Established in 2011, the annual Champions Classic features four of the top college basketball programs that have each won a NCAAB National Championship. The games are normally played back-to-back at one of three venues in New York, Chicago or Indianapolis. However, due to COVID-19 concerns, Michigan State and Duke will play at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina at 7:30 p.m. ET. That will be followed by the Kentucky vs. Kansas clash with tipoff slated for 9:30 p.m. ET at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
No. 6 Duke Blue Devils vs. No. 8 Michigan State Spartans
Duke (1-0) and Michigan State (2-0) are meeting in the Champions Classic for the fourth time.