The Duke Blue Devils and Illinois Fighting Illini will face off in a rare February non-conference matchup. The game will be in the bright lights of Madison Square Garden featuring an intriguing group of freshman;

Despite Duke basketball’s dominance, Cooper Flagg and the third-ranked Blue Devils accomplished a first on Saturday night by annihilating Illinois at Madison Square Garden in New York City. After losing its first two neutral-site games to Kentucky and Kansas,

Illinois coach suggests young Duke star should stay in school and ‘chase a girl’ By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK — Cooper Flagg has certainly lived up to the hype. So it seems a foregone conclusion the freshman phenom from Duke will become the top pick in this year’s NBA draft.