Durham, NC

Junior forward Ryan Kelly chipped in 17 points off the bench and the Duke Blue Devils cruised to a 96-55 victory over the Presbyterian Blue Hose Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski's 902nd win tied Bobby Knight for the most wins in Division I men's basketball history.

Kelly shot 5-for-8 from the field and 6-for-6 from the free throw line to spearhead Duke's balanced attack.

Duke, which survived Belmont 77-76 in Friday's season-opener, got significant contributions this time from Miles.

Plumlee (13 points and 11 boards), Mason Plumlee (13 points, 8 boards), Seth Curry (10 points, 4 boards), and freshman hot shot Austin Rivers (15 points and 6 assists).

Senior center Al'Lonzo Coleman paced the Blue Hose with 11 points and 5 boards, while senior guard Pierre Miller tallied 10 points and 3 boards.

The Blue Devils raced to a 9-point lead through the first six minutes, but the Blue Hose responded with three unanswered baskets to get back within two points, 19-17.

But the ACC powerhouse proved to be a much better offensive team as Kelly, Curry, and Rivers began to sink their jumpers.

After building a 53-30 lead at the break, the Blue Devils sustained their offensive groove into the second half and never looked back.

With the win, Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski equalized Bobby Knight's record of 902 career wins in Division I basketball.

At 2-0, Duke will have their first acid test against the Michigan State Spartans, who bowed out to the top-ranked North Carolina Tarheels, 67-55, in Friday night's Carrier Classic.

Presbyterian (1-1) will try to bounce back from their loss Monday against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.

 

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Durham, NC

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski moved a step closer toward another milestone but it was a lot tougher than expected

The Blue Devils edged Belmot, 77-76 Friday night in the first round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational to move Krzyzewski within one victory of tying Bob Knight atop the Division I men's career list.

Austin Rivers and Seth Curry both scored 16 points for Duke.

The win improved Krzyzewski's record to 901-284. He can match his old mentor Saturday when Duke plays host to Presbyterian.

C.J. Williams scored 18 points and Richard Howell added 14 points and 15 rebounds to lead North Carolina State to an 84-75 victory over UNC Asheville Friday night in Mark Gottfried's debut as Wolfpack coach.

Matt Dickey scored 17 to lead the Bulldogs, who host top-ranked North Carolina Sunday.

President Barack Obama sat courtside as North Carolina posted a 67-55 victory over Michigan State in the Carrier Classic on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson.

Harrison Barnes scored 17 points and John Henson added 12 points to go along with a career-high nine blocked shots for the Tar Heels.

 

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