Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski yells to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec 31, 2016, at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va. Tech won 89-75. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski yells to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec 31, 2016, at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va. Tech won 89-75. (AP Photo/Don Petersen) Credit: ap — Don Petersen

Durham, n.c. — Hall of Fame Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is stepping away from the team to have lower back surgery.

The school announced on Monday that the procedure is scheduled for Friday, with an anticipated recovery time of four weeks. Associate head coach Jeff Capel will take over in Krzyzewski’s absence, starting with a home game Wednesday night against Boston College.

Krzyzewski will have a fragment of a herniated disk removed. The school says Krzyzewski tried several treatment options during the past month before deciding on surgery.

The winningest men’s coach in Division I history had four surgeries during the offseason to replace his left knee, repair his left ankle and fix a hernia.

MenVermont 82, Harvard 71

Burlington — Darren Payen scored 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting, Kurt Steidl added 17 points, including three 3-pointers, and Vermont beat Harvard.

Payen, a fifth-year senior, was a point shy of his career high, set Dec. 1, 2012, when he was a freshman at Hofstra. He has 38 points in the last two games after scoring 42 in Vermont’s first 13 games this season.

New Hampshire 95Wheelock 50

Durham, n.h. — Iba Camara and Keon Burns came off the New Hampshire bench to post double-digit performances in both points and rebounds as the Wildcats posted a runaway victory over Division III Wheelock.

Camara grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds to go with his 13 points, while Burns scored 10 points and grabbed 10 boards.

Albany 69, Cornell 59

Albany, n.y. — David Nichols scored 16 points and Albany got past in-state rival Cornell in its final non-conference tune-up.

Nichols led the team with five assists. Travis Charles hit 7 of 10 from the field for 14 points and Joe Cremo added 11 points for the Great Danes (9-6).

Columbia 98, Maine 73

Bangor, Maine — Luke Petrasek scored 22 points, Mike Smith had 21 and the duo combined to make six of Columbia’s season-high 13 3-pointers in a victory over Maine.

Petrasek was just 6-of-15 from the floor but hit seven of eight free-throw attempts.

Yale 88, Hartford 72

New Haven, Conn. — Jordan Bruner scored 25 points and eight rebounds and Miye Oni had 16 points and 10 rebounds to help lead Yale past Hartford.

Sam Downey gave Yale the lead for good on a layup that followed a pair of free throws he converted.

Ranked WomenN.C. State 70No. 6 Florida State 61

Tallahassee, Fla. — Ashley Wilson scored 19 points and Chelsea Nelson added 17 to help North Carolina State beat No. 6 Florida State, snapping the Seminoles’ 12-game winning streak.

No. 7 Notre Dame 55Georgia Tech 38

Atlanta — Arike Ogunbowale scored 14 of her 18 points in the first half, Brianna Turner had nine points and 11 rebounds and No. 7 Notre Dame beat Georgia Tech.

No. 13 Duke 58, No. 8 Louisville 55

Durham, n.c. — Lexie Brown scored 17 points and No. 13 Duke beat No. 8 Louisville for its ninth straight win.

Rebecca Greenwell had 10 points for the Blue Devils (13-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who shot 44 percent and forced 19 turnovers, turning them into 18 points.

Mariya Moore had 16 points and 12 rebounds, Myisha Hines-Allen added 16 points and Asia Durr finished with 15 for the Cardinals (13-3, 1-1), who had won seven in a row.

No. 14 Miami 82, Pittsburgh 50

Pittsburgh — Laura Cornelius made 8 of 8 from the field, including six 3-pointers, and both of her free throw attempts to finish with a career-high 24 points and No. 14 Miami beat Pittsburgh.

Jessica Thomas added 10 points for Miami (12-2, 1-1 ACC), which scored 30 points off Pitt’s season-high 26 turnovers.

Aysia Bugg’s 3-pointer gave Pitt (9-5, 0-1) a one-point lead with 5:29 left in the first quarter but the Hurricanes scored 16 of the next 18 points to made it 24-11 going into the second. The Panthers, who came in averaging 12.3 turnovers per game (tied for eighth fewest in the country), committed nine turnovers during that run and went scoreless for the final three minutes, 31 seconds.

Pitt opened the second quarter with a 9-3 run to trim its deficit to 27-20 with 6:59 left in the half, but didn’t score after that until Destinie Gibbs hit a jumper with eight seconds to go and Cornelius scored 13 points during a 21-2 run that gave Miami a 48-22 halftime lead.

Brandi Harvey-Carr scored 14 points for Pitt, which was limited to its lowest scoring output of the season.