Braggin' Rights aren't supposed to come easy. And so it went Sunday in St. Louis, where Illinois endured a virtual bloodletting – a total of 43 fouls called, as well as countless elbows, body blocks and throwdowns – to outmuscle Missouri 80-77 in the team's annual Braggin' Rights border-rivalry game.

Freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 12-foot fadeaway with 28 seconds left to snap the game's final tie as Illinois claimed an 80-77 victory over Missouri in the Braggin' Rights

The Missouri Tigers had two chances Sunday with the shot clock turned off in a one-possession game. Both ended the same way: missed 3-point attempts that allowed the Illinois Fighting Illini to hold on for an 80-77 victory in the annual Braggin’ Rights game at Enterprise Center.

Missouri basketball lost to Illinois 80-77 in the Braggin’ Rights rivalry game Sunday at Enterprise Center, ending the Tigers’ winning streak at 10 games. The dagger came with 29 seconds left in the game,