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NEW YORK — Cooper Flagg had 16 points in his Madison Square Garden debut and seven players scored in double figures for No. 3 Duke in a 110-67 blowout that marked the most lopsided loss in Illinois history. Isaiah Evans paced the Blue Devils with 17 points in 18 minutes off the bench, and Kon Knueppel added 15. Duke built a 23-point lead in the first half and scored its most points since a 113-49 win over Stetson in December 2018. Flagg, the freshman star expected to be the top pick in this year's NBA draft, added seven rebounds and five assists. Tre White had 16 points for Illinois in a nonconference matchup between programs that reached the Elite Eight last year.
