Overview
- No. 17 Michigan State beat No. 12 Kentucky 83-66, drilling a season-high 11 three-pointers and controlling the boards 42-28.
- Jaxon Kohler led the Spartans with 20 points, Kur Teng added a career-best 15, Trey Fort scored 13, and Jeremy Fears Jr. tallied a career-high 13 assists.
- Kentucky dropped to 3-2 after shooting 35% from the field and 7-for-30 from deep, with Jaland Lowe sidelined by a shoulder injury and Jayden Quaintance still rehabbing an ACL tear.
- No. 5 Duke defeated No. 24 Kansas 78-66 as freshman Cameron Boozer posted 18 points and 10 rebounds.
- Kansas was without standout freshman Darryn Peterson due to a hamstring injury, and Bill Self indicated his availability in the immediate future remains uncertain.