Braggin' Rights aren't supposed to come easy. And so it went Sunday in St. Louis, where Illinois endured a virtual bloodletting – a total of 43 fouls called, as well as countless elbows, body blocks and throwdowns – to outmuscle Missouri 80-77 in the team's annual Braggin' Rights border-rivalry game.

Despite Mizzou men's basketball's 80-77 Braggin' Rights loss to Illinois on Sunday afternoon, the rivalry feeling was restored to a showdown that had lost its flair in the previous three

A holiday-filled week started early for Illinois (8-3) as they defeated Missouri (10-2) in the 2024 edition of Braggin’ Rights.