Early in the first half of his latest win-or-retire Sweet 16 game, Mike Krzyzewski made it clear that trying to extend his career isn’t weighing too heavily on him.
A grinning Krzyzewski jokingly signaled for a blocking foul after Duke’s Jeremy Roach careened into a referee trying to save a loose ball from going out of bounds.
Duke seemed to take a cue from its legendary head coach during tense moments in Thursday’s 78-73 victory over Texas Tech. In a fiercely contested game that featured a flurry of late lead changes, the Blue Devils stayed loose and calm under pressure, finishing the game on a 12-5 run to keep their quest alive to send Krzyzewski out on top.