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.
