Illinois basketball head coach Brad Underwood revealed how the Fighting Illini turned their season around the past few games

Cooper Flagg had 16 points in his Madison Square Garden debut and seven players scored in double figures for No. 3 Duke in a 110-67 blowout of Illinois.

Saturday's Illinois-Duke matchup in New York City was meant to be a priming of the pump, a get-ready non-conference interlude that would allow both teams to get a feel for an NCAA Tournament environment and competition.

As is the case whenever a big game takes place, social media was a firestorm during and after the contest. Below are some of the best Illinois-Duke tweets from the college basketball world on Saturday night. Duke's 110-67 win over Illinois is the largest margin of defeat for the Illini in program history.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Duke’s Cooper Flagg (2) drives past Illinois’ Kylan Boswell (4) during the first half of an NCAA college ...

No. 3 Duke handed Illinois its worst loss in program history with a 110-67 landslide victory Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. This was supposed to be a game that spotlighted the rarity of ...

With seven players scoring in double figures, the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils posted yet another lopsided win, this one over Illinois of the Big Ten.

Tre White scored 16 points to lead Illinois (17-11), which sustained the most lopsided loss in program history with the 43-point defeat. Kasparas Jakucionis finished with 14 points as the Fighting Illini lost their third straight game.

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