What is the Duke record for Madison Square Garden? The history of Blue Devils, appearances, victories

Duke Basketball Go back to Madison Square Garden in New York.

THE Blue Devils classified third (23-3 in total, 15-1 in ACC Play) renewed Illinois (17-10, 9-8 in play Big Ten) at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Sentine classic.

The competition on Saturday is not only the beginnings of Cooper Flagg in the Garden, but also the 60th Duke match at the current Madison Square Garden – which opened its doors in 1968 – which makes it the most NBA arena Played for Blue Devils in the history of the program.

So how did the Blue Devils work inside MSG over the years? Here is what you need to know about Dukeen’s Record to the Garden before Saturday’s match against Illinois:

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Duke Basketball Record at Madison Square Garden

Including the match on Saturday against Illinois, Duke holds a record of 41-18 all time at Madison Square Garden.

Head coach Jon Scheyer holds a combined record of 21-5 in the garden as Duke player, assistant coach and head coach. It is 2-0 in two trips to the garden as a chief coach, making appearances in the Jimmy V Classic during the 2022-23 season against Iowa and last year in the Classic Sentinelon against No. 10 Baylor.

“Any chance of returning to Madison Square Garden, for us, we try to do it once a year if we can. There were conflicts, and it was difficult to go there in December this year with our schedule and their schedule, ” Scheyer said earlier this week On the reasons why the Blue Devils play in the garden in February.

“The idea came to do it in February. The more I spoke I, the more I liked the concept of obtaining a neutral game at the end of the year against a different opponent to get out of the bubble in which we are in acc.

Here is an overview of how the Blue Devils have succeeded in their last five games in the garden:

• Thursday, November 21, 2019: Duke 87, California 52 (2k Empire Classic)

• Friday, November 22, 2019: Duke 81, Georgetown 72 (2k Empire Classic)

• Tuesday, November 9, 2021: Duke 79, n ° 10 Kentucky 71 (Champions Classic)

• Tuesday December 6, 2022: Duke 74, Iowa 62 (Jimmy V Classic)

• Wednesday December 20, 2023: Duke 78, n ° 10 Baylor 70 (Sentinelone Classic)

How many Duke Basketball matches played Madison Square Garden?

Duke’s match on Saturday against Illinois will be the 60th appearance of Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden since its opening in 1968.

As indicated In the Duke press release To announce the game against Illinois, the Blue Devils played at least once at Madison Square Garden in 11 of the last 12 seasons; in 21 of the last 23 seasons; and 24 of the last 27.

The Blue Devils participated in a multi-team event or a showcase match in 32 of these appearances- which does not surprise, since the Blue Devils are one of the most blue “Blue Bloods” in the Basket- University ball.

How many victories Duke Basketball has Madison Square Garden?

The Blue Devils won 41 of the 59 games at Madison Square Garden, Their sixth victories In any place in the country of the history of the program.

Duken’s first victory at Garden returned on Sunday January 24, 1999 in a confrontation without a conference against St. John’s. The Blue Devils would then abandon their next two games at the Garden before their next victory, which came to the Tivo Preason Nit Classic 2000 against Texas. The victory against Texas began a sequence of five consecutive victories in MSG for Duke.

Last year, the victory on Baylor’s n ° 10 in Sentine Classic marked his seventh consecutive victory at the Garden for the Blue Devils, and their eighth victory in their last nine games in Mecca.

Duke Basketball History at Madison Square Garden

Here is an overview of all the latest Duke games at Madison Square Garden since 1999, According to the Blue Devils media guide:

• Sunday, January 24, 1999: Duke 92, n ° 8 St. John’s 88 (OT)

• Thursday, November 11, 1999: N ° 13 Stanford 80, Duke 79 (Coaches VS Cancer Classic)

• Friday November 12, 1999: N ° 1 UCONN 71, DUKE 66 (VS Cancer Classic coaches)

• Wednesday, November 22, 2000: Duke 95, Texas 69 (Tivo Presison Nit Classic)

• Friday November 24, 2000: Duke 63, Temple 61 (Tivo Presison Nit Classic)

• Sunday February 18, 2001: Duke 91, St. John’s 59

• Sunday February 24, 2002: Duke 97, St. John’s 55

• Tuesday December 3, 2002: Duke 91, Ohio State 76 (Dreyfus Classic)

• Sunday March 2, 2003: St. John’s 72, Duke 71

• Saturday December 20, 2003: Duke 89, n ° 11 Texas 61 (Dreyfus Classic)

• Saturday December 18, 2004: Duke 78, Oklahoma 67 (Dreyfus Classic)

• Saturday February 26, 2005: Duke 58, St. John’s 47

• Wednesday, November 23, 2005: Duke 78, Drexel 68 (Nit seasonal notice)

• Friday November 25, 2005: Duke 70, n ° 11 Memphis 67 (Nit seasonal notice)

• Thursday December 21, 2006: Duke 61, n ° 22 Gonzaga 54 (Classic Airpostal)

• Sunday February 25, 2007: Duke 67, St. John’s 50

• Thursday December 20, 2007: N ° 11 Pitt 65, Duke 64 (OT) (Classic Aeropostal)

• Thursday, November 20, 2008: Duke 83, Southern Illinois 58 (2K Sports Classic)

• Friday November 21, 2008: Duke 71, Michigan 56 (2K Sports Classic)

• Thursday February 19, 2009: Duke 76, St. John’s 69

• Wednesday November 25, 2009: Duke 64, Arizona State 53 (Nit seasonal notice)

• Friday, November 27, 2009: DUKE 68, n ° 13 UCONN 59 (nit season tip-off)

• Saturday, December 19, 2009: DUKE 76, n ° 15 GONZAGA 41

• Sunday January 30, 2011: St. John’s 93, Duke 78

• Tuesday, November 15, 2011: Duke 74, Michigan State 69 (Champions Classic)

• Saturday December 10, 2011: Duke 86, Washington 80

• Wednesday, November 27, 2013: Duke 74, Alabama 64 (Nit seasonal notice)

• Friday, November 29, 2013: N ° 4 Arizona 72, Duke 66 (Nit seasonal notice)

• Thursday December 19, 2013: Duke 80, UCLA 63 (Carquest Auto Parts Classic)

• Sunday January 25, 2015: Duke 77, St. John’s 68

• Friday, November 20, 2015: Duke 79, VCU 71 (2k Empire Classic)

• Sunday, November 22, 2015: Duke 86, Georgetown 84 (2k Empire Classic)

• Saturday, December 19, 2015: Utah 77, Duke 75 (OT) (Ameritas Insurance Classic)

• Tuesday, November 15, 2016: N ° 7 Kansas 77, Duke 75 (Champions Classic)

• Tuesday December 6, 2016: Duke 84, n ° 21 Florida (Jimmy V Classic)

• Saturday February 3, 2018: St. John’s 81, Duke 77 (Le Garf)

• Thursday December 20, 2018: Duke 69, n ° 12 Texas Tech 58 (Ameritas Insurance Classic)

• Tuesday, November 5, 2019: Duke 68, n ° 3 Kansas 66 (Champions Classic)

• Thursday, November 21, 2019: Duke 87, Cal 52 (2k Empire Classic)

• Friday, November 22, 2019: Duke 81, Georgetown 72 (2k Empire Classic)

• Tuesday, November 9, 2021: Duke 79, n ° 10 Kentucky 71 (Champions Classic)

• Tuesday December 6, 2022: Duke 74, Iowa 62 (Jimmy V Classic)

• Wednesday December 20, 2023: Duke 78, n ° 10 Baylor 70 (Sentinelone Classic)

This article originally appeared on USA Today: Duke Basketball Record at Madison Square Garden: victories, games, history