Men's Basketball

No. 5 Illinois 86, Missouri 81

Dec. 21, 2000

Recap

ILLINOIS (9-2)
 Cook 10-14 3-3 25, McClain 3-7 8-12 14, Griffin 5-10 0-2 10, Bradford 1-8
3-4 6, Williams 8-17 2-3 18, Melton 0-0 1-2 1, Archibald 0-2 3-4 3, Johnson 1-3
3-4 5, Harrington 1-4 1-4 4, Howard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 24-38 86.
MISSOURI (7-3)
 Rush 5-13 0-0 11, Soyoye 0-1 6-8 6, Johnson 7-10 1-4 15, Gilbert 8-23 3-5
23, Grawer 3-6 0-0 8, Stokes 3-10 2-4 9, Bryant 0-0 0-0 0, Gage 1-1 0-3 2,
Paulding 2-7 3-5 7, Parker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-71 15-29 81.
 Halftime-Illinois 43, Missouri 37. End of Regulation-Illinois 72, Missouri
72. 3-Point goals-Illinois 4-16 (Cook 2-4, Harrington 1-3, Bradford 1-6,
Williams 0-3), Missouri 8-28 (Gilbert 4-13, Grawer 2-5, Stokes 1-3, Rush 1-6,
Paulding 0-1). Fouled out-Rush, Griffin, Paulding. Rebounds-Illinois 49 (Cook,
Griffin 11), Missouri 45 (Johnson 12). Assists-Illinois 14 (McClain, Williams
5), Missouri 10 (Rush 3). Total fouls-Illinois 24, Missouri 32. A-22,089.