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				 Illinois Fighting Illini (17-10, 9-8 Big Ten) 
				vs. Duke Blue Devils (23-3, 15-1 ACC) 
				 
				New York; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST 
				 
				BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Duke plays Illinois in New York City, New 
				York. 
				 
				The Blue Devils are 8-2 in non-conference play. Duke ranks 
				fourth in the ACC with 9.7 offensive rebounds per game led by 
				Khaman Maluach averaging 2.7. 
				 
				The Fighting Illini are 8-2 in non-conference play. Illinois 
				leads college basketball with 40.9 rebounds per game led by 
				Tomislav Ivisic averaging 8.3. 
				 
				Duke averages 81.0 points, 8.6 more per game than the 72.4 
				Illinois gives up. Illinois averages 23.1 more points per game 
				(83.9) than Duke gives up to opponents (60.8). 
				 
				TOP PERFORMERS: Cooper Flagg is scoring 19.7 points per game and 
				averaging 7.7 rebounds for the Blue Devils. Tyrese Proctor is 
				averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. 
				 
				Ben Humrichous is shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc with 2.0 
				made 3-pointers per game for the Fighting Illini, while 
				averaging 8.7 points. Will Riley is shooting 44.5% and averaging 
				14.2 points over the last 10 games. 
				 
				LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Devils: 9-1, averaging 81.9 points, 34.0 
				rebounds, 16.5 assists, 6.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while 
				shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 
				62.7 points per game. 
				 
				Fighting Illini: 4-6, averaging 78.2 points, 38.2 rebounds, 13.6 
				assists, 3.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% 
				from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.2 points. 
				
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