No. 17 Michigan State gets an unexpected 3-point barrage to beat No. 12 Kentucky
November 18, 2025
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. It was close. No. 17 Michigan State shot 11 of 22 from beyond the arc to defeat the 12th-ranked Wildcats 83-66 in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden. Izzo’s team entered the night with the fourth-worst 3-point shooting percentage in the country.