Kyrie Irving stars in USA exhibition

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    Watching Kyrie Irving make his case to play for the U.S. reminded Mike Krzyzewski of their time together at Duke.

    Irving had 23 points and seven assists to lead the White team to a 128-106 victory over the Blue on Thursday night in USA Basketball's exhibition scrimmage, and afterward Krzyzewski said he loved being back with his former point guard.

    "It does feel good being at a press conference with Kyrie with me," said Krzyzewski, who coached Irving for one season at Duke. "I miss that. I'm going to start getting emotional here."

    Irving, an All-Star for the Cleveland Cavaliers who was a member of the 2012 USA Basketball Select Team that trained against the U.S. Olympic team, scored 16 in the first half to spark his squad's come-from-behind win, after the Blue team took an early 10-point lead in the first quarter.

    Though Krzyzewski said he's far from ready to hand out spots on next year's team that will compete in the 2014 World Cup of Basketball in Spain, it was evident Irving and New Orleans Pelicans center Anthony Davis both should get their passports ready.

    Davis, who played on the Americans' gold medal-winning team in London, had 22 points and seven rebounds for the Blue.

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