Michigan State did not enter the season inside the AP Top 25 but both Sparty and KU enter the evening with a 2-0 record having won two games on their respective home courts. The neutral site should be a nice change of scenery and serve as another measuring stick for Kansas as well as unranked -- and perhaps underrated -- Michigan State.

The challenge ramps up Tuesday for Tom Izzo and Michigan State basketball, as the Spartans face No. 1 Kansas in the Champions Classic in Atlanta.