Missouri Basketball Preview: Braggin’ Rights

Good ol’ Braggin’ Rights. Missouri gets a shot at another arch rival in St. Louis tonight when they take on Illinois. The 10-1 Tigers are in search of a signature non-conference win to give them a boost right before SEC play starts.

The Tigers are coming off a 68-66 win over UCF last Saturday. DeAndre Gholston banked in a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to win the game, and the Tigers shot 52% from behind the arc on their way to a key non-conference win.

Illinois has looked unbeatable at times this season…and then very beatable at times. The Illini have yet to be consistent (to the dismay of Brad Underwood), but they still have the talent and coaching to be a Final Four-caliber team if everything…