Duke easily dispatched Arkansas-Pine Bluff 73-44 Friday night to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament—but the victory was also Duke's 30th win of the season, giving the Blue Devils back-to-back 30 win campaigns. That prompted Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski to say:
"That's a lot of wins, so that's a good thing. Actually, the best thing is to have 31 and to move on.... it's a good thing for these kids to have two 30-win seasons in a row.
Runner-up Quote Of The Game: Despite only scoring one point and committing five personal fouls, Coach Krzyzewski was encouraged by freshman Andre Dawkins' confidence in his first NCAA Tournament game:
"The fact that he's aggressive and just to get the experience of being in the first NCAA game is huge, and he's been playing really well. So hopefully on Sunday he'll not commit five fouls and look for his shot a little bit more."
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