Cuonzo Martin is in his 5th year at Mizzou and coming into the Braggin’ Rights game with a 3-1 record against the Illini. This year, Mizzou has had a rocky start in the season and is 6-5 with only one combined Quad 1 and Quad 2 win. Against Power 6 teams, Mizzou is only 1-2, getting blown out by Florida State and Kansas before finally beating Utah on Saturday.
Mizzou is currently ranked 146th in the KenPom rankings with an Adjusted Offense ranked 185th and Adjusted defense ranked 119th. On average, Illinois current SOS has an adjusted offense of 77 and adjusted defense of 59.