Big Ten Roundup (Dec. 22): ‘Horrible’ No. 16 Illinois Blasted By Missouri

Kobe Brown set profession highs with 31 factors and eight assists and D’Moi Hodge added 20 factors to steer Missouri to a 93-71 upset of No. 16 Illinois of their annual Braggin’ Rights recreation Thursday night time in St. Louis. 

Illinois dropped to 8-4 after the blowout, and misplaced for the second time in three video games since upsetting then-No. 2 Texas on Dec. 6 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York. Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 21 factors for Illinois and Matthew Mayer added 16.

Missouri, now 11-1 on the yr, blew the sport open within the first half with 15-0 and 10-0 runs. Their solely loss got here to Kansas, who’s at present ranked No. 4 within the nation and has wins over Huge Ten groups Wisconsin and Indiana.

Exterior of Mayer, who hit 4 threes, Illinois’ starters have been a mixed 0-for-13 from three-point vary and the staff was 7-for-31 from deep for the sport.

“That was horrible,” Illinois head coach Brad Underwood mentioned. “As a coach, getting these guys ready, I’ve bought to do a greater job. They out-toughed us, they out-fought us, they took our ball, they out-executed us.

“You possibly can’t take 31 threes and win. That is a fairly powerful capsule to swallow. I like to shoot threes, however they have to be out of a rhythm and we’re making one move and capturing and never attempting to run something (or) execute something.” 

Illinois’ protection was brutal all night time, giving up a season-high 93 factors. Nobody else had scored greater than 74 factors in regulation.

“We tousled plenty of switches, particularly the flairs,” Shannon mentioned. “We have simply bought to be locked in on protection. We did an excellent job in follow however we have simply bought to execute through the recreation. We have simply bought to be higher.”

Thursday’s different Huge Ten outcomes

• Maryland 75, Saint Peter’s 45: Hakim Hart scored 20 factors for Maryland (9-3) and held Saint Peter’s (6-6) to simply 30.4 p.c capturing within the blowout win. Hart was 7-of-8 capturing from the sector because the Terrapins snapped a three-game shedding streak.
• Minnesota 58, Chicago State 55: Dawson Garcia scored 18 factors and Jamison Battle added 14 because the Gophers (6-6) beat Chicago State (3-12). Minnesota received regardless of hitting simply 4-of-20 three-point makes an attempt. All 12 Chicago State losses have come on the street. 
• Penn State 77, Quinnipiac 68: Jalen Pickett practically had a triple-double (21 factors, 12 rebounds 9 assists) in Penn State’s (9-4) win over Quinnipiac (9-4). Penn State had solely eight turnovers within the victory. 

Friday’s Huge Ten schedule

• Bucknell (7-5) at Rutgers (7-4), 5 p.m. ET. (TV: Huge Ten Community)
• Kennesaw State (8-4) at Indiana (9-3), 7 p.m. ET. (TV: Huge Ten Community). To know extra about Indiana’s opponent and the way it has carried out through the nonconference schedule, CLICK HERE 
• Grambling at Wisconsin, cancelled (climate)

Remaining Huge Ten nonconference schedule

• THURSDAY (Dec. 29) GAMES
• Brown (7-5) at Northwestern (9-2), 1 p.m. ET. (TV: Huge Ten Community)
• Delaware State (1-11) at Penn State (9-3), 2 p.m. ET. (Streaming: BTN-Plus)
• Alabama A&M (4-8) at Ohio State  (8-3), 3 p.m. ET. (TV: Huge Ten Community)
• Florida A&M (2-8) at No. 1 Purdue (12-0), 5 p.m. ET. (TV: Huge Ten Community)
• UMBC (9-4) at Maryland  (9-3), 7 p.m. ET. (TV: ESPNU)
• Alcorn State (3-9) at Minnesota (6-6), 8 p.m. ET. (Streaming: BTN-Plus)
• Bethune-Cookman (4-8) at No. 16 Illinois (8-4), 8:30 p.m. ET (TV: FOX Sports activities 1)

• FRIDAY (Dec. 30) GAMES
• Buffalo (6-6) at Michigan State (8-4), 6 p.m. ET. (TV: Huge Ten Community)
• Central Michigan (4-8) at Michigan (7-4), 7 p.m. ET. (Streaming: BTN-Plus)
• Western Michigan (4-8) at No. 17 Wisconsin (9-2), 8 p.m. ET. (Streaming: BTN-Plus)
• Coppin State (5-9) at Rutgers (7-4), 8 p.m. ET. (TV: Huge Ten Community)

• BIG TEN ROUNDUP (Dec. 21): Right here is the roundup from Wednesday’s video games, together with Iowa’s gorgeous loss to Jap Illinois regardless of being 31.5-point favorites. CLICK HERE
• BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS (Vol. 1): There is no drama to selecting a prime staff within the Huge Ten proper now with No. 1 Purdue off to such a sizzling begin. Right here is Tom Brew’s first version of the league’s energy rankings, going 1-to-14 up and down the league. CLICK HERE
• INDIANA’S BARNER TO MICHIGAN: After three seasons at Indiana, standout tight finish AJ Barner is transferring to Michigan to play for coach Jim Harbaugh. CLICK HERE
• TUTTLE TRANSFERRING TO MICHIGAN: Jack Tuttle, the previous Indiana quarterback, introduced on Tuesday that he was transferring to Michigan for his ultimate season of school soccer. CLICK HERE