NEW YORK -- Kur Teng hit three of Michigan State's season-high 11 three-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 made two three-pointers to finish with a team-high 20 points and Trey Fort scored 13 for the Spartans. Michigan State (4-0) made half of its three-point attempts after entering the game shooting 21.7% from long range -- fourth-worst 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 teams, also worked. The Spartans outrebounded Kentucky 42-28 and never led by fewer t

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