Champions Classic Tips Off Tonight at Chicago’s United Center: Duke vs. Michigan State
The 16th Champions Classic will be held on the night of November 10 at the United Center in Chicago, with two marquee matchups broadcast nationally on ESPN. The opener pits No. 2 Duke against No. 5 Michigan State, tipping off at 7 p.m. Eastern; the second game matches Kentucky against No. 14 Kansas at 9:30 p.m. Eastern. First held in 2011, the Champions Classic brings together four traditional college basketball powers each year and is regarded as the unofficial tip-off event of the college basketball season. Chicago is hosting for the fifth time — the United Center previously hosted in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2023 — tying New York’s Madison Square Garden for the most hostings. Duke and Michigan State have both started the season strongly, and Kansas and Kentucky are also nationally ranked, so both results will affect the new week’s national rankings. Organizers expect a full house at the United Center tonight, with restaurants and hotels around downtown Chicago also seeing game-day crowds.
Source: Sporting News
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