WASHINGTON -- Huggy Bear vs. Coach K.

It should make for an intriguing second-round coaching matchup today in the NCAA tournament's West Region.

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins has won 615 games in 26 years at five schools.

A five-time national coach of the year, he ranks fifth among active Division I coaches in victories.

Duke's Mike Krzyzewski became the dean of Division I coaches early last month when Bob Knight called it quits at Texas Tech.

A 12-time national coach of the year, Krzyzewski has won 803 games in 32 seasons at two schools.

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Scouting report

• Matchup: West Virginia (25-10) vs. Duke (28-5), 2:10 p.m. today, Verizon Center, Washington.
• TV: KDKA.
• West Virginia: Has won a first-round game in the NCAA tournament each of its past four appearances. ... Junior G Alex Ruoff led the team in scoring for the 10th time this season with 21 points in the 75-65 opening-round win Thursday against Arizona. ... Is 19-20 all time in the NCAA tournament.
• Duke: Is 21-5 in the NCAA tournament as a No. 2 seed after holding off Belmont, 71-70, Thursday. ... Junior G Greg Paulus became the 56th player in school history to surpass 1,000 career points in the first-round game. ... Is 5-1 at the Verizon Center.
• Hidden stat: Duke is just 3-3 when playing in the West Region.

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He has led the Blue Devils to 10 Final Four appearances, 10 Atlantic Coast Conference championships and three national titles since taking over in 1981.

In addition, Krzyzewski has the most NCAA tournament wins among coaches, posting a 69-20 record.

"Mike's a Hall of Famer for a reason and he's won, whatever, 800 games for a reason," Huggins said.

Despite his lofty credentials, Krzyzewski's second-seeded Blue Devils (28-5) are lucky to still be playing.

They survived a major scare Thursday, winning 71-70 in the first round against Belmont, the 15th seed.

Duke needed Gerald Henderson's length-of-the-court layup with 11.9 seconds left, and two misfires by the Bruins in the closing seconds, to avoid an epic upset.

"We played against a team that played an amazing game," Krzyzewski said. "I've coached in 89 of these [NCAA] games now and I told the guys, as far as game pressure goes ... it has to rank in the top three or four."

Henderson, a sophomore swingman, scored a game-high 21 points, including the last eight, to help Duke avoid becoming only the fifth No. 2 seed to lose to a No. 15 seed in tournament history.

"There was so much pressure on us to win," Duke guard Jon Scheyer said. "Ninety percent of the building wanted us to lose."

Seventh-seeded West Virginia, which took the court a half-hour after Duke's pulsating win at the Verizon Center, had a much easier time of it with No. 10 Arizona, winning 75-65.

The Mountaineers shot 57.9 percent (11 of 19) from 3-point range, their second-highest percentage of the season.

"We're going to make our mark in this tournament playing our style this year," junior forward Joe Alexander said. "We are going to be physical, aggressive, keep making cuts and playing defense. That's what we're know for, not jacking up [3-pointers]."

Duke connected on just 28.6 percent (6 of 21) of its 3-pointers against Belmont. Senior guard DeMarcus Nelson, the team's leading scorer, was held to a season-low two points.

Yet, the Mountaineers (25-10) are expecting a real slugfest today against the Blue Devils, who have won 20 or more games in each of the past 12 seasons.

"They're a very prestigious team and they win a lot of games," Butler said. "It will be an exciting game for us."

Huggins' teams have advanced past the second round only once in his past nine trips to the NCAA tournament. But he is looking forward to matching wits with Krzyzewski, whose team has been almost as inconsistent as the Mountaineers.

"Mike does a great job," Huggins said. "They don't play the same way all the time. They don't play the same way every year. They kind of adjust to his personality and that's what good coaches do. We're looking forward to playing them, as I'm sure they're looking forward to playing us."

Before the NCAA tournament began, the odds of West Virginia winning it all were calculated at 125-to-1. The Mountaineers' odds of getting to the Final Four were 22-to-1.

They are one step closer now and have embraced Huggins, their feisty, first-year coach. His 25 wins represent the most for a first-year coach in 99 seasons of West Virginia basketball.

"When it comes to March, he knows what to do," Butler said.