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Box score from No. 4 Kentucky basketball’s 86-77 double-overtime loss to Michigan State

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Game day: Michigan State 86, No. 4 Kentucky 77 (2OT)

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Tuesday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Michigan State in Indianapolis.

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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played Michigan State University in the Champions Classic at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Tuesday night. The fourth-ranked Wildcats were defeated by the unranked Spartans, 84-77.

Next up for Kentucky is a home game against South Carolina State on Thursday night in Rupp Arena.

Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Tuesday’s game:

Points: Oscar Tshiebwe, 22

Rebounds: Oscar Tshiebwe, 18

Assists: Sahvir Wheeler, 8

Steals: Cason Wallace, 8

Blocks: Oscar Tshiebwe, 4

Turnovers: Oscar Tshiebwe, 5

Minutes: Cason Wallace, 44

Three-pointers made: Cason Wallace 2-5, Sahvir Wheeler 2-6, Antonio Reeves 1-3, Jacob Toppin 1-3, CJ Fredrick 1-6

View a complete statistics report from the game.

View UK’s 2022-23 schedule.

Antonio Reeves (12) scored five points during Kentucky’s loss to Michigan State in the Champions Classic.
Antonio Reeves (12) scored five points during Kentucky’s loss to Michigan State in the Champions Classic. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com

Next game

South Carolina State at No. 4 Kentucky

What: Tribute Classic

When: 7 p.m. Thursday

TV: SEC Network

Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Records: South Carolina State 0-3, Kentucky 2-1

Series: Kentucky leads 1-0

Last meeting: Kentucky won 82-67 on March 13, 1998, in the NCAA Tournament at Atlanta

This story was originally published November 15, 2022 at 9:58 PM.

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Game day: Michigan State 86, No. 4 Kentucky 77 (2OT)

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Tuesday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Michigan State in Indianapolis.