Just when I think I couldn’t get any more disappointed in the Illinois basketball program, they show up to Madison Square Garden and get shellacked. My hope was

Duke Blue Devils' Cooper Flagg turned the ball over & the Illinois Fighting Illini's Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored a tough lay-up.

Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils put on a clinic under the bright lights at Madison Square Garden, proving Jon Scheyer's team has what it takes to win a national title.

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.

Saturday's game against Duke was, on paper, a great idea for Illinois. It was a rare opportunity to play in Madison Square Garden against the biggest brand in college basketball. Who could pass that up?

Illinois basketball is in a dark place right now, as the Duke Blue Devils just thrashed us in Madison Square Garden. When you actually watch the game, you can t

The first half was pretty rough for the Illinois basketball program, as the Duke Blue Devils took it to us. It was a rough start for the Illini. We started to j

Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils (24-3, 15-1) are in South Beach tonight for a date with the Miami Hurricanes (6-21, 2-14). The Blue Devils have won four straight. Sunday, they stomped Illinois at Madison Square Garden,

The moment hit as one would expect for walk-on guard Spencer Hubbard of the third-ranked Duke Blue Devils. On the biggest of college basketball stages at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night he nailed a step-back 3-pointer in Duke’s rout of Illinois in the final minute that put the stamp on the 110-67 blowout win.

Auburn's still No. 1 in the polls, but Duke has pulled ahead of the Tigers in the computer metrics — and looks every bit their equal

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.