The next challenge will be a lot different with a buy game against the Titans, who are coming off a 72-62 loss against Eastern Michigan. Detroit Mercy is led by second-year coach Mark Montgomery, a former standout player for the Spartans and assistant coach under Izzo.

The MSU-Detroit Mercy basketball game will be aired on Big Ten Network. Channel: Big Ten Network. Radio: WJR-AM 760 (Detroit). Additionally, the game will be available to stream on the ESPN App and on Fubo, which carries ESPN channels and offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

Michigan State enters this game 3-0 with wins over Colgate, Arkansas and San Jose State. The Spartans have one of the best nonconference wins of any team -- a 69-66 victory over John Calipari's Razorbacks -- and have a chance to add another marquee win against the Wildcats this week.

The Michigan State Spartans and Kentucky Wildcats meet Tuesday in a neutral-site game at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

Jeremy Fears Jr. leads the nation in assists and assists per game as Michigan State basketball takes its 4-0 start vs Mark Montgomery and Detroit.

The ugly loss the Kentucky Wildcats suffered at the hands of Tom Izzo's Michigan State Spartans has Big Blue Nation concerned about this basketball team. The W

That’s the question everyone will be asking in the wake of No. 12 Kentucky’s 83-66 loss to No. 17 Michigan State on Tuesday in a wholly lopsided Champions Classic opener.

Michigan State was more physical, grabbing key offensive rebounds and creating second-chance opportunities, and cleaning up on the defensive glass. We probably won’t see Michigan State shoot the ball like that the remainder of the season. The Spartans lit Kentucky up from deep, knocking down 11-22 attempts from three.