ST. LOUIS – The annual Braggin’ Rights game between Mizzou men’s basketball and Illinois is set to return to St. Louis, Mo. this year on Dec. 22, 2021 at the Enterprise Center. The highly anticipated event returns to St. Louis after being played in Columbia last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mizzou won last year’s edition, 81-78, marking the third-straight season the Tigers have won the annual rivalry matchup.
Mizzou and Illinois have met 51 times in program history with Illinois leading the all-time series 32-19. The 2020 edition of Braggin’ Rights was the first time the event was not played in St. Louis since an overtime thriller in Champaign on Dec. 4, 1979.
Game time and television details will be released at a later date.
Mizzou’s entire 2021-22 schedule will be finalized at a later date. Season tickets are now on sale. Previous season ticket holders can renew their tickets for the 2021-22 campaign and new season ticket requests can be made by visiting www.MUTigers.com/MBB22Tix or by calling the Mizzou Ticket Office at 1-800-CAT-PAWS. The deadline to renew season tickets is Monday, August 9. Mizzou Arena is set to return to 100 percent capacity for the 2021-22 season.
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