Final Nov 20
Fisher 66 -0.0 o0.0
UMASS 121 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
MColl 49 -0.0 o0.0
HC 88 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
COFC 76 -12.0 o144.5
CIT 61 12.0 u144.5
Final Nov 20
SIE 55 27.0 o144.5
XAV 80 -27.0 u144.5
Final Nov 20
YALE 86 -9.0 o142.0
STON 64 9.0 u142.0
Final Nov 20
DETU 70 11.5 o143.0
BALL 59 -11.5 u143.0
Final Nov 20
SDAK 80 -2.5 o156.0
WMU 76 2.5 u156.0
Final Nov 20
IONA 43 12.5 o147.0
WVU 86 -12.5 u147.0
Final Nov 20
FDU 70 6.5 o149.5
ARMY 84 -6.5 u149.5
Final Nov 20
PFW 89 17.0 o159.5
PSU 102 -17.0 u159.5
Final Nov 20
ME 66 8.0 o129.5
RICH 70 -8.0 u129.5
Final Nov 20
CLMB 80 -11.0 o152.5
LIU 72 11.0 u152.5
Final Nov 20
LAF 72 15.5 o147.5
URI 86 -15.5 u147.5
Final Nov 20
PEAY 58 -1.0 o138.5
MORE 63 1.0 u138.5
Final Nov 20
NMSU 53 15.5 o142.0
DAY 74 -15.5 u142.0
Final Nov 20
ELON 75 -1.5 o144.0
NIU 48 1.5 u144.0
Final Nov 20
COPP 55 28.5 o134.0
GMU 93 -28.5 u134.0
Final Nov 20
JAC 74 13.5 o135.5
VT 64 -13.5 u135.5
Final Nov 20
64 -0.0 o0.0
UNH 78 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
ACU 78 4.5 o156.0
KENN 84 -4.5 u156.0
Final Nov 20
VALLFO 53 -0.0 o0.0
LEH 100 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
CSTOH 52 -0.0 o0.0
CMU 86 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
OGLE 48 -0.0 o0.0
FUR 124 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
MANS 54 -0.0 o0.0
SBON 76 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
SEE 51 -0.0 o0.0
SPU 116 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
57 -0.0 o0.0
SFPA 96 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
MORG 83 6.5 o158.5
NCAT 86 -6.5 u158.5
Final Nov 20
TOWS 70 -2.5 o137.0
NICH 64 2.5 u137.0
Final Nov 20
USM 76 6.5 o153.0
SDST 101 -6.5 u153.0
Final Nov 20
SOU 54 25.5 o143.5
TAM 71 -25.5 u143.5
Final Nov 20
JKST 62 14.5 o151.5
WKU 79 -14.5 u151.5
Final Nov 20
MW 63 20.0 o135.0
RUTG 74 -20.0 u135.0
Final Nov 20
UALR 71 12.5 o150.0
TLSA 57 -12.5 u150.0
Final Nov 20
UMES 61 25.0 o149.5
MURR 79 -25.0 u149.5
Final Nov 20
MSM 51 14.5 o143.0
GTWN 79 -14.5 u143.0
Final Nov 20
UCD 75 17.0 o152.5
GRC 68 -17.0 u152.5
Final Nov 20
CP 89 16.5 o154.5
ASU 93 -16.5 u154.5
Final Nov 20
LBSU 41 34.0 o152.5
GONZ 84 -34.0 u152.5
Final Nov 20
ILL 87 8.5 o168.5
ALA 100 -8.5 u168.5
Final Nov 20
NORF 63 21.0 o143.5
STAN 70 -21.0 u143.5
Final Nov 20
PV 83 14.0 o156.0
FRES 94 -14.0 u156.0
Final Nov 20
SJSU 68 17.0 o141.0
USC 82 -17.0 u141.0
Final Nov 20
PEPP 59 14.0 o146.5
UNLV 80 -14.0 u146.5
Final Nov 20
UTEP 79 4.5 o145.5
UCSB 76 -4.5 u145.5
Final Nov 20
CSU 38 -0.0 o0.0
SMC 78 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
UNCO 79 4.5 o151.0
CALBA 68 -4.5 u151.0
Final Nov 20
IDST 70 24.5 o130.5
UCLA 84 -24.5 u130.5
Kansas 0th Big 125-0
Michigan State 0th Big Ten4-1

Kansas @ Michigan State preview

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Last Meeting ( Nov 9, 2021 ) Kansas 87, Michigan St. 74

The 14th annual Champions Classic in Atlanta on Tuesday brings the early college basketball spotlight with a headlining doubleheader featuring No. 1 Kansas and unranked Michigan State.

The event, which also features No. 7 Duke and No. 23 Kentucky, is in Atlanta for the first time since 2012, when it was held at the Georgia Dome. The 2024 edition features the nation's top team, but its nothing new for the Jayhawks and Spartans to seek out early measuring sticks.

Kansas (2-0) breezed past Howard 87-57 on Nov. 4 in its season opener before fending off No. 9 North Carolina 92-89 on Friday. The Jayhawks saw their 20-point, first-half lead disappear at home against the Tar Heels but scored the game's final five points for their first marquee win of the season.

South Dakota State transfer guard Zeke Mayo led Kansas with 21 points off the bench, while fifth-year senior Hunter Dickinson recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Mayo, a Lawrence, Kan., native and last season's Summit League Player of the Year, leads his new team with an average of 20 points per game.

"(Zeke) met the opportunity with flying colors," Kansas coach Bill Self said of his performance on Friday. "He was fantastic. He made a couple of plays off the bounce that were just fantastic. He was great, and we needed everything he gave us."

Alongside Mayo, Dickinson -- the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year -- and KJ Adams Jr. return to the Jayhawks, averaging 18 and 10.5 points per game, respectively. Kansas is 8-5 all-time in the Champions Classic, including 2-2 against the Spartans.

The teams most recently met in the event in 2021, with Kansas winning 87-74.

Even though his team is favored in Tuesday's game, Self knows not to underestimate a Tom Izzo-coached team.

"Playing Tom's teams is different because he runs more sets than anybody in the country," Self said. "Getting your guys prepared for what they do, it'll be a multi-day scout."

The Spartans (2-0) have blown out two outmatched opponents this season, beating Monmouth 81-57 and Niagara 96-60. Michigan State's top two scorers are both returnees in Jaden Akins -- who is averaging 16.5 points a game -- and Jaxon Kohler (12.5).

Kohler had 20 points and 13 rebounds against Niagara in a lopsided victory, but Izzo knows Tuesday will be a different story.

"We were able to get the ball inside and outside; we had 52 points in the paint," Izzo said. "I don't think that's going to happen on Tuesday night, but it's all about setting the tempo. What we've been doing well is what we've got to continue to do. I think we have some versatility inside and out, and I like the way we've moved the ball."

Michigan State is 5-8 in the Champions Classic, which began in 2011. After upsetting No. 4 Kentucky in the 2022 event in double overtime, 86-77 in Indianapolis, the Spartans fell to No. 9 Duke 74-65 last year in Chicago.

--Field Level Media

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