Duke basketball's next on-conference schedule is beginning to take shape, and it's likely to include a showdown against Illinois in Madison Square Garden.
The most recent matchup between a Duke basketball team and Illinois was on Dec. 8, 2020. It took place in Cameron Indoor Stadium. And the outcome, an 83-68 victory by the visiting Fighting Illini, was a tough one for fans in Durham to digest.That loss marked the second across the 2020-21 Blue Devils ' four-game opening home slate, sparking justifiable concern among Duke faithful.
But it now seems that the Blue Devils, still boasting a 5-3 advantage in the all-time series dating back to 1986, will likely get a chance to avenge that 2020 defeat for the program via a battle against Illinois in Madison Square Garden next season.
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