GREENVILLE, S.C. — Mike Krzyzewski looked down the dais at the five players who’d refused to let his last dance come to an end, who engineered a frenetic comeback to advance to the Sweet 16 with an 85-76 win over Michigan State, and he choked back tears.
For nearly a year, he has known the finish line was in sight. He chose this path, a farewell tour on which he might relive some of his classic moments and, perhaps, pen one final chapter worthy of his epic 42-year career. The finality of Krzyzewski’s run has hung like a cloud over everything Duke has done this season, each game, junior Wendell Moore Jr. said, another “last something” for Krzyzewski, but always with the knowledge that more “lasts” awaited.
Sunday was different though. When Marcus Bingham Jr. drained a pair of free throws to give Michigan State a five-point lead with 5:10 to play, the end wasn’t simply a point on the…
