Duke will host a familiar foe on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic when they entertain the Michigan State Spartans. Tom Izzo as usual will bring a deep experienced team to Cameron. The Spartans are coming off a 22-9 season in 2019-20. They will start four juniors and a senior. They are 2-0 and are cominf off wins against Easter Michigan and Notre Dame.
Here are the starters and key reserves.
6-6 Jr. Aaron Henry
6-5 Sr. Josh Langford
6-9 Jr. Joey Hauser transfer from Marquette
6'0 Jr. Foster Loyer
6-8 Jr. Thomas Kithier
6-2 Soph. Rocket Watts
6-7 Jr. Gabe Brown
6-7 Fr. Malik Hall
6-11 Jr. Marcus Bingham
The Spartans are averaging 81.5 points per game through two game and allow 68.5. They are shooting 48% from the field and give up 37.9% and are shooting 38% from three on 9.5 made per game and give up 28.6% on 6 made. They are out rebounding their opponents by 7.0 per game and are committing 15 turnovers per game and force 9.5.
Notes : The game is scheduled for 7:30 pm and will be televised on ESPN.