Coach K not a fluke, earns win 1K at Duke

Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski became the first men’s Division I coach to win 1,000 games at one school Saturday night in Durham, N.C., when his top-ranked Blue Devils beat Utah Valley, 99-69, behind 24 points and 10 rebounds from freshman Marvin Bagley III.

Krzyzewski, who in 2015 became the first men’s coach at college basketball’s top level to reach the 1,000win mark, improved to 1,073-330 during a 43-year career that also included a half-decade at his alma mater, Army. In 38 seasons at Duke, he is 1,000-271.

After the game, the Duke players donned T-shirts with the “Coach 1K” logo during the postgame ceremony that marked the milestone.

Krzyzewski called it “a nice thing on the court to share” but declined to talk about the milestone with the media, preferring to keep the focus on the game.

Notre Dame 72, DePaul 58

In Chicago, T.J. Gibbs scored 21 points to lead No. 14 Notre Dame past DePaul.

Bonzie Colson had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Matt Farrell added 15 points for the Irish.

Saint Mary’s 85, St. Francis 85

In Moraga, Calif., Calvin Hermanson scored 24 points and sparked a pair of big runs with his 3-point shooting as No. 22 Saint Mary’s cruised past Saint Francis (Pa.).

LaSalle 61, Saint Peter’s 40

In Philadelphia, Pookie Powell scored 18 points and B.J. Johnson added 15 points and 11 rebounds as LaSalle ran away from Saint Peter’s.

Fairfield 80, Penn 72

In Bridgeport, Conn., Tyler Nelson scored 30 points, Wassef Methani added 20 more and Fairfield broke the game open with late runs to defeat Penn.

Quinnipiac 78, Dartmouth 77

In Hamden, Conn., Chaise Daniels scored 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked Miles Wright’s jump shot at the buzzer to lead Quinnipiac to a season-opening win against Dartmouth.

Duquesne 80, St. Francis 70

In Pittsburgh, Rene Castro-Caneddy and Tarin Smith combined to score 40 points as Duquesne held off St. Francis Brooklyn.

St. Francis twice got within five points in the final 1:13, but the Dukes pulled away each time.

Wagner 60, NJIT 49

In Newark, Blake Francis hit three 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 22 points and Wagner played tough down the stretch to outlast NJIT.