Champions Classic: No. 1 Michigan State Spartans (0-0) vs. No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats (0-0)
When: Approx. 9:30 p.m.
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York.
TV: ESPN.
Radio: WJR-AM (760; other radio affiliates).
Game notes: Not only is it the season opener. Not only is it at the Mecca of basketball. It's No. 1 vs. No. 2. MSU, coming off an eighth Final Four appearance for Tom Izzo, is facing Kentucky, which doesn't have the ordinary celebrated freshman class.