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Four of college basketball's elite programs will gather at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night for the renewal of the Champions Classic. Kentucky faces Michigan State at 7 p.m. ET followed by Duke vs. Kansas at 9:15. For No. 2-ranked Kentucky, it will be the first true test for John Calipari's young team, which features three McDonald's All-American freshmen in the starting lineup. Continue to Article

November 13, 2016 10:50:pm EST

Arizona coach Sean Miller came up with perfect ending for his Wildcats. Kadeem Allen took the ball the length of the court and scored with 1.3 seconds left and the 10th-ranked Wildcats beat No. 12 Michigan State 65-63 on Friday night in the Armed Forces Classic. ''We just got off to a terrible start, but a lot of times when you're not at home and you get off to a slow start,'' Miller said. Continue to Article

November 12, 2016 2:44:pm EST

Kentucky's latest highly touted freshman class showed their expected potential, but only after a boost from the veterans. Isaiah Briscoe scored 17 points, Derek Willis added 15 and No. 2 Kentucky went on to an 87-64 season-opening victory over Stephen F. Austin on Friday night. An opener expected to highlight the Wildcats' latest group of talented freshmen instead saw veterans such as sophomore guard Briscoe and Willis, a senior forward, shoulder the load. Continue to Article

November 11, 2016 11:21:pm EST

Breaking out as an offensive contributor has spurred Kentucky forward Derek Willis to want to have the same impact on the defensive end. Lost in the shuffle for two years behind a parade of future NBA draft picks, the 6-foot-9 Willis earned his way into Kentucky's rotation as a junior and finally showed the talent that coach John Calipari had insisted was always there. Willis is a projected starter as the second-ranked Wildcats open Friday night against Stephen F. Austin with another roster of young talent. Continue to Article

November 10, 2016 4:21:pm EST