The biggest game on the St. Louis college basketball calendar is nearly here. Mizzou and Illinois square off in downtown St. Louis at Enterprise Center at noon on Sunday.
Mizzou is 10-1 overall and hasn't lost since its Nov. 4 season opener.
Illinois is 7-3 after the Illini fell at home to No. 1 Tennessee this past Sunday.
Both teams are just outside the top 25, with Mizzou at 28th and Illinois at 30th.
It's a new look for both teams. Of the 10 men who started last year's game between the two teams, only Mizzou's Tamar Bates seems likely to do so again this year.