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11/18 19:59 CST No. 17 Michigan State makes season-high 11 3-pointers to beat
No. 12 Kentucky 83-66
No. 17 Michigan State makes season-high 11 3-pointers to beat No. 12 Kentucky
83-66
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- 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 beat No. 12 Kentucky 83-66 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden
in the opener of the annual Champions Classic.
Jaxon Kohler sank two shots of his own from beyond the arc to finish with a
team-high 20 points, and Trey Fort scored 13. Michigan State (4-0) made half of
its 3-point attempts after entering the game shooting 21.7% from long range ---
fourth-worst out of 361 Division I programs --- with just 14 total through its
first three games.
Pounding the ball inside and cashing in on second opportunities, a much more
familiar recipe for coach Tom Izzo's bunch, also worked. The Spartans
outrebounded Kentucky 42-28 and never led by fewer than 10 after Teng's
baseline fadeaway jumper deep in the corner with 2 seconds remaining in the
first half.
Coen Carr threw down one of his trademark dunks on an alley-oop early in the
second, and Michigan State fended off some Kentucky runs and expanded its lead
to 20 and beyond in the final minutes.
The Wildcats (3-2) started fast and led 5-0 very early before going ice cold
from the field. They were 8 of 29, including 4 of 15 from 3-point range, in the
first half on the way to a second loss in three games.
Otega Oweh led Kentucky with 12 points, while Denzel Aberdeen, Collin Chandler
and New York native Mouhamed Dioubate scored 10 apiece.
Kentucky point guard Jaland Lowe missed his fifth consecutive game to open the
season. He's out indefinitely after dislocating his right shoulder in an
intrasquad scrimmage last month.
Up next
Michigan State: Hosts Detroit Mercy on Friday night.
Kentucky: Hosts Loyola Maryland on Friday night.
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