Pregame: Illinois vs Missouri, Monday, December 22nd, 7:00pm CT, FS1

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Curbelo Fanboy
I've been to the game a few times. First one was in Self's first year. The night Brian Cook went nuts in the first half for like 26 points. We won in OT IIRC. Both teams were in the top 25 at the time. Back in the day when Union Station still had an atmosphere & some good places to eat.

The atmosphere was electric that night. Such a cool event. It has ebbed & flowed over the years with the yoyo status of both programs. But when it's on, there may well not be a better non conference event in all of college hoops.
 
#130      
JDL70
Phil Bradley who grew up in Macomb, IL, parents were good friends of me and my wife. Phil's best friend and classmate growing up was the son of our best friends. He was a great high school QB and baseball player who played over 8 years in the major leagues. He gave tickets to my friends and my wife and I to go to Columbia, MO to watch him play. Phil had season basketball tickets to Missouri BB games for years and often gave my friend and I tickets to the Missouri v Illinois game. That included the 1990-91 game at the old Arena where Andy Kaufmann hit the winning basket at the end of the game. We were seated right in the middle of the Missouri fans that made it even more interesting. In the first half my friend, who was very short, tapped the shoulder of the man seated in front of him and asked if he would stay seated and not stand all the time. The man turned around and yelled and screamed at my friend. At half time the man came back from having gone out and had popcorn and soft drinks in his hands and apologized to us for being such an !!!. Said his wife told him off and told him to apologize to us. Turned out he was Doctor who lived in Columbia.
 
#132      
MikeTisdale
ECMO1 said:
This is the commentary you find regarding this game on the Mizzou message board on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website...

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This is actually awesome. Painting the Illini as a 1980s USSR type movie villain team is actually pretty creative.

Underwood 100% fits the Russia bad guy coach roll (i mean... he's embracing it).
 
#133      
Illini 993
Do any of you remember when the Braggin Rights game was the second big hoops event in December in St. Louis? The Coca Cola shootout brought top high school teams and stars from around the country for a day of games. I saw a lot of big names in those Shootouts.
 
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IlliniFan25
Illini 993 said:
Do any of you remember when the Braggin Rights game was the second big hoops event in December in St. Louis? The Coca Cola shootout brought top high school teams and stars from around the country for a day of games. I saw a lot of big names in those Shootouts.
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Yes I remember and attended those games regularly even back when it was the 7-Up Shootout. Seen some absolutely awesome talent.
 
#135      
whatahack
Illini 993 said:
Do any of you remember when the Braggin Rights game was the second big hoops event in December in St. Louis? The Coca Cola shootout brought top high school teams and stars from around the country for a day of games. I saw a lot of big names in those Shootouts.
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Didn't lebron james play in the shootout
 
#137      
Illini 993
IlliniFan25 said:
Yes I remember and attended those games regularly even back when it was the 7-Up Shootout. Seen some absolutely awesome talent.
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I had forgotten that it started as Seven-Up. The main guy associated with the shootout was a Seven Up Exec I think. Some names I remember Alonzo Mourning, future NFL QB McNabb Vince Carter, Penny Hardaway, Chris Bosh, Marbury, and the best HS duo I ever saw - Kevin Garnet and Ronnie Fields.
 
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RabidDawgClassic
Fighter of the Nightman said:
Also, in case anyone needs a reminder of this great rivalry's long and often streaky history ... here is your trip down memory lane on the eve of the 44th Braggin' Rights Game played in St. Louis. In the spirit of the event, I will both not include the pre-St. Louis games and omit the 2020-21 game played in Columbia. Also, I put a few fun section breaks in there for Illini head coach changes and when the event switched arenas.

--- Brad Underwood Era ---
2024-25 | Illinois 80, Missouri 77
2023-24 | #13 Illinois 97, Missouri 73
2022-23 | Missouri 93, #16 Illinois 71
2021-22 | Illinois 88, Missouri 63
2020-21 | N/A - Played in Columbia, MO Due to COVID
2019-20 | Missouri 63, Illinois 56
2018-19 | Missouri 79, Illinois 63
2017-18 | Illinois 70, Missouri 64
--- John Groce Era ---
2016-17 | Illinois 75, Missouri 66
2015-16 | Illinois 68, Missouri 63
2014-15 | Illinois 62, Missouri 59
2013-14 | Illinois 65, #23 Missouri 64
2012-13 | #12 Missouri 82, #10 Illinois 73
--- Bruce Weber Era ---
2011-12 | #10 Missouri 78, #25 Illinois 74
2010-11 | #9 Missouri 75, #21 Illinois 64
2009-10 | Missouri 81, Illinois 68
2008-09 | Illinois 75, #25 Missouri 59
2007-08 | Illinois 59, Missouri 58
2006-07 | Illinois 73, Missouri 70
2005-06 | #6 Illinois 82, Missouri 50
2004-05 | #1 Illinois 70, Missouri 64
2003-04 | #21 Illinois 71, #11 Missouri 70
--- Bill Self Era ---
2002-03 | #12 Illinois 85, #11 Missouri 70
2001-02 | #9 Illinois 72, #8 Missouri 61
2000-01 | #5 Illinois 86, Missouri 81 (OT)
--- Lon Kruger Era ---
1999-00 | Missouri 78, #15 Illinois 72
1998-99 | #15 Missouri 67, Illinois 62
1997-98 | Missouri 75, Illinois 69
1996-97 | Illinois 85, Missouri 69
--- Lou Henson Era ---
1995-96 | #14 Illinois 96, #15 Missouri 85 (OT)
1994-95 | Missouri 76, #23 Illinois 58
------ Game Moved From St. Louis Arena / Checkerdome to Current Arena ------
1993-94 | Missouri 108, #19 Illinois 107 (3OT)
1992-93 | Missouri 66, Illinois 65
1991-92 | #16 Missouri 61, Illinois 44
1990-91 | Illinois 84, Missouri 81
1989-90 | #5 Illinois 101, #4 Missouri 93
1988-89 | #6 Illinois 87, #10 Missouri 84
1987-88 | Illinois 75, #17 Missouri 63
1986-87 | #9 Illinois 92, Missouri 74
1985-86 | #15 Illinois 67, Missouri 55
1984-85 | #7 Illinois 65, Missouri 50
1983-84 | #20 Illinois 66, Missouri 60
1982-83 | N/A - No Game
1981-82 | #13 Missouri 78, Illinois 67 (OT)
1980-81 | Illinois 84, #14 Missouri 62

Any super fans been to them all?? :cool: A couple fun series notes.

1. It really has been a great rivalry, more often than not. 4 games have gone to overtime (including the 3OT thriller in 1993-94), and 16 games have either been decided by 5 points or fewer, or gone to at least one OT.

2. The "records go out the window" thing is absolutely true. Not even counting all of the times where a heavily favored team has struggled to grind out a win, the lower-ranked team has won 13 different times over the years, and an unranked team has beaten the ranked team 8 separate times.

3. While it hasn't happened in several years now, this rivalry game has been a top 25 matchup between two ranked teams a total of 9 times - 1988-89, 1989-90, 1995-96, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13.

4. And lastly, and to pump up our Illini pride, here is a comparison of the two programs all-time.

Final Fours: ILL 5, MIZ 0
Elite Eights: ILL 10, MIZ 3
Sweet Sixteens: ILL 14, MIZ 7
NCAAT Appearances: ILL 35, MIZ 29
NCAAT Wins: ILL 46, MIZ 23
NCAAT #1 Seeds: ILL 4, MIZ 1
NCAAT Top 4 Seeds: ILL 16, MIZ 8
AP Top 25 Finishes: ILL 30, MIZ 15
Weeks in AP Top 25: ILL 526, MIZ 311
All-Time Winning Percentage: ILL .642, MIZ .581

And yet your average Mizzou fan has this inexplicable and totally unjustifiable cockiness that they like deserve to be good. :ROFLMAO: Let's go get a win at what is easily one of my favorite sporting events of the year. I-L-L!
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What’s crazy to me is that Malcolm Hill beat Mizzou four times yet never played in an NCAA Tournament game.
 
#139      
WWWWRocU
Looks appropriate for a Spinal Tap concert. (RIP Rob and wife)
 
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RabidDawgClassic
BrownTown said:
Nice trophy ya got there....

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