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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sport
Dave Matter

Kobe Brown's career night carries Missouri to Braggin' Rights blowout over Illinois

ST. LOUIS — Dennis Gates left his first Braggin Rights’ Game with some hardware — thanks to Missouri’s Braggin’ Rights veteran.

Two weeks after the Tigers no-showed in their rivalry game against Kansas, they tried their best to blow the roof off Enterprise Center on Thursday, blasting No. 16 Illinois, 93-71, behind Kobe Brown’s career-high 31 points.

Mizzou (11-1) used a 15-0 run in the first half to seize control and set the stage for its most lopsided win in this historic series. Before Thursday’s tipoff, this series had seen just three wins by 20 points or more since it moved to St. Louis in 1980 — all Illinois victories.

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