Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski downplayed the significance of his 876th career win, which tied the late Adolph Rupp of Kentucky for third place in Division I history.
"I'm going to win more games, I think," Krzyzewski said. "And Coach Rupp, God bless him, is not. But he won a lot of them and he won it in his way, and they didn't have as many games then.
"... Each era has outstanding achievements by individuals, whether they're by players or coaches. And in this era, I've been fortunate to have some."
Only Dean Smith of North Carolina (879 wins) and Bob Knight (902) remain ahead of Krzyzewski on the career chart.
Kyrie Irving's return to his home state didn't come without a bit of pain.
Irving, who is from West Orange, N.J., injured his right toe in the second half. He returned to the game and said he felt fine in the locker room afterward, but Krzyzewski said he would wait to assess the severity of the injury.
Sophomore Andre Dawkins has given Duke a big lift off the bench throughout the season.
He entered Saturday's game averaging 10.7 points per game. He played 32 minutes with Kyle Singler struggling with foul trouble and scored 10 points with eight rebounds and two assists.
In the final 12 minutes, Dawkins had a key steal for a breakaway three-point play, an alley-oop pass to Mason Plumlee for a dunk, and an important 3-pointer from near baseline.
"Andre gave us a huge spark," Krzyzewski said. "Andre is playing so well."
