The Fighting Illini of Illinois step out of conference and head to Durham, NC and with it an opportunity to build their tournament resume when they take the court against the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils. The game offers Duke an opportunity to flex its muscles outside of the ACC as they fight for a No. 1 seed when the madness begins.

Illinois (17-10, 9-8 Big Ten) is set to meet No. 3 Duke (23-3, 15-1 ACC) at New York CIty's Madison Square Garden on Saturday (7 p.m. CT, on FOX) for a matchup in which the Illini are going to need quite a bit of luck,