Duke basketball recorded its all-time largest victory in Madison Square Garden via Saturday night's 110-67 win over the Illinois Fighting Illini (17-11, 9-8 Big Ten). Third-year head coach Jon Scheyer's No. 3-ranked Blue Devils improved to 24-3 overall and 15-1 in ACC play.

Despite Duke basketball’s dominance, Cooper Flagg and the third-ranked Blue Devils accomplished a first on Saturday night by annihilating Illinois at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Duke Men’s basketball coach John Scheyer has praised his players’ performance in their game against the Illinois Fighting Illini on Feb. 23, 2025. The Blue Devils were at their absolute best as they blitzed through the Fighting Illini with a 110-67 win in their matchup,

Auburn continues to deserve its No. 1 spot in the polls, but if we were doing a power ranking and not a Top 25 ballot, there’s now a debate.

But Auburn won again. And Duke looked awesome again. So it ended up being a day to highlight the sport's two best teams led by the sport's two best players -- namely Auburn's Johni Broome and Duke's Cooper Flagg.