Final
No. 5 Duke tops Pitt for Coach K's 999th win
Jan 20, 2015 - 6:41 AM Durham, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - Freshman Tyus Jones tied his season high with 22 points and No. 5 Duke beat Pittsburgh 79-65 on Monday for coach Mike Krzyzewski's 999th career win.Jahlil Okafor added 14 points, Rasheed Sulaimon scored 13 and Quinn Cook had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (16-2, 4-2 ACC), who have won two in a row.
"When you're making shots, especially at (Cameron Indoor Stadium), it's like another adrenaline boost," said Sulaimon.
Krzyzewski, the all-time Division I leader in wins, could get No. 1,000 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday when Duke plays St. John's.
"We're really pleased. We beat a good team tonight," said Krzyzewski.
Jamel Artis scored 21 points to lead Pitt (13-6, 3-3), who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Chris Jones chipped in 13 points and Michael Young scored 11.
The Blue Devils were coming off a 63-52 win over then-No. 6 Louisville on Saturday after back-to-back losses to North Carolina State and Miami.
They scored the first seven points against Pitt -- Amile Jefferson had four of them -- and led by double digits just 6 1/2 minutes into the game after Sulaimon's 3 made it 15-4.
Duke was 11-for-23 on 3-pointers in the game.
Pitt got only as close as seven and Duke pushed its lead as high as 17 in the final minutes of the first half before taking a 41-25 advantage into the break.
Duke's largest lead was 21 points with around 12 1/2 minutes left.
The Panthers were within 10 after Young's layup with 3:09 left but scored just two more points the rest of the way.
Game Notes
Jones was 4-for-6 on 3-pointers ... Duke made 20 of its 25 foul shots, including 16-of-21 in the second half ... Pitt hosts No. 10 Louisville on Sunday.
- msparker I see ya Tyus and Big Jah.Give me 1 more 2 make it 1000 wins for Coach K.
Pittsburgh 65, Duke(5) 79 FinalJan 19 10:12 PM - PITTSBURGH: 65
DUKE: 79
Final
Jan 19 9:11 PM - PITTSBURGH: 25
DUKE: 41
Halftime
Jan 19 7:54 PM - PITTSBURGH: 0
DUKE: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Jan 19 7:06 PM
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