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Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have never backed down from a challenge, routinely putting together among the toughest non-conference schedules in college basketball.
Even with the move to the Pac-12 in 2026-27, that game plan remains the same.
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Gonzaga announced a marquee matchup against perhaps the biggest Blue Blood in the sport, the Duke Blue Devils, which will take place at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI on Feb. 20, 2027.
The game will be broadcast on Amazon Prime Video, with tip-off time and ticket information to be announced at a later date.
Amazon Prime entered into a partnership with Duke that includes exclusive rights to a trio of non-conference games for the Blue Devils, including this matchup with Gonzaga as well as a Nov. 25 showdown vs UConn in Las Vegas and a Dec. 21 matchup with defending champion Michigan at Madison Square Garden.
History vs. Duke
This will be the sixth meeting between the Zags and Blue Devils, and first since 2021 when No. 5 Duke beat No. 1 Gonzaga, 84-81, on Nov. 26 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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Prior to that was the epic Maui Invitational championship game in 2018 when the No. 3 Zags edged the No. 1 Blue Devils, 89-87.
Duke won the first three meetings between these two programs, including the lone March matchup back in the 2015 Elite Eight, a 66-52 victory that propeled the Blue Devils to the national championship.
Duke also picked up non-conference wins at Madison Square Garden in both 2007 and 2010.
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Duke has gone to the Elite Eight in each of the past two seasons, and was well on their way to a second straight Final Four last year before a historic comeback by UConn – punctuated by a game-winning three from Braylon Mullins – stunned the Blue Devils.
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