CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nolan Smith scored 24 points and top-seeded Duke held its breath Sunday as Michigan’s last shot clanged off the iron, sealing a 73-71 win that was the 900th victory of coach Mike Krzyzewski’s Hall of Fame career.
“The 900, it means that we’re advancing,” Krzyzewski said. “That’s the main thing.”
Kyle Singler added 13 points for the Blue Devils (32-4), who shot 51 percent, never trailed in the second half and advanced to the round of 16 for the 12th time in 14 years.
Michigan, which trailed by 15 with 10:51 to play, clawed within one point twice in the final 90 seconds before Smith missed a free throw with 8.7 seconds left to give the Wolverines one last chance.
Darius Morris zipped downcourt and put up a runner in the lane with two seconds left, but the shot bounced off the back iron.
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