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Key takeaways from Duke basketball loss to Illinois

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Three takeaways stand out from Duke basketball’s second loss of the season.

The Duke basketball team, now 2-2 on the year, suffered its fourth home loss to a non-conference opponent in the last 20 years. Of those four losses, two of them have occurred this season.

There were a lot of positives and negatives to take away from Tuesday’s 83-68 loss to the Illinois Fighting Illini…

Takeaway No. 1 in Duke basketball loss: Offensive struggles

Offensively, Duke has been very poor this season.