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After last season’s Illinois avalanche (Illini by 24) and the preceding season’s Missouri massacre (Tigers by 22), Braggin’ Rights got back to where both sides of this rivalry can agree it belongs.
“It was a March game," coach Dennis Gates said after he watched Brad Underwood’s Illini down his Tigers 80-77 at Enterprise Center. "Great NCAA Tournament atmosphere. That's what it looked like to me."
“The last two years have been pretty ugly basketball games for the fans,” Underwood said.