Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats went to Madison Square Garden to take on the Michigan State Spartans in the State Farm Champions Classic and got dominated,

Kur Teng hit three of Michigan State’s season-high 11 3-pointers on the way to scoring a career-best 15 points, and the 17th-ranked Spartans remained undefeated by beating No. 12 Kentucky 83-66 at Madison Square Garden in the annual Champions Classic.

Jaxon Kohler scored 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting to help No. 17 Michigan State roll to an 83-66 victory over No. 12 Kentucky on Tuesday night at the Champions Classic in New York City.

The No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats suffered a pretty brutal upset on Tuesday night, losing 83–66 to No. 17 Michigan State at the Champions Classic. The matchup was a chance for the Wildcats to show off their strength on a national stage, but they fell short.

Michigan State's breakout 3-point-shooting performance was so surprising to Tom Izzo that the Hall of Fame coach wondered aloud if the Spartans made more while beating Kentucky than in their first three games of the season combined.