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RALEIGH, N.C. — DeMarcus Nelson capped a 14-5 late rally by making two free throws with 1:01 remaining to lift Duke past North Carolina State 87-86 on Saturday and give coach Mike Krzyzewski his 800th career win.
Krzyzewski became the sixth Division I men’s coach to reach the milestone. Coach K did it in his 1,064th game — only Adolph Rupp and Dean Smith did it in fewer games — and is 800-264 in his 33rd season.
“It is hard to put it in perspective because . . . you’re coaching this team, and it’s more important what this team is doing than what you’ve done with other teams,” Krzyzewski said.
Nelson and Jon Scheyer scored 19 points for the Blue Devils.
