Kansas Jayhawks center Hunter Dickinson (1) yells out after scoring in the first half of the game against North Carolina Tar Heels inside Allen Fieldhouse Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. / Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Hunter Dickinson is no stranger to playing Michigan State. Before transferring to play for Kansas basketball last season, he thrived with Michigan.

No. 1 Kansas survived another big early season test and outlasted Michigan State 77-69 in Atlanta in the first of a Champions Classic doubleheader. The 3-0 Jayhawks never quite pulled away in convincing fashion but nonetheless controlled the game throughout before building a comfortable margin and burying the Spartans late.

No. 1 Kansas faces Michigan State on Tuesday in the first leg of the Champions Classic. The marquee showdown between two of the most successful programs in college basketball is one of the best games of the 2024-25 season.

The top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks will face the Michigan State Spartans at the State Farm Champions Classic. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Atlanta's State Farm Arena, and you can catch the action on ESPN and stream on fuboTV.

No. 19 Kentucky faces No. 7 Duke in a men’s college basketball game on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 (11/12/24) at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.