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Duke Is Going To Be Hosting Illinois For The ACC/ Big Ten Challenge

Duke and Illinois last played each other on November, 20 2007 in the EA Sports Maui Jim Maui Invitational!

Where?

In LAHAINA, HAWAI'I !

In that game Gerald Henderson scored 23 points and DeMarcus Nelson added 16 to lead the 13th-ranked Blue Devils to a 79-66 victory over Illinois in the semifinals of the EA Sports Maui Invitational. “according to an article on goduke.com

While Illinois Brian Randle had 16 points to lead the Fighting Illini (3-1), whose best offensive weapon was a missed shot. They outrebounded Duke 22-5 on the offensive boards and finished with 31 second-chance points compared to eight for the Blue Devils. “according to an article on fightingillini.com

Illinois shot 32.3 percent (21-for-65) as Duke played a lot of zone defense and that allowed the Illini to crash the boards the way they did.“according to an article on fightingillini.com

This time around Duke and Illinois are going to playing each other in the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge!

Where?

Durham North Carolina!

When?

On Tuesday December 8,2020 !

In this game Duke is going to be looking to get another win while Illinois is going to be looking to avenge that loss from thirteen years ago in the semifinals of the EA Sports Maui Invitational !