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.

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.

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 basketball had a nightmare night shooting that was too much to overcome in a loss to No. 1 Kansas in the annual Champions Classic.