Coach Mike Krzyzewski moves into tie for second place on all-time wins list

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    Mike Krzyzewski gave a quick wave to the Cameron Crazies and a few claps as he walked off the floor and headed to the locker room.

    The Hall of Fame coach treated it like any other Duke win at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The only notable difference? The message on the scoreboard above that read "Coach K On the Move" while noting his latest milestone victory.

    Kyle Singler scored 24 points to help No. 1 Duke beat Elon 98-72 on Monday night, moving Krzyzewski into a tie for second place with Dean Smith on the all-time wins list.

    Nolan Smith added 22 points for the Blue Devils (11-0), who didn't quite have the easiest time with a team that is 0-3 in the Southern Conference. Still, Krzyzewski is now even with the man who led rival North Carolina for 36 seasons before retiring in 1997 as the winningest coach in Division I history with 879 victories.

    "It's an honor to have won that many games," Krzyzewski said. "I'm sure Dean would say the same thing, that it was an honor for him to win that many games. I have the utmost respect for Dean -- the fact that we've been really good coaches in this league ... he was at his school a long time and I've been here a long time.

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