COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Missouri-Kansas Border War basketball rivalry is back on, and while the only games in the upcoming series currently with dates are the first and last meetings in Kansas City, in 2020 and 2025, respectively, next year's game on Dec. 12 will come within 10 days of Mizzou’s Braggin’ Rights Game against Illinois in St. Louis.
Mizzou and Illinois extended the series last year, keeping the annual game at Enterprise Center through the 2023-24 season. According to the series contract, that game must always be held between the dates of Dec. 19 and 22. Unlike the Braggin’ Rights Game, the designated home team in the MU-KU series will control the bulk of the tickets in the two Kansas City games.