In its first major test -- and we do mean major -- of the 2017-18 college basketball season, youthful Kentucky collides head on with grizzled Kansas in the Champions Classic at the United Center.
Tipoff is set for approximately 9:30 p.m., depending on the length of the night’s first game pitting No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 Michigan State. ESPN has the telecast of both games.
John Calipari and Kentucky slipped from its No. 5 ranking to No. 7 after trailing at the half against Utah Valley before winning 73-63 then edging past Vermont 73-69. Kansas remained at No.