<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0Y5KQo_1GpLI2A500" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Y5KQo_1GpLI2A500" width="1920" height="1080" ></figure><p>Friday’s game between the Missouri Tigers and St Louis Billikens at the Enterprise Center not only is a culmination of efforts to get the two in-state programs to face off on the basketball court, but also two of their stars successfully challenging eligibility rules in the court of law.</p><p>The Billikens will be able to suit up Robbie Avila, last year’s Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, after a St Louis City judge Thursday, Nov. 5 granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA’s new eligibility rules. Avila average 12.8 points last season, leading the Billikens to a first-round victory over Georgia before falling to eventual national champions Michigan. Avila joined a number of players who otherwise would have qualified for a fifth year of eligibility under the new rules in suing the NCAA for reinstatement.</p><p>One of those players was Mizzou’s Mark Mitchell, who also won a restraining order for himself and 37 other players seeking to play a fifth year. Mitchell had sought to transfer to Kentucky, but opted to remain with Mizzou after missing the SEC’s spring intraconference transfer window. He had also verbally agreed to a summer-league deal with the Denver Nuggets as an undrafted free agent but did not sign the contract. Mitchell had 11 points in Tuesday’s season-opening 111-50 win against Cleveland State.</p><p>The Tigers and Billikens will tip off at 6 p.m., marking the first clash between the two since 2001 and only the fourth since 1980. Pregame coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. on KMMO AM 1300. Meanwhile, the women’s basketball squad is on the road Friday, facing the Trojans of Little Rock, with tip-off at 7 p.m.</p></div></body>

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Friday’s game between the Missouri Tigers and St Louis Billikens at the Enterprise Center not only is a culmination of efforts to get the two in-state programs to face off on the basketball court, but also two of their stars successfully challenging eligibility rules in the court of law.

MIZZOU vs SLU TO FEATURE PLAYERS DOUBLING AS SUCCESSFUL PLAINTIFFS

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Friday’s game between the Missouri Tigers and St Louis Billikens at the Enterprise Center not only is a culmination of efforts to get the two in-state prog

MIZZOU vs SLU TO FEATURE PLAYERS DOUBLING AS SUCCESSFUL PLAINTIFFS

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