ST. LOUIS, Mo. --Â Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 30 points and Quincy Guerrier added 28 and the 13th-ranked Illinois men's basketball team beat the Missouri Tigers, 97-73, in the 43rd annual Braggni' Rights game at Enterprise Center Friday.
The Fighting Illini (9-2) had four players score in double figures, led by Shannon Jr., who secured a double-double with 30 points and 11 rebounds. Guerrier tacked on 28 points and eight rebounds and Coleman Hawkins chipped in with 15 points, seven rebounds and two steals.
Illinois collected 51 rebounds in Friday's game compared to Missouri's 35, led by Shannon Jr.'s 11 boards. The Fighting Illini also put in work on the offensive glass, turning 16 rebounds into 21 second chance points.
Illinois' defense held Missouri to only 39.2 percent shooting from the field, including 22.2 percent from beyond the arc.
After jumping out to a 35-20 advantage, Illinois went on a 9-0 run with 6:04 left in the first half to increase its lead to 44-20. The Fighting Illini entered halftime with a 49-24 advantage. Illinois relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down seven shots from behind the arc.
Illinois kept its lead intact before going on an 8-0 run, finished off by Marcus Domask's jumper, to grow the lead to 85-56 with 5:40 to go in the contest. The Tigers narrowed the margin midway through the second half, but the Fighting Illini cruised the rest of the way for the 97-73 win.
Highlights
Game Notes
Player Notes
- Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a game-high 30 points, grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds and dished out four assists.
- Second 30-point game of the season.
- First Illini with multiple 30-point games in a season since Kofi Cockburn also had two such games during the 2021-22 season.
- Recorded his second double-double of the season.
- Scored 17 of his 30 points in the first half on 4-for-7 shooting, including 1-for-4 from behind the arc.
- Made 8 of his 13 first half free throw attempts.
- Has scored at least 14 points in every game this season and has reached double-figures scoring in 20 straight contests dating back to Jan. 31, 2023.
- Went 10-for-16 from the free throw line.
- Third time this season with at least 10 makes from the charity stripe.
- Second double-digit rebounding effort of the season.
- Quincy Guerrier scored a career-high 28 points and secured eight rebounds.
- Has two 20-point performances in his last three games and has also scored at least 15 points in three straight.
- Scored 12 of his 28 points in the first half, making 3 of his 4 3-point attempts.
- Has made at least two 3-pointers in three-straight contests, extending a season-long streak.
- Made 5 of his 8 3-pointers and has made 10 of 18 from deep in his last three games overall.
- Second Illini this season with at least five 3-point makes in a single game.
- Has at least eight rebounds in four games this season.
- Coleman Hawkins scored 15 points, had seven rebounds and added three assists. Also had two steals and one block.
- Scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half on 5-for-8 shooting, going 3-for-5 from deep.
- Second game this season knocking down three 3-pointers.
- Has scored in double figures in three-straight contests.
- Has grabbed at least seven boards in two-straight games and in four games overall this season.
- Marcus Domask scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had a season-high seven assists.
- Has scored in double figures in consecutive games.
- Ty Rodgers scored four points and added nine rebounds.
- Had a game-high six offensive rebounds.
- Has at least eight rebounds in back-to-back contests.
- AJ Redd scored his first-career field goal in the second half.
- Guerrier and Shannon Jr. marked the third time this season that the Illini have had a pair of teammates each record a 20-point game.
Team Notes
- Illinois held Missouri to 39 percent (29-74) from the floor, the seventh time this season the Orange and Blue have held an opponent to under 40 percent shooting.
- The Illini held the Tigers to 24 percent (10-42) from the floor in the first half.
- Illinois also held Missouri to 1-for-17 from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes.
- The Illini the Tigers to 22 percent (6-27) from behind the arc, a new season-low mark.
- Illinois has held its opponents to 21.4 percent (9-42) from 3-point range over the last two games.
- The Illini held a 51-35 rebounding advantage in the contest, including a 16-12 edge on the offensive glass.
- It's the sixth game this season Illinois has grabbed at least 50 rebounds.
- The Illini scored 21 second-chance points, the third time this season they've had at least 20 second-chance points.
- The +16 rebounding margin marks the sixth time this season the Illini have had a double-digit advantage on the glass.
- Five different Illini secured seven rebounds in the contest.
- Illinois scored 40 points in the paint, the seventh time this season they've reached the 40-point mark.
- The Illini made a season-high 11 3-pointers in the contest.
- Third game this season with double-digit makes from deep.
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