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SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Krzyzewski’s final tour added one final stop on the bayou.

SAN FRANCISCO — The hotel where Duke has stayed here for the NCAA Tournament is filled with marble and gold accents, a place of distinction. Its website tells tales of high society and perseverance, of rebuilding after the earthquake of 1906 and the Great Depression, when a prominent interior designer…

SAN FRANCISCO — The Army’s old Post Gymnasium at the Presidio is still there long after the Army is gone, concrete arches and cinderblock walls, the epitome of Vietnam-era military architecture. It’s a YMCA now, filled on a Friday afternoon with people of all ages and races and genders working…

SAN FRANCISCO — Forty-two years in, finally a first in Mike Krzyzewski’s year of lasts. Everything he had done, all of the trophies polished and banners hung and awards moldering away on shelves in his office, and there was still new territory to be explored. To be, finally, conquered.

The Blue Devils are headed to their third Elite Eight Appearance in five seasons.

The Blue Devils lost their last five games in the Pacific time zone during the NCAA tournament.

Duke has an unexpected ace in their sleeve.

You could practically feel the pride coming out of the legendary coach.

The win over Texas Tech showcased Krzyzewski’s gifts and grit, from an emergency zone to a team-wide floor slap.

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SAN FRANCISCO — The sirens from Duke's police escort sounded in the distance before three black buses turned down Mason Street and slowly pulled alongside the curb in front of the Blue Devils' team hotel on a sunny and warm Tuesday afternoon.