DURHAM, N.C. — It was a topsy-turvy night for Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Freshman center Vernon Carey Jr. had 26 points and 13 rebounds in the ninth-ranked Blue Devils’ 79-67 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, a game that included tributes to Kobe Bryant and an outburst by Coach K at his own Cameron Crazies.
Krzyzewski admonished the Duke students at halftime after he objected to their playful chant toward Pittsburgh coach Jeff Capel, a former Blue Devil player and assistant coach. After the game, Krzyzewski apologized to the students because he misunderstood them, while still wishing aloud they had found something else to yell.