On Tuesday night, the 15th annual Champions Classic will tip off in the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden. The event will feature an early-evening matchup between Kentucky and Michigan State at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by Duke and Kansas in the primetime nightcap at 9 p.m. ET.
The Jayhawks and Blue Devils are two of college basketball’s perennial powerhouses and have a storied history of playing against one another. KU holds a 7–8 all-time record against Duke but has won five of the last six matchups. Four of those six most recent meetings have come in the Champions Classic, where Kansas leads Duke 3–1, and all of them have been memorable.