It turns out the Duke Blue Devils’ dominance isn’t exclusive to the ACC.
Facing what entered as the Blue Devils’ highest-rated opponent in almost three months, Duke did to the Illinois Fighting Illini what it has regularly done with just about everyone it has seen in league play. From the opening possession (a made three from glue guy Sion James, who Illinois had elected to play off of and dare to shoot), the massacre was on, making what was supposed to be a March tune-up of sorts into yet another cruise-control victory for the young Devils. The final damage was 110–67, with Duke leading by as many as 45 in the second half while not seeing its lead shrink below single digits in the game’s final 30 minutes.
