Shellacked in St. Louis: Mizzou suffers season's largest loss, falls 97-73 to No. 13 Illinois

ST. LOUIS — The Tigers broke a five-game streak of defeating a ranked Illinois team in Braggin' Rights on Friday night, falling 97-73. Missouri men's basketball (7-5) heads into the holiday break having finished its three-game power-conference stretch, suffering its largest loss of the season. No. 13 Illinois (9-2) was able to take advantage of a complete identity crisis during the first half, dominating Mizzou on both ends of the floor. Sean East II notched a 3-pointer 4 minutes, 12 seconds into the contest — the only shot the Tigers...