Dec 12, 2020; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini center Kofi Cockburn (21) reacts after a foul call during the first half against the Missouri Tigers at Mizzou Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
The sting of Illinois basketball falling to an unranked Missouri Tigers program is not going away.
Illinois was coming off a top 10 win over Duke just days earlier. Some would say this was set up to be a letdown game, and that is exactly what happened. The Illini came out and didn’t have the same juice they had against the Blue Devils.