Here's what to know about Duke basketball's neutral-site, non-conference game against Illinois, Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

There are four games today with only one relevant to the Big Ten title race. Also of note is a rare February non-conference game between Duke and Illinois set to take place at Madison Square Garden.

It just wasn’t really on the Illinois men’s basketball coach’s radar. January through early March (now with a teaser in early December) has always been for Big Ten games. But Kentucky hosting Gonzaga ...