It's not the official start to the men's college basketball season this year, but the Champions Classic will still feature the first marquee game of the campaign -- and a high-level undercard.
As always, the event -- taking place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis this season -- will feature four of the most successful programs in college basketball history: Kentucky vs. Michigan State at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday, followed by Duke vs. Kansas at 9:30 p.m. ET. Both games will air on ESPN.
Because it's being staged in the second week of the season, each team already has 80 minutes of basketball under its belt; therefore, we have some game analysis and data points to provide insight into all four squads.