Postgame Notes

• Mizzou held the Fighting Illini to 25 percent (6-24) shooting from the floor in the second half, the Illini's worst shooting half of the season.
• The Tigers also held Illinois without a point for 9:29 midway through the second half.
• Mizzou's 43 rebounds tied the team's best output of the season. The Tigers also pulled down 43 against Arkansas State on Dec. 1.
• Junior G Wes Clark scored a career high 21 points to reach double figures for the third time this season and the 16th time in his Tiger career. His output marked the most for a Tiger this season and bettered his previous high of 19 against Kentucky on Jan. 29, 2015.
• Junior F Russell Woods pulled down a career high 10 rebounds, more than double his previous career high of four. His 10 boards also marked the most for a Mizzou player this season.
• Freshman F Kevin Puryear tallied 12 points for his eighth career double figure output in 11 collegiate games.
• Sophomore F Jakeenan Gant added eight points as he has now scored 42 points in his last five games (8.4 ppg.) after notching only 15 points over the first six games of the season (2.5 ppg.)