Overview
- Freshman Keaton Wagler led with 22 points, hitting 5 of 6 from deep.
- Illinois buried 15 of 33 threes, grabbed 15 offensive boards and turned them into 29 points.
- Zvonimir Ivisic grabbed 11 rebounds with 3 blocks in a 10-minute burst, while twin Tomislav added 14 points.
- Andrej Stojakovic briefly left with a leg issue, returned to start the second half and finished with 16.
- Missouri played without senior Jevon Porter, with Trent Pierce and Jayden Stone already out, and shot 28.6%.