Final
No. 12 Missouri downs No. 10 Illinois
Dec 23, 2012 - 2:21 AM St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Laurence Bowers had 23 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, and the 12th-ranked Missouri Tigers posted an 82-73 victory over the previously-unbeaten No. 10 Illinois Fighting Illini in the annual Braggin' Rights game.Jabari Brown added 18 points and Alex Oriakhi scored 13 to go with 14 boards for the Tigers (10-1), who have won four straight in the series.
Phil Pressey ended with 12 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds against the Fighting Illini but converted just 3-of-19 field goals.
Brandon Paul made 11 free throws on his way to 23 points for Illinois (12-1), which got 14 points from Tyler Griffey.
Bowers hit a jumper to put Missouri up 48-39 a little more than three minutes into the second half. Illinois fought back and moved ahead 51-50 on a Tracy Abrams layup with 12:17 left.
Joseph Bertrand made three straight baskets and two free throws to extend Illinois' lead to a game-high five points at 62-57 with 8:05 remaining.
Missouri responded with a 13-2 run and led 70-64 when Pressey got a floater in the lane to drop with 4:11 to play. Pressey had missed his first 15 shots.
Griffey drained a 3-pointer to pull the Fighting Illini within 72-70, but the Tigers scored seven straight points to seal the win.
After Brown made 1-of-2 at the charity stripe, Bertrand missed a game-tying 3- pointer. Pressey then fed Bowers for a dunk with 59 seconds left. On the next Illinois possession, Griffey failed to connect from beyond the arc.
Pressey hit a layup and Brown made two free throws after Paul's 3-point try was off the mark.
The teams went back-and-forth for a large portion of the first half, with Paul sinking a trio of free throws to put Illinois up 31-29 with 4:29 remaining.
But Missouri went on a 12-2 run before the Fighting Illini closed out the frame with a fastbreak bucket, trimming their deficit to 41-35.
Game Notes
The Tigers have won 25 consecutive games in December ... Missouri held a 58-35 rebounding edge ... Illinois was 8-of-32 from 3-point range ... Both schools were ranked for the third straight year ... Nnanna Egwu had 12 points and nine rebounds for Illinois.
- MISSOURI: 82
ILLINOIS: 73
Final
Dec 22 8:23 PM - 127
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Missouri(12) 72, Illinois(10) 70 2nd - 1:51Dec 22 8:15 PM - 101
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Missouri(12) 70, Illinois(10) 67 2nd - 3:10Dec 22 8:12 PM - 70
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Missouri(12) 70, Illinois(10) 64 2nd - 4:10Dec 22 8:08 PM - 95
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Missouri(12) 64, Illinois(10) 65 2nd - 5:30Dec 22 8:02 PM - 68
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Missouri(12) 62, Illinois(10) 59 2nd - 6:57Dec 22 7:56 PM - 60
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Missouri(12) 60, Illinois(10) 57 2nd - 8:26Dec 22 7:49 PM - 55
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Missouri(12) 54, Illinois(10) 54 2nd - 9:57Dec 22 7:45 PM - MISSOURI: 41
ILLINOIS: 35
Halftime
Dec 22 7:09 PM - 45
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ILLINOIS: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Dec 22 6:13 PM
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