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{{Short description|American college basketball rivalry}}
{{about|the men's college basketball contest}}
{{more citations needed|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox sports rivalry
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| name                  = Braggin' Rights
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| caption               = 
| team1                 = [[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|Illinois Fighting Illini]]
| team1logo             = Illinois Fighting Illini logo.svg
| team2                 = [[Missouri Tigers men's basketball|Missouri Tigers]]
| team2logo             = Mizzou Athletics wordmark.svg
| sport                 = Basketball 
| firstmeeting          = December 21, 1932<br />Illinois 36, Missouri 24
| mostrecent            = December 22, 2024<br />Illinois 80, Missouri 77
| nextmeeting           = 2025
| total                 = 55
| series                = Illinois leads, 35–20
| largestvictory        = Illinois, 32 points (2005)
| longeststreak         = Illinois, 9 (2000–2008)
| longestunbeatenstreak = 
| currentstreak         = Illinois, 2 (2023–present)
| currentunbeatenstreak = 
| trophy                = 
| trophy series         = 
| stadiums              =[[Enterprise Center]]  
}}
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'''Braggin' Rights''' (known for sponsorship reasons as McBride Homes Braggin' Rights, previously [[Anheuser-Busch brands#Busch|Busch]] Braggin' Rights) is the annual men's [[college basketball]] contest between the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois]] [[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|Fighting Illini]] of the [[Big Ten Conference]] and [[University of Missouri]] [[Missouri Tigers men's basketball|Tigers]] of the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]].

==History==
Before 1976, the Tigers and the Illini met sporadically. The official first meeting between the two schools occurred on December 21, 1932, where the Tigers hosted the Illini at [[Brewer Fieldhouse]]. Illini head coach [[Craig Ruby]], a former star and coach at Mizzou, led his team to victory, 36-24. The following year, the Illini hosted the Tigers at [[Huff Hall]], winning again by 36-24. Over the next half-century, the two teams met ten more times, culminating with a back-and-forth series called the Show-Me Classic. This event began in December 1976 in Columbia, Missouri, at the [[Hearnes Center]], where Missouri defeated Illinois, 76-75. Over the next three years (1977–79) the two teams reciprocated home courts.

This series was replaced by the Braggin' Rights series on a neutral court sponsored by Anheuser-Busch for the 1980-81 season, with the game moving to [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]], during the month of December. From 1980 to 1993 (excluding 1982), it was played at the [[St. Louis Arena]] (originally known as the Checkerdome when the series started), and since 1994, it has been played at [[Enterprise Center]]. St. Louis is within convenient driving distance of the two schools' home cities of [[Columbia, Missouri]] (2 hours), and [[Champaign, Illinois]] (3 hours); many students at both schools come from the area; both schools have a large alumni base in greater St. Louis; and the Enterprise Center has a larger capacity than either school's home arena ([[State Farm Center]] for Illinois and [[Mizzou Arena]] for Missouri). It is traditionally held over the students' holiday break near the end of December and is nationally televised. One of the most closely contested games in the series was the final game held at the St. Louis Arena on December 22, 1993. Missouri defeated Illinois 108-107 in a game that lasted three [[overtime (sports)|overtime]]s.

Before 2000, the series was fairly evenly matched, with Illinois leading the series 11-8 before the game held in 2000. However, the Illini went on a decade-long winning streak under [[Bill Self]] and [[Bruce Weber (basketball)|Bruce Weber]], while at the same time Missouri basketball floundered with [[Quin Snyder]] as coach. Tiger fan frustration with not being able to win one of their marquee games boiled over so much that in Snyder's final game, an 82-50 drubbing in 2005, one fan threw a full tub of popcorn on him while he was exiting the arena. Since hiring [[Mike Anderson (basketball, born 1959)|Mike Anderson]] in 2006, though, Missouri's fortunes took an upward turn, culminating in an emphatic win in 2009 with the Enterprise Center playing [[Prince (musician)|Prince's]] "[[1999 (Prince song)|1999]]" following the victory, as a sly reference to the last time Missouri had won in St. Louis.

Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|Coronavirus Pandemic]], it was decided that the 2020 Braggin' Rights game would not be held at the Enterprise Center, but rather at one of the teams' home stadiums. A coin flip, performed by [[Andy Katz]], took place on November 12, 2020 that determined Missouri would host the December 12, 2020 game.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Braggin’ Rights On Campus Dec. 12|url=https://fightingillini.com/news/2020/11/11/mens-basketball-braggin-rights-on-campus.aspx|access-date=2020-11-12|website=University of Illinois Athletics|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mizzou wins coin flip, will host Illinois for Braggin' Rights Game|url=https://www.kmov.com/news/mizzou-wins-coin-flip-will-host-illinois-for-braggin-rights-game/article_1e64f0dc-2548-11eb-9bd2-572ae6cdf06e.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118115729/https://www.kmov.com/news/mizzou-wins-coin-flip-will-host-illinois-for-braggin-rights-game/article_1e64f0dc-2548-11eb-9bd2-572ae6cdf06e.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2021|access-date=2020-11-13|website=KMOV4 News|language=en}}</ref> The game returned to the Enterprise Center the following year. Prior to the 2023 edition, it was announced the series would continue at the Enterprise Center through 2029.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abc17news.com/sports/mizzou-tigers/mizzou-mens-basketball/2023/12/22/braggin-rights-rivalry-receives-six-year-extension/|title=Braggin’ Rights rivalry receives six-year extension}}</ref>

The name of the victorious team is engraved on a large trophy that, unlike other [[college rivalry]] trophies, does not travel home with the winning team. The trophy is displayed in a glass case in the Enterprise Center lobby, where it occupies either an orange-and-blue or black-and-gold space in the cabinet, depending on who won. The other side has a plastic square reading "THE TROPHY BELONGS HERE NEXT YEAR" in the position where the trophy would go.

Other Mizzou and Illini teams now play Braggin' Rights games, most notably [[Illinois–Missouri football rivalry|football]].

==Accomplishments by the two rivals==
The following summarizes the accomplishments of the two programs.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Team !! Illinois !! Missouri
|-
| Seasons played<ref name="Sports-Reference Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball School History">{{cite web |title=Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball School History|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois/men/ |website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=February 23, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Sports-Reference Missouri Tigers Men's Basketball School History">{{cite web|title=Missouri Tigers Men's Basketball School History|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/missouri/men/ |access-date=February 24, 2023}}</ref> || style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}|118||  style="{{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}"|117
|-
| [[NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by school|Championship appearances]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois/men/|title=Illinois Fighting Illini Index|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/missouri/men/|title=Missouri Tigers Index|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref> || style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}|1||  style="{{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}"|0
|-
| [[NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by school|Final Four appearances]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois/men/|title=Illinois Fighting Illini Index|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/missouri/men/|title=Missouri Tigers Index|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref> || style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}|5||  style="{{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}"|0
|-
| [[NCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by school|NCAA Tournament appearances]]<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> || style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}|33||  style="{{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}"|29
|-
| NCAA Tournament record<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> || style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}|42-34||  style="{{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}"|23-29
|-
| [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|Consensus First Team All-Americans]]<ref name="NCAA All-American Teams">{{cite web|title=NCAA College Basketball AP All-America Teams|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=February 23, 2023}}</ref> || style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}|16||  style="{{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}"|5
|-
| [[Naismith College Player of the Year#Men|Naismith Players of the Year]]<ref name="Naismith Award Records">{{cite web|title=Naismith Award Records |url=https://naismithtrophy.com/winners/ |website=NaismithTrophy.com |access-date=February 23, 2023}}</ref> || style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}|0||  style="{{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}"|0
|-
| All-time program record<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> || style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}|1876-1054||  style="{{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}"|1708-1223
|-
| All-time winning percentage<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> || style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}"|{{Winning percentage|1876|1054}} || style="{{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}"|{{Winning percentage|1708|1223}}
|}

*''Through March 18, 2023''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Illinois Fighting Illini Index|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois/men/|access-date=2023-02-23|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Missouri Tigers Index|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/missouri/men/|access-date=2023-02-22|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Game results==
===Games with both teams ranked===
<small>(Rankings are from [[AP Poll]])<ref name="Big Ten tournament Records">{{cite web|title=Big Ten tournament All-Time Results |url=https://bigten.org/documents/2022/11/17/22_23_Men_s_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230202641/https://bigten.org/documents/2022/11/17/22_23_Men_s_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |website=BigTen.org |publisher=Big Ten Conference |access-date=February 23, 2023 }}</ref></small>

Winning team is shown. Ranking of the team at the time of the game by the AP poll is shown under the team name.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
! Date
! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}"|Illinois<br>rank
! style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}|Missouri<br>rank
! Winner
! Score
|-
| align="center"|December 19, 1988||align="center"|6||align="center"|10||align="center" style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}|Illinois||align="center"|87–84
|-
| align="center"|December 20, 1989||align="center"|5||align="center"|4||align="center" style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}|Illinois||align="center"|101–93
|-
| align="center"|December 20, 1995||align="center"|14||align="center"|15||align="center" style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}|Illinois||align="center"|96–85<sup>OT</sup>
|-
| align="center"|December 22, 2001||align="center"|9||align="center"|8||align="center" style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}|Illinois||align="center"|72–61
|-
| align="center"|December 21, 2002||align="center"|12||align="center"|11||align="center" style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}|Illinois||align="center"|85–70
|-
| align="center"|December 23, 2003||align="center"|21||align="center"|11||align="center" style={{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}|Illinois||align="center"|71–70
|-
| align="center"|December 22, 2010||align="center"|21||align="center"|9||align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}|Missouri||align="center"|75–64
|-
| align="center"|December 22, 2011||align="center"|25||align="center"|9||align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}|Missouri||align="center"|78–74
|-
| align="center"|December 22, 2012||align="center"|10||align="center"|12||align="center" style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}|Missouri||align="center"|82–73
|-
|}


===Series results===
Winning team is shown. Ranking of the team at the time of the game by the AP poll is shown by the team name.
Rankings are from the [[AP Poll]] (1936–present)
{{Sports rivalry series table
| format = compact | cols = 2
| series_summary = yes
| team1 = Illinois
| team1style = {{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}
| team2 = Missouri
| team2style = {{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}

| December 21, 1932| [[Brewer Fieldhouse]] | Illinois | 36 | Missouri | 24
| January 3, 1934| [[Huff Hall]] | Illinois | 36 | Missouri | 24
| December 14, 1942| Huff Hall | Illinois | 51 | Missouri | 30
| December 18, 1943| Brewer Fieldhouse | Illinois | 39 | Missouri | 29
| December 16, 1946| [[Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri)|Municipal Auditorium]] | Illinois | 50 | Missouri | 55
| December 4, 1954|  Huff Hall | Illinois | 77 | Missouri | 49 
| December 10, 1955| Brewer Fieldhouse | No. 8 Illinois | 73 | Missouri | 74 
| December 3, 1976| [[Hearnes Center]] | Illinois | 75 | Missouri | 76
| December 6, 1977| [[State Farm Center|Assembly Hall]] | Illinois | 96 | Missouri | 85
| December 5, 1978| Hearnes Center | Illinois | 69 | Missouri | 57
| December 4, 1979| Assembly Hall | Illinois | 66 | Missouri | 67
| December 10, 1980| [[St. Louis Arena|Checkerdome]] | Illinois | 84 | No. 14 Missouri | 62
| December 8, 1981|Checkerdome | Illinois | 68<sup>OT</sup> | No. 13 Missouri | 78
| December 20, 1983|St. Louis Arena| Illinois | 66 | Missouri | 60
| December 6, 1984| St. Louis Arena | No. 7 Illinois | 65 | Missouri | 50
| December 21, 1985| St. Louis Arena | No. 15 Illinois | 67 | Missouri | 55
| December 23, 1986| St. Louis Arena | No. 9 Illinois | 92 | Missouri | 74
| December 22, 1987| St. Louis Arena | Illinois | 75 | No. 17 Missouri | 63
| December 19, 1988| St. Louis Arena | No. 6 Illinois | 87 | No. 10 Missouri | 84
| December 20, 1989| St. Louis Arena | No. 5 Illinois | 101 | No. 4 Missouri | 93
| December 19, 1990| St. Louis Arena | Illinois | 84 | Missouri | 81
| December 23, 1991| St. Louis Arena | Illinois | 44 | No. 16 Missouri | 61
| December 23, 1992| St. Louis Arena | Illinois | 65 | Missouri | 66
| December 22, 1993| St. Louis Arena | No. 19 Illinois | 107<sup>3OT</sup> | Missouri | 108
| December 22, 1994| [[Kiel Center]] | No. 23 Illinois | 58 | Missouri | 76
| December 20, 1995|Kiel Center| No. 14 Illinois | 96 | No. 15 Missouri | 85<sup>OT</sup>
| December 28, 1996|Kiel Center| Illinois | 85 | Missouri | 69
| December 23, 1997|Kiel Center| Illinois | 69 | Missouri | 75
| December 22, 1998|Kiel Center| Illinois | 62 | Missouri | 67
| December 21, 1999|Kiel Center| No. 15 Illinois | 72 | Missouri | 78
| December 21, 2000|Kiel Center| No. 5 Illinois | 86 | Missouri | 81<sup>OT</sup>
| December 22, 2001|Savvis Center| No. 9 Illinois | 72 | No. 8 Missouri | 61
| December 21, 2002|Savvis Center| No. 12 Illinois | 85 | No. 11 Missouri | 70
| December 23, 2003|Savvis Center| No. 21 Illinois | 71 | No. 11 Missouri | 70
| December 23, 2004|Savvis Center| No. 1 Illinois | 70 | Missouri | 64
| December 21, 2005|Savvis Center| No. 6 Illinois | 82 | Missouri | 50
| December 19, 2006|Scottrade Center| Illinois | 73 | Missouri | 70
| December 22, 2007|Scottrade Center| Illinois | 59 | Missouri | 58
| December 23, 2008|Scottrade Center| Illinois | 75 | No. 25 Missouri | 59
| December 23, 2009|Scottrade Center| Illinois | 68 | Missouri | 81
| December 22, 2010|Scottrade Center| No. 21 Illinois | 64 | No. 9 Missouri | 75
| December 22, 2011|Scottrade Center| No. 25 Illinois | 74 | No. 9 Missouri | 78
| December 22, 2012|Scottrade Center| No. 10 Illinois | 73 | No. 12 Missouri | 82
| December 21, 2013|Scottrade Center| Illinois | 65 | No. 23 Missouri | 64
| December 20, 2014|Scottrade Center| Illinois | 62 | Missouri | 59
| December 23, 2015|Scottrade Center| Illinois | 68 | Missouri | 63
| December 21, 2016|Scottrade Center| Illinois | 75 | Missouri | 66
| December 23, 2017|Scottrade Center| Illinois | 70 | Missouri | 64
| December 22, 2018|Enterprise Center| Illinois | 63 | Missouri | 79
| December 21, 2019|Enterprise Center| Illinois | 56 | Missouri | 63
| December 12, 2020|[[Mizzou Arena]]| Illinois | 78 | Missouri | 81
| December 22, 2021|Enterprise Center| Illinois | 88 | Missouri | 63
| December 22, 2022|Enterprise Center| Illinois | 71 | Missouri | 93
| December 22, 2023|Enterprise Center| No. 13 Illinois | 97 | Missouri | 73
| December 22, 2024|Enterprise Center| Illinois | 80 | Missouri | 77
}}

== Series statistics ==
* Series Record:  Illinois leads 35 to 20
* Current Streak: Illinois, 2 wins
* Illinois when ranked: 13-7
* Missouri when ranked: 5-10
* When both teams are ranked: Illinois leads 6-3
* Illinois when unranked: 22-13
* Missouri when unranked: 15-25
* When both teams are unranked: Illinois leads 18-11
* In overtime games: Tied 2-2
* At Brewer Fieldhouse: Illinois led 2-1
* At Huff Hall: Illinois led 3-0
* At Municipal Center: Missouri led 1-0
* At Hearnes Center: Tied 1-1
* At Assembly Hall: Tied 1-1
* At St. Louis Arena: Illinois led 9-4
* At Enterprise Center: Illinois leads 19-11
* At Mizzou Arena: Missouri leads 1-0
* Illinois' longest winning streak: 9 (2000–08)
* Missouri's longest winning streak: 4 (1991–94, 2009–12)
* Illinois' largest winning margin: 32 points (2005)
* Missouri's largest winning margin: 22 points (2022)
* Closest margin: 1 point, four times in regulation (1992, 2003, 2007, 2013) and once in triple overtime (1993)

==See also==
* [[Illinois–Missouri football rivalry]]

==References==
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{{Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball navbox}}
{{Missouri Tigers men's basketball navbox}}
{{Big Ten Conference men's basketball rivalry navbox}}
{{Southeastern Conference men's basketball rivalry navbox}}
{{NCAA men's college basketball showcases navbox}}

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