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 fought to the very end in its battle with No. 1 Kansas in Tuesday's State Farm Champions Classic, but its poor shooting performance ultimately kept the Spartans from pulling off an early-season upset. Michigan State shot 3-24 from beyond the ...

Leading scoring Jaden Akins scored only two points and Xavier Booker missed all five shot attempts while going scoreless in only 13 minutes. Despite being in foul trouble, Jeremy Fears scored nine for Michigan State while Jase Richardson and Coen Carr added eight each off the bench.

Michigan State basketball participated in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night with a match-up against Kansas. Unfortunately, the Spartans went ice cold from the floor and fell to the Jayhawks 77 to 29.

No. 1 Kansas survived another big early season test and outlasted Michigan State 77-69 in Atlanta in the first of a Champions Classic doubleheader. The 3-0 Jayhawks never quite pulled away in convincing fashion but nonetheless controlled the game throughout before building a comfortable margin and burying the Spartans late.