How to Watch: Kansas vs Michigan State

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesKansas and Michigan State meet up in New York City for an early season clash in the annual Champions Classic.

Kansas enters the contest with a ranking of #3 by the AP, while Michigan State comes in unranked. That said, the Spartans are just outside of the top-25 as the team with the most points in the “others receiving votes” category. KenPom has the Jayhawks at #3 and the Spartans at #22. The preseason conference media poll picked MSU to finish 6th in the 14-team Big 10 this year.

The Jayhawks and Spartans have met 14 times previously, with the two programs locked in a 7-7 draw. The most recent meeting was a 92-87 Kansas win in November of 2018 in…