Kentucky coach Mark Pope took responsibility for the Wildcats' struggles Tuesday night, saying his team is "completely discombobulated" after an 83-66 loss to Michigan State.

Kur Teng hit three of Michigan State’s season-high 11 3-pointers on the way to scoring a career-best 15 points, and the 17th-ranked Spartans remained undefeated by beating No. 12 Kentucky 83-66 at Madison Square Garden in the annual Champions Classic.

Kentucky opened up the contest in decent shape, but any glimmer of positivity quickly evaporated. Michigan State completely blitzed UK in what was one of the more regrettable halves of the Mark Pope era.

The Kentucky Wildcats got their butts kicked Tuesday night as Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans crushed the Cats on both ends of the floor. Maybe worse than that is you could feel the tension on the court between the players and the staff as the beatdown continued.

Michigan State's breakout 3-point-shooting performance was so surprising to Tom Izzo that the Hall of Fame coach wondered aloud if the Spartans made more while beating Kentucky than in their first three games of the season combined.

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The No. 17 Michigan State Spartans face the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden.

The Michigan State Spartans were able to pull off a dominant 83-66 upset win against the #12 ranked Kentucky Wildcats, in which they looked much better than whe

Mo Dioubate’s ankle injury adds to Kentucky’s mounting health concerns during a blowout loss to Michigan State.