KJEL SPORTS FRIDAY DECEMBER 23, 2022

COLLEGE BASKETBALL THURSDAY-

MIZZOU 93 ILLINOIS 71

THE TIGERS BLEW OUT THE 16TH RANKED ILLIN IN THE BRAGGIN’ RIGHTS GAME…KOBE BROWN PROVIDED 31 POINTS ON TEN OF 15 SHOOTING…COACH DENNIS GATES WAS PLEASED TO SEE HIS GROUP PUT CONSECUTIVE GOOD GAMES TOGETHER…

D’MOI HODGE ADDED 20 AS THE TIGERS SHOT 59% FOR THE NIGHT INCLUDING 10 OF 20 FROM BEHIND THE ARC….THE TIGERS RECORDED 23 ASSISTS AND 13 STEALS….
MIZZOU IMPROVES TO 11-1 AND WILL START S.E.C. PLAY NEXT WEDNESDAY IN COLUMBIA AGAINST KENTUCKY…..

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-

THE GASPARILLA BOWL IS TONIGHT IN TAMPA AS MIZZOU MEETS WAKE FOREST…IT’S THE FIRST-EVER MEETING ON THE GRIDIRON BETWEEN THE TWO SCHOOLS…THE DEMON DEACONS ARE 7-5…THE TIGERS 6-6 AND WITHOUT FRONT LINE DEFENSIVE PLAYERS ISAIAH MCGUIRE, D.J. COLEMAN AND MARTEZ MANUEL WHO ELECTED TO OPT OUT OF THE GAME IN PREPARATION FOR THE N.F.L. DRAFT, AND RECEIVER DOMINIC LOVETT WHO ANNOUNCED THURSDAY HE’S TRANSFERRING TO GEORGIA..COACH ELI DRINKWITZ SAYS THE TIGER’S AREN’T GOING TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA JUST TO ENJOY THE CLIMATE.

MIZZOU ENDED THE SEASON ON A TWO GAME WINNING STREAK, WHILE WAKE FOREST DROPPED FOUR OF THE LAST FIVE….
KICKOFF IS SET FOR 5:30 AT RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM…

NFL SATURDAY-

SEATTLE AT KANSAS CITY

KANSAS CITY HAS ALREADY CLINCHED THE AFC WEST TITLE AND NOW ARE GUNNING FOR THE TOP-SEED IN THE AFC. QUARTERBACK PATRICK MAHOMES LEADS THE NFL WITH 4,496 PASSING YARDS AND 35 TOUCHDOWNS.

THE CHIEFS HAVE WON SEVEN OF THEIR LAST EIGHT AND ARE 11-AND-3 OVERALL. THE SEAHAWKS ARE 7-7 WITH FOUR DEFEATS IN THE LAST FIVE GAMES..KICKOFF IS AT HIGH NOON TOMORROW AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM….

NHL TONIGHT-

ST. LOUIS AT LAS VEGAS