ATLANTA − Michigan State basketball faced No. 1 Kansas on Tuesday as part of the annual Champions Classic, losing to the Jayhawks 77-69 in a nightmare shooting night for the Spartans. Both teams couldn't hit the broad side of the barn in the first half ...

Michigan State did not enter the season inside the AP Top 25 but both Sparty and KU enter the evening with a 2-0 record having won two games on their respective home courts. The neutral site should be a nice change of scenery and serve as another measuring stick for Kansas as well as unranked -- and perhaps underrated -- Michigan State.