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No. 4 Duke Blue Devils square off against the No. 22 Arkansas Razorbacks
Arkansas Razorbacks (5-1) vs. Duke Blue Devils (7-0)
Chicago; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Arkansas and No. 4 Duke square off at United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
The Blue Devils are 7-0 in non-conference play. Duke leads college basketball in team defense, giving up 57.0 points while holding opponents to 33.0% shooting.
The Razorbacks have a 5-1 record in non-conference games. Arkansas has a 4-1 record against opponents above .500.
Duke makes 52.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 13.8 percentage points higher than Arkansas has allowed to its opponents (38.6%). Arkansas averages 34.0 more points per game (91.0) than Duke gives up (57.0).
TOP PERFORMERS: Cameron Boozer is scoring 21.1 points per game and averaging 9.9 rebounds for the Blue Devils. Isaiah Evans is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers.
Meleek Thomas averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Razorbacks, scoring 18.3 points while shooting 35.6% from beyond the arc. Darius Acuff Jr. is averaging 16.8 points and 4.3 assists.
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