Coach K makes history with Duke’s win over Texas Tech

Coach K made NCAA Tournament history by becoming the first coach to have 100 wins in March Madness when Duke survived Texas Tech in a 78-73 win.

Trying to put an end to Mike Krzyzewski’s legendary coaching career won’t be easy. Duke Blue Demons, start an impressive late rally to beat Michigan State on Sundayworked hard for a while longer than Texas Tech 3 seeds 78-73 to advance to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament.

The Red Raiders’ impressive defense caused the Blues to harmonize early as they took a four-point lead in the first half before coming up against Duke in the second. A three-pointer from Kevin McCullar gave Texas Tech a 68-66 lead with a 3:19 score but the Blues closed the game 12-5 to make history for Krzyzewski in the process.

Coach K made March Madness history with this win

Krzyzewski’s 100th win in the NCAA Tournament, making him the first coach ever to reach that historic plateau. While that mark is certainly supported by the fact that much of Krzyzewski’s career came after the league was expanded to 64 teams in 1985, it’s not easy to win a game in March, not yet. say 100.

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The win also marked Duke’s first Pacific Time win in the NCAA Tournament, surging a 0-5 slide that included three double-digit losses. The Blue Devils’ starting five games scored 76 of the team’s total of 78 points, featuring a 22-game top score from freshman Paolo Banchero.

Duke has now attended the regional finals on Saturday night, where they will face 4-seeded Arkansas, the team that caused a major disappointment against Gonzaga earlier in the night to secure their spot in the Elite Eight. . The Razorbacks play a very physical brand of basketball that tripped over the Bulldogs who didn’t have the perimeter play to make them pay, but Krzyzewski has to like it, he won’t have to deal with a fully loaded Bulldogs team in an attempt to create an ultimate Four Finals.

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