Kansas-Michigan State will play late game at Champions Classic, ESPN announces
Kansas’ basketball matchup with Michigan State in the Champions Classic on Nov. 17 will anchor ESPN’s 2015 College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon, the network announced Tuesday.
The Jayhawks are set to tip off against the Spartans at 9 p.m. Central at the United Center in Chicago, the second of two games at the Champions Classic. Defending NCAA champion Duke will face Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. in the first game of the early-season showcase event.
It’s Kansas’ fifth appearance in the Champions Classic. The Jayhawks are 1-3 in the event, including a blowout loss to Kentucky last season and a loss to Michigan State in Atlanta during the 2012-13 season. Kansas’ lone victory came against Duke at the United Center in 2013-14.
Here is the full schedule for the ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon:
Date | Time (CT) | Game | Network |
Mon, Nov 16 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 1 UConn at No. 13 Ohio State (women) | ESPN2 |
6:30 p.m. | No. 4 Virginia at George Washington | ESPN2 | |
8 p.m. | Legends Classic: Kennesaw State at LSU | ESPNU | |
8:30 p.m. | San Diego State at No. 13 Utah | ESPN2 | |
10:30 p.m. | No. 17 Baylor at Oregon | ESPN2 | |
Tue, Nov 17 | 12:45 a.m. | BYU at Long Beach State | ESPN2 |
3 a.m. | Nevada at Hawaii | ESPN2 | |
5 a.m. | Green Bay at East Tennessee State | ESPN2 | |
7 a.m. | Stephen F. Austin at Northern Iowa | ESPN2 | |
9 a.m. | Valparaiso at Rhode Island | ESPN2 | |
Noon | Alabama at Dayton | ESPN | |
2 p.m. | Colorado at Auburn | ESPN | |
4 p.m. | No. 8 Oklahoma at Memphis | ESPN | |
6:30 p.m. | Champions Classic: No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 6 Duke | ESPN | |
8 p.m. | Georgetown at No. 1 Maryland | ESPN2 | |
9 p.m. | Champions Classic: No. 5 Kansas vs. No. 19 Michigan State | ESPN |
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This story was originally published August 18, 2015 at 12:03 PM with the headline "Kansas-Michigan State will play late game at Champions Classic, ESPN announces."