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Duke Deep Dishes the Illini in MSG – 110-67; Isaiah Evans Scores 17; 7 in Double Figures for the Blue Devils Well, I'm not sure if there's a lot to say. Duke packed up, went on a business trip to Madison Square Garden suffice it to say, they handled business. Illinois came in to this game on a…

Duke wins it 110-67; That was something!

Hubbard with the house money!!!!

Caleb put it on!!

Pat so smooth

Caleb came in hot!!

YEssir Caleb

Scheyer has Brad Underwood in a blender tonight

CFOS!!!!!!

Slim!!! Get out your Nikkon, as a young gunner becomes an icon

Fun story from tonight: I saw a guy in an Illinois football jersey walking around the concourse asking Duke fans what year they graduated from Duke. When the question was turned on him, he said "oh I didn't go to Illinois, I'm just from there." Palpable irony.

Duke on an 21-7 run so far in the second half

Illinois guards trying to contein Duke

Might wanna guard that Flagg fella

Duke has to do a better job of defending those drives without fouling.

Kons shot swish is like ASMR to fans, I swear when he gets going I see smoke coming out his hands.

Quick 5-0 run right out of the gate for Duke

Coop Hoop!

Man FOX kicks ESPN's ass for basketball broadcasts... it's not even close

Duke has to attack the second half, cannot be complacent.

Duke out rebounds Illinois 19 to 15. Duke wins the second chance points battle 14-4. IL has a 28-24 advantage in paint points. Duke shoots an even 50% from 3, no 3's made for IL (0-16).

Duke up 17 at the half 54-37; Closing the half was not ideal for Duke, gave away some points at the end of the half off of turnovers. Proctor and Evans with 10 points each. 9 for Sion James, 8 each for Kon and Khaman.

You gotta hustle for that ball that's something Flagg has to learn

Not a good idea by Kon there, take it up and you're probably gonna get fouled. I dont like players leaving their feet for that pass.

Two fouls on Cooper Flagg, Tyrese Proctor, and Isaiah Evans. 4:36 to play in the first half.

Kon squares his body so good in the paint

Illinois is so streaky with the 3-point shot, they are 0-8 right now but I bet they'll finish the game at around 30-35%. They are 10th in the country in attempts per game.

Duke goes up 15. They have 9 points off of 4 Illinois turnovers and 11 second chance points off of their 6 offensive rebounds

Great rebound from Gillis there

Slim again

Fox Sports coverage of this Duke v Illinois game making ESPN look stale.

the 3 things I mentioned are what Duke has to fix so far in this game. The cutting, the defensive glass and the transition defense.

Duke has to box out better on the defensive end, its as simple as that

another 3 for James

No need for Tyrese to reach there

nice start for Sion with the 3

Here we go...

Same starters for Duke: James Proctor Knueppel Flagg Maluach

Just about 10 minutes to game time, just enough time to peep the preview of Duke vs Illinois in "tha gaaaadin" duk

Only the weakest of people nuzzle up to power, especially at the expense of integrity and the safety of their own people. You know who you are.

Preview: #3 Duke Blue Devils (23-3, 15-1 ACC) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (17-10, 9-8 Big Ten) #3 Duke Blue Devils (23-3, 15-1 ACC) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (17-10, 9-8 Big Ten) Saturday, Feb. 22 • 8 p.m. ET Madison Square Garden (19,812) • New York, NY TV: FOX Radio: Blue Devil Sports…

Love this stat.

The two worst things to happen to sports in my lifetime: 1. The 24/7 news cycle resulting in endless shows, podcasts, etc. of people with or without qualifications sharing opinions instead of analysis 2. Widespread sports betting

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Looking at Jon Scheyer's statement on Maliq, it's possible he's back for the UNC game, if not sometime during the ACCT.

As I wrote a few weeks back. “Here’s a secret: most rappers don’t want equality and fairness. They desire white privilege.” carronjphillips.substack.com/p/snoop-nell...

Crazy that nobody criticizes Kevin Keatts for his retirement tour. 🤔