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Duke, Illinois Set For Top 10 Showdown in ACC/Big Ten Challenge

Official Site of the Blue Devils | December 7, 2020

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THE OPENING TIP

  • In the second AP top-10 matchup in a week at Cameron Indoor Stadium, No. 10 Duke welcomes No. 6 Illinois in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge presented by Continental on Tuesday night.
  • The Blue Devils have won 19 of the 21 games in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge since the event began 21 years ago, marking the most wins and best winning percentage of teams from either conference.
  • Last season, Duke won at Michigan State, 87-75, for its eighth consecutive victory in the Challenge.
  • Duke and Illinois met in each of the first two seasons of the Challenge -- with the Blue Devils winning 72-69 in 1999 at the United Center in Chicago and 78-77 in 2000 at the Greensboro Coliseum.
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