The Illini maintain bragging rights with their neighbors to the west, beating Missouri 75-66 in St. Louis. Illinois has won the annual bragging rights game four years in a row and has won 24 of 36 games since the series was moved to St. Louis.
Illinois State plays its first game in Honolulu late tonight at the Diamond Head classic against host Hawaii.
The Bulls lost at home to Washington 107-97.
NFL tonight, the New York Giants take on Philadelphia.
The Chicago Bears have confirmed cornerback Kyle Fuller will miss the entire season because of a knee injury. The Bears play Washington on Saturday.
Former Illinois State basketball standout Del Yarbrough has died. Yarbrough played at ISU in the late 70s and still ranks in the school’s top 10 lists for career rebounds and field goal percentage. His son Milik Yarbrough is a current member of the basketball team.
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