Despite going on a nine-minute scoring drought that their lead cut from 20 to 5, Illinois held off Missouri to capture their third straight Braggin' Rights trophy. Malcolm Hill, Kendrick Nunn put the game on ice down the stretch, and the Illini pulled away with the win. Here's a tweet recap of how it went down, including the celebration that ensued afterwards:
Kendrick Nunn set the tone early with two monster jams, and a huge block on defense. He was on #SCTop10 twice last night (No. 10, No. 3 plays). Illinois would take a 41-27 lead into the half.