Believe it or not, Pitt wouldn’t go away.
So with 52 seconds left, Grayson Allen made it stop for good.
The Duke junior guard watched his 3-point try soar toward the iron to beat the shot-clock buzzer, the ball eventually bouncing in for the Blue Devils’ last push of their 72-64 win over the Panthers on Saturday.
[Duke tops Pitt 72-64 in Coach K’s return]
[Echoes of past surround Krzyzewski’s return to Duke’s present – DeCock]
[Coach K returns to the court to a standing ovation]
It was coach Mike Krzyzewski’s first game back after missing a month recovering from back surgery, and his energy was infectious in a game featuring eight lead changes and six ties.