Michigan State men's basketball had a tall task going into its matchup with No. 1 Kansas, a game it couldn't afford to struggle in any areas it could control. But that's what happened as the Spartans went 3-of-24 from deep.

ATLANTA – Clang. Clang. Clang, clang, clang. One after another, Michigan State basketball missed outside shots. The dearth of 3-point shooting proved too costly to overcome, even though the Spartans fought and scrapped all Tuesday night against No. 1 Kansas.

Hunter Dickinson scored 28 points and Bill Self became the winningest coach in Kansas history as the No. 1 Jayhawks pulled away from Michigan State for a 77-69 victory in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night.