2013 State Farm Champions Classic

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The third annual State Farm Champions Classic will be held Tuesday, November 12 at the United Center in Chicago. The matchups and start times are:
Duke vs. Kansas, 6:30 PM ET (ESPN)
Kentucky vs. Michigan State, 8:30 PM ET (ESPN)

The State Farm Champions Classic Features...

  • Four of the top six teams in the nation in an ESPN.com early men's preseason top 25: Kentucky is No. 1, Michigan State is No. 3, Kansas is No. 5 and Duke is No. 6.
  • Three of the top four all-time winningest men's college basketball programs: Kentucky (first), Kansas (second) and Duke (fourth).
  • A combined 17 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships (since 1939): Kentucky (eight), Duke (four), Kansas (three) and Michigan State (two).
  • A total of 24 NCAA Final Four appearances in the past 21 years: Duke (seven), Michigan State (six), Kansas (six) and Kentucky (five).

Previous Results
November 13, 2012 - Georgia Dome, Atlanta
Michigan State 67, Kansas 64 Box | Recap
Duke 75, Kentucky 68 Box | Recap

 

November 14, 2011 - Madison Square Garden, New York
Duke 74, Michigan State 69 Box | Recap
Kentucky 75, Kansas 65 Box | Recap

Event Records
Scoring
Andre Dawkins, Duke vs. MSU 2011 - 26
Seth Curry, Duke vs. UK 2012 - 23
Tyshawn Taylor, KU vs. UK 2011 - 22

Rebounds
Adreian Payne, MSU vs. Duke 2011 - 12
Thomas Robinson, KU vs. UK 2011 - 12

Assists
Rasheed Sulaimon, Duke vs. UK 2012 - 5

2013 Series Notes
Duke vs. Kansas
This will be only the second meeting between the schools in the last 11 years. Duke holds a 7-2 edge in the all-time series, including 4-1 in NCAA Tournament battles. The teams have squared off twice in the Final Four, first in 1988 when the Jayhawks prevailed, 66-59, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City. Kansas would claim the national title two days later. At the 1991 Final Four in Indianapolis, the Blue Devils got revenge with a 72-65 win in the national championship game. The most recent meeting was at the 2011 EA Sports Maui Invitational championship game, where Duke scored a 68-61 victory. Current players who appeared in that game include Andre Dawkins of Duke, and Nadir Tharpe and Justin Wesley of Kansas.

Kentucky vs. Michigan State
Kentucky leads the all-time series, 12-10, but this will be the first meeting since March 27, 2005. The Spartans won that memorable game in Austin, Texas, 94-88 in double overtime to secure a berth in the Final Four. UK’s Patrick Sparks rattled in a threepointer at the end of regulation to force overtime. The Champions Classic will be the teams’ first regular season meeting since a 79-74 Wildcats win on December 13, 2003. In a series that dates back to 1935, MSU and UK have played four times in the NCAA Tournament, with the Spartans winning three times. They have never met in a Final Four game.

 
 
 
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