American whose No. 33 hangs in Cameron Indoor Stadium’s rafters, will be Duke’s commencement speaker for Class of 2025 ceremony on May 11.

Saturday's Illinois-Duke matchup in New York City was meant to be a priming of the pump, a get-ready non-conference interlude that would allow both teams to get a feel for an NCAA Tournament environment and competition.

Duke faces Illinois. Our college basketball odds series has our Duke Illinois prediction, odds and pick for Saturday.

A seventh consecutive win, and 23rd in the past 24 games, left Duke perfect in 17 games at home. Saturday’s game at rival North Carolina is the Blue Devils’ lone remaining regular-season game.

Duke laid waste to another ACC foe on Monday, looking like a major threat to win a national title with the NCAA Tournament only weeks away.