
Dec. 20, 1989 | #5 Illinois 101, #iv Missouri 93 |
Dec. 19, 1990 | Illinois 84, Missouri 81 |
Dec. 23, 1991 | #16 Missouri 61, Illinois 44 |
Dec. 23, 1992 | Missouri 66, Illinois 65 |
Dec. 22, 1993 | Missouri 108, #19 Illinois 107 (3OT) |
Dec. 22, 1994 | Missouri 76, #23 Illinois 58 |
Dec. 20, 1995 | #14 Illinois 96, #fifteen Missouri 85 (OT) |
December. 28, 1996 | Illinois 85, Missouri 69 |
Dec. 23, 1997 | Missouri 75, Illinois 69 |
Dec. 22, 1998 | #15 Missouri 67, Illinois 62 |
Dec. 21, 1999 | Missouri 78, #15 Illinois 72 |
December. 21, 2000 | #five Illinois 86, Missouri 81 (OT) |
Dec. 22, 2001 | #9 Illinois 72, #8 Missouri 61 |
Dec. 21, 2002 | #12 Illinois 85, #11 Missouri 70 |
Dec. 23, 2003 | #21 Illinois 71, #11 Missouri 70 |
Dec. 22, 2004 | #1 Illinois seventy, Missouri 64 |
Dec. 21, 2005 | #half dozen Illinois 82, Missouri l |
Dec. xix, 2006 | Illinois 73, Missouri lxx |
December. 22, 2007 | Illinois 59, Missouri 58 |
Dec. 23, 2008 | Illinois 75, #25 Missouri 59 |
Dec. 23, 2009 | Missouri 81, Illinois 68 |
Dec. 22, 2010 | #9 Missouri 75, #21 Illinois 64 |
December. 22, 2011 | #eight Missouri 78, #25 Illinois 74 |
Dec. 22, 2012 | #12 Missouri 82, #10 Illinois 73 |
Dec. 21, 2013 | Illinois 65, #13 Missouri 64 |
Dec. 20, 2014 | Illinois 62, Missouri 59 |
Dec. 23, 2015 | Illinois 68, Missouri 63 |
Dec. 21, 2016 | Illinois 75, Missouri 66 |
December. 23, 2017 | Illinois 70, Missouri 64 |
December. 22, 2018 | Missouri 79, Illinois 63 |
Dec. 21, 2019 | Missouri 63, Illinois 56 |
December. 12, 2020 | Missouri 81, #half dozen Illinois 78 (@Columbia, Mo.) |
Notes from the Last Time Out: Illinois 106, Saint Francis (Pa.) 48 | Box Score
• Illinois scored i.742 points per possession. That is the highest PPP recorded past a team in any college basketball game game dating dorsum to at least the 2007-08 flavour (barttorvik).
• Information technology was Illinois’ highest points per possession and best effective field goal percent (.810) in whatever game dating dorsum to at least the 2001-02 season (kenpom).
• Illinois made 18 three-pointers, setting a school record and breaking the previous UI marking of 17 treys set in terminal flavour’s opener vs. North Carolina A&T (Nov. 25, 2020).
• It marked Illinois’ fifth directly game making at least xi 3-pointers, and 6th time in the last seven games. The Illini made 16 threes the previous game vs. Arizona.
• Illinois shot 65.5% overall (38-58), its highest field goal pct since January. 6, 2011, when the Illini set the current school tape with 70.5% accurateness vs. Northwestern.
• Illinois held Saint Francis (Pa.) to just 26.2% shooting, the everyman field goal per centum by a UI opponent since Jan. 5, 2020, when Purdue fabricated 25%.
• Illinois hit the century marker for the first time since scoring 122 in last twelvemonth’south opener vs. N Carolina AT&T (Nov. 25, 2020).
• Illinois’ 58-bespeak win was its largest victory margin since chirapsia Chicago State by 59 concluding season (97-38, Nov. 26, 2020).
•
Kofi Cockburn
tallied his fourth straight double-double and sixth in eight games this flavour, recording game highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds.
•
Cockburn
now has 34 career double-doubles, most in the nation among active players since 2019-20, and ranking fifth on the Illini all-time list.
• It was the 11th game of
Cockburn‘southward career registering at least xx points and 10 rebounds.
•
Jacob Grandison
tallied his 1,000th career point on a 3-pointer to get-go the second half. Grandison totaled 737 points in 2 years at Holy Cross and has now scored 271 points in two seasons with the Illini, giving him 1,008 for his career.
•
Grandison
is the third 1,000-point scorer on the current UI roster, joining
Trent Frazier
(i,536) and
Kofi Cockburn
(i,132).
•
Grandison
finished with 18 points, his 4th straight game scoring at least 14.
•
Alfonso Plummer
scored xix all coming in the outset half. That concluded his streak of consecutive twenty-point games at six, tied for the quaternary-longest streak by an Illini in the last 50 years.
•
Plummer
remained perfect at the foul line, hitting two more to improve to 33-of-33 on the season. His current run of 33 straight fabricated free throws is at present the second-longest streak in Illini history.
» Consummate Illinois Game Notes (PDF)
Players Mentioned
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#20
Da’Monte Williams
- Thousand
- 6′ 3″
- 190 lbs
- Freshman
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#13
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
- F
- 6′ eight”
- 235 lbs
- Redshirt Freshman
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#21
Kofi Cockburn
- C
- 7′ 0″
- 285 lbs
- Sophomore
-
#11
Ayo Dosunmu
- G
- 6′ 5″
- 200 lbs
- Junior
-
#1
Trent Frazier
- G
- vi’ 2″
- 175 lbs
- Senior
-
#3
Jacob Grandison
- Thousand/F
- 6′ 6″
- 205 lbs
- Redshirt Inferior
-
#22
Austin Hutcherson
- G
- 6′ 6″
- 180 lbs
- Redshirt Junior
-
#5
Andre Curbelo
- M
- six’ 1″
- 175 lbs
- Freshman
-
#33
Coleman Hawkins
- F
- 6′ 10″
- 215 lbs
- Freshman
-
#12
Brandon Lieb
- C
- 7′ 0″
- 210 lbs
- Freshman
Players Mentioned
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#20
Da’Monte Williams
- 6′ 3″
- 190 lbs
- Freshman
- G
-
#thirteen
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
- 6′ 8″
- 235 lbs
- Redshirt Freshman
- F
-
#21
Kofi Cockburn
- 7′ 0″
- 285 lbs
- Sophomore
- C
-
#11
Ayo Dosunmu
- half dozen’ 5″
- 200 lbs
- Junior
- G
-
#1
Trent Frazier
- 6′ 2″
- 175 lbs
- Senior
- Thou
-
#3
Jacob Grandison
- 6′ 6″
- 205 lbs
- Redshirt Inferior
- Chiliad/F
-
#22
Austin Hutcherson
- 6′ half-dozen”
- 180 lbs
- Redshirt Junior
- G
-
#5
Andre Curbelo
- 6′ 1″
- 175 lbs
- Freshman
- G
-
#33
Coleman Hawkins
- half dozen’ 10″
- 215 lbs
- Freshman
- F
-
#12
Brandon Lieb
- 7′ 0″
- 210 lbs
- Freshman
- C
Source: https://fightingillini.com/news/2021/12/21/mens-basketball-game-preview-braggin-rights-on-the-line-wednesday.aspx