Missouri 82, Illinois 73

Groce: "I was really proud of our effort. I just didn't think we played very smart."

Groce: "We didn't handle the execution piece very well."

Groce: "They absolutely tortured us in transition."

Groce: "They annihilated us on the boards."

Groce: "I loved our fight. I just didn't think our execution was very good..and you gotta have both against good teams."

Groce: "We can't sit back and allow our season to be defined by one game."

Groce raved about Mizzou & Phil Pressey ~ "Their quality of shot in the last 8 minutes was better than ours."