Nolan Smith scored 22 points and No. 7 Duke held the 17th-ranked Tigers to their lowest point total at home in seven years in a 60-47 victory Saturday night.
It was a drastic reversal from 2009, when the Blue Devils suffered their most lopsided loss in almost 20 years here, 74-47.
''We knew Clemson was ready, the community was ready,'' Krzyzewski said. ''To come in here and win, our guys should feel good about that.''
Duke also should feel good about Smith, who fueled a 14-2 second-half run as the Blue Devils took control.
Smith had 9 points in the surge as Duke moved in front 43-30 with 12:33 left. Clemson could not get closer than 6 points the rest of the way.
Trevor Booker led the Tigers (15-5, 3-3) with 22 points.
It was Clemson's fewest points at home since a 52-47 loss to Maryland on Jan. 25, 2003. Booker got little help from his teammates - while Clemson's star made 10 of 14 shots, the rest of the Tigers were just 8 of 34.
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