Matthew Hurt scored 19 points to lead the Blue Devils in scoring Tuesday night, unfortunately for the Blue Devils it was not enough to save them against a very good Illinois team. The Blue Devils shot just 40 percent and made only 5 of 22 3-pointers.
Illinois was paced by guard Ayo Dosunmu, who scored 18 points and Kofi Cockburn added 13 who scored 13. The sixth-ranked Illini shot a scorching 58 percent from the field and took the game to the Blue Devils beating them Duke 83-68 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Illinois jumped on Duke from the start with a 14-2 to begin the game – the Blue Devils wouldn’t get much closer.