Coach 1K: Duke tops St. John's to give Krzyzewski milestone

Mike Krzyzewski can now be known as Coach 1K.

Duke's Hall of Fame leader became the first Division I men's head coach to record 1,000 career wins after the fifth-ranked Blue Devils rallied for a thrilling 77-68 victory over St. John's in front of a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden.

The milestone result was achieved after Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Quinn Cook led the Blue Devils (17-2) on a 23-5 run that turned a 10-point deficit deep into the second half into a 74-66 lead with a minute to play.

Jones netted nine of his game-high 22 points during the game-changing sequence, with 11 of Cook's 17 points came after halftime. Okafor also finished with 17 points while pulling down 10 rebounds and going 7-of-11 from the floor.

St. John's (13-6) nearly spoiled the celebration behind big efforts from Sir'Dominic Pointer and Rysheed Jordan, but was held without a field goal for nearly a six-minute stretch as Duke came charging back.

Pointer ended with 21 points, nine rebounds and five steals. Jordan tallied 18 points, though just two came in the second half.

[SportsNetwork.com]