DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – Mike Krzyzewski moved one victory from 1,000 for his Hall of Fame career in No. 5 Duke’s 79-65 win over Pittsburgh on Monday night.
Freshman Tyus Jones matched a season high with 22 points for the Blue Devils (16-2, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).
They shot 46 percent and made 11 3-pointers while holding Pitt to three of them. And for the second straight game they mixed in a 2-3 zone defense – an out-of-character move for Krzyzewski, a noted man-to-man disciple.
Coach K improved to 999-308 during his 40-year career. His first chance to become the first men’s coach in Division I history to reach four figures comes Sunday against St. John’s in Madison Square Garden.
That’s also where in 2011 he passed Bob Knight as the winningest men’s coach in college basketball’s top tier.