Illinois Hits 15 3-Pointers En Route to Braggin’ Rights Blowout

True Deck Tue, December 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM UTC·4 min read Less than three hours before tipoff of the 45th edition of the Braggin’ Rights matchup between Missouri and Illinois, the Tigers were faced with adversity. Mizzou learned it would be without senior forward Jevon Porter. Adding onto already expected absences from junior forward Trent Pierce and graduate guard Jayden Stone, the Tigers would have big gaps to fill as they took on No. 20 Illinois.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement “When you have Pierce, Stones and Porter on the sidelines, it gives a different scouting report,” Missouri coach Dennis Gates said after the game. “At the end of the day, we just got to get healthy and...