Author: Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY

Mike Krzyzewski did his best to contain his emotions all season, but during his final home game at Duke, Coach K could no longer keep them in check.

North Carolina didn’t care one bit it was Coach K’s final home game. The archrival played its best basketball of the season when it mattered most.

In regular-season finales for major conferences in men’s college basketball, a handful of teams greatly capitalized in must-win matchups

“It’s eating my heart out I can’t be there,” Dick Vitale said of missing Duke vs. UNC. Mike Krzyzewski told the broadcaster he’s with him in spirit.

Around 80 ex-Duke players, who call themselves “The Brotherhood,” will honor their beloved coach Mike Krzyzewski on Saturday for his last home game.

Tar Heels need a big win to boost NCAA Tournament hopes, so they must block distractions vs. Duke for Coach K’s final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Dick Vitale says he has received texts regularly from Coach K during his cancer battle. The two have been friends for more than four decades.

Why can’t men’s basketball coaches always keep their emotions in check? Experts say getting rid of the handshake line is not the answer.

It was a mixed bag Saturday for ACC teams on the NCAA Tournament bubble, but it was a bust for two Big 12 men’s college basketball teams.

No. 1 Gonzaga’s 17-game winning streak came to an end against WCC rival Saint Mary’s. The Bulldogs were the seventh top-10 team to lose Saturday.