Fourth-year guard Kobe Brown set career highs with 31 points and eight assists to lead Missouri to a 93–71 nonconference romp over No. 16 Illinois on Thursday night in the Braggin’ Rights Classic in St. Louis.
Brown established a record for points by a Missouri player in this heated 53-game rivalry as the Tigers (11–1) built a 35-point lead early in the second half. D’Moi Hodge scored 20 points and DeAndre Gholston added 15 as Missouri shot 59.3 percent from the field and 50 percent on 3-point attempts.
Terrence Shannon Jr. paced Illinois (8–4) with 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while Matthew Mayer contributed 16 points. The Illini had to get hot late to finish at 40.3 percent from the floor and 22.6 percent from 3-point range….