The No. 3 Duke Blue Devils further solidified their status as a national title contender with a 110-67 blowout victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in a marquee late-season non-conference tilt that caught everybody's attention across college basketball.

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood watched Saturday night as his team took the worst loss in program history. The Fighting Illini got shellacked by the Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden.

Nothing went right for Brad Underwood's Illinois team Saturday night as it suffered a historic low – a 110-67 loss to No. 3 Duke at Madison Square Garden.  It was a lackadaisical effort, somewhat better to be seen than explained.

Duke improved to 24-3 on the season and 15-1 in ACC play. The Blue Devils remain in contention for the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament next month. This article was originally published on www.si.com as Illinois Coach Brad Underwood Heaps Praise ...

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood watched Saturday night as his team took the worst loss in program history. The Fighting Illini got shellacked by the Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden.

Cooper Flagg made it known he wants to return to Duke after the year. Illinois head coach Brad Underwood vouched for him to stay in the college.

Cooper Flagg made his debut at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, and the Duke ... Blue Devils, who are the projected No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, according to ESPN's Joe Lunardi. So why entertain that idea? In the lead-up to the game ...

Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg is urged to stay in school by a rival coach. Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood is in awe of Flagg.

So it seems a foregone conclusion the freshman phenom from Duke will become the ... that’s right about our game,” Underwood said Saturday night after his team got blown out by Flagg and the third-ranked Blue Devils. “Somebody threw out some story ...

The ACC is down and few teams have offered Duke a challenge this season. But hammering Illinois, 110-67, at Madison Square Garden certainly helped the Blue Devils’ case.

Despite freshman star Cooper Flagg’s quiet—for him—night, the Blue Devils controlled all facets of the game against Illinois.