Illinois defeated the Missouri Tigers 75-66 in the Scottrade Center Wednesday night. The Fighting Illini extend their current win streak in the Braggin’ Rights game to 4, and improve their series record to 31-16.
For the Illini, the story of the night was the production of Malcolm Hill and Maverick Morgan. Hill finished the game with 21 points, his 6th game this season with 20 points or more. Maverick Morgan proved to be just as valuable, as he scored a season high 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in his second consecutive double-double this season.
Illinois started the night strong, opening the game on a 7-2 run.