Illinois 75, Mizzou 66 - Postgame Notes
Illinois 75, Mizzou 65 - Postgame Notes
- Sophomore forward Kevin Puryear paced the Tigers' offense for the fourth time this season, scoring 17 points while grabbing nine rebounds.
- The 17-point and 9-rebound performance is the seventh time season and 22nd time in his career Puryear has recorded 10 or more points and five or more rebounds.
- Sophomore guard Jordan Geist poured in a season-high 12 points in the game, the first time in his career he has reached double-figures in scoring.
- Geist was 4-of-6 from the field in the game, doubling his previous field goals made high of two, set three times this season.
- Sophomore guard Terrence Phillips drained three three-pointers in the game, the second time this season and ninth time in his career he has drained multiple three-pointers in a game.
- Phillips scored 14 points in the game, the third time this season and 14th time in this career he has reached double-figures.
- Geist connected on a season-high 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the game, the third time this season he has been perfect from the charity stripe (2-of-2 vs. Davidson, 2-of-2 vs. Tulane).
