Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks defeated Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans on Tuesday by a score of 77-69, a game that saw former Michigan and current Jayhawks big man Hunter Dickinson go off for 28 points and 12 rebounds.

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.

ATLANTA — Kansas basketball had a chance to record another significant victory with a matchup Tuesday against Michigan State and delivered a 77-69 win. The No. 1 Jayhawks faced Spartans in the Champions Classic, and prevailed in what at times was a back ...

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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.