National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Duke 74, Michigan St 69
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: # Ed Corbett, # Karl Hess, # Terry Wymer
Attendance: 19979

Mike Krzyzewski became the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history as No. 6 Duke pulled away early in the second half and held on through a late flurry to earn a 74-69 victory over Michigan State in the State Farm Champions Challenge at Madison Square Garden.

The Blue Devils (3-0) led by just one, 41-40, before back-to-back 3-pointers by Andre Dawkins and Ryan Kelly sparked a prolonged 20-1 run that made it 61-41 with 9:17 remaining. Kelly and Dawkins each scored seven during the surge to help secure Krzyzewski's 903rd career victory, one more than Bob Knight.

Duke buried the Spartans (0-2) with its outside shooting, making 10 of 20 3-point attempts.

Dawkins alone went 6-for-10 from long range en route to a game-high 26 points, while Seth Curry added 20 points and three assists.

Keith Appling scored 22 points to lead Michigan State, which made six consecutive shots in the final 2:10 but still finished just 26-for-61 (42.6 percent) from the field. Brandon Wood added 15 points in defeat.
Top Game Performances
 
Michigan St   Duke
Keith Appling 22 Scoring Andre Dawkins 26
Branden Dawson 3 Assists Seth Curry 4
Adreian Payne 12 Rebounds Seth Curry 7
Keith Appling 4 Free Throws Made Seth Curry 10
Draymond Green 4 Steals Seth Curry 4
Adreian Payne 2 Blocks Mason Plumlee 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Michigan St 69 44.1 4-12 13-18 8 31 4 8 21
Duke 74 43.6 10-21 30-41 8 28 5 12 15