Bah, Humbug: Streak's over

"When a team beats you nine straight times in a row, they're going to come out and give it their all," junior Demetri McCamey said. "That's what Mizzou did."

"We've got to figure some things out pretty quickly," said Bruce Weber, whose UI coaching record against the Tigers fell to 6-1.

Each time Illinois was ready to make a run, Missouri had an answer - and usually a quick one. On two occasions, promising guard English scored layups when less than five seconds had ticked off the shot clock.

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