All Kasparas Jakucionis had to do was make it – which he normally does in his sleep – and Illinois would've led Missouri by 10 with just under six minutes to go in the annual Braggin' Rights rivalry game in St.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the UAB Blazers vs. Southern Illinois Salukis NCAAW game to be played on December 22, 2024 on ESPN.

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.