Michigan State vs. Kansas: Box score, stats, and summary feat. Hunter Dickinson (Nov. 12)

The Michigan State Spartans were unable to take down the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks in the State Farm Champions Classic. The Jayhawks were led by a dominant performance from center Hunter Dickinson as he finished with 28 points, 12 rebounds and three steals.

The Spartans (2-1) proved that they are a program that should be able to keep to compete with the “big dogs” of college basketball. The Jayhawks (3-0) remain undefeated but need to get more out of the players outside of Dickinson as others, like KJ Adams Jr., struggled to get going.

Let’s look at the box score to see how this game went down.

Michigan State vs. Kansas box score

Michigan State vs. Kansas box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
Michigan State	24	45	69
Kansas	30	47	77

Michigan State Spartans box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Frankie Fidler	F	3-12	1-6	8-8	2	8	0	0	0	1	0	15
Xavier Booker	F	0-5	0-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Szyman Zapala	C	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	4
Jeremy Fears Jr	G	3-8	0-0	3-5	0	3	6	2	0	2	4	9
Jaden Akins	G	1-8	0-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	2
Jaxson Kohler	F	5-14	1-5	1-1	4	9	1	0	1	1	2	12
Carson Cooper	C	2-2	0-0	2-3	0	5	0	1	0	1	1	6
Jase Richardson	G	3-5	1-1	1-1	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	8
Coen Carr	F	3-5	0-1	2-2	1	3	0	2	0	0	2	8
Tre Holloman	G	2-7	0-3	1-1	1	2	2	0	0	0	3	5
Kur Teng	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas Jayhawks box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
KJ Adams Jr	F	1-7	0-0	5-6	2	3	1	1	3	1	3	7
Hunter Dickinson	C	13-21	1-1	1-4	3	12	1	3	1	1	1	28
Zeke Mayo	2-8G	2-8	0-3	-2	0	10	7	1	0	2	2	6
Rylen Griffen	G	4-10	2-6	0-2	1	6	2	0	0	2	2	10
Damian Harris Jr	G	2-7	0-3	7-7	0	3	6	0	0	0	2	11
Flory Bidunga	F	2-5	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	6
Zach Clemence	F	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
Will Thengvall	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Coit	G	1-4	1-1	0-0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3
AJ Storr	G	2-5	1-3	1-1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3
Rakease Passmore	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0

Michigan State vs. Kansas Game Summary

The Spartans were not able to shoot too well as the team scored 69 points, shooting 34.8% from the floor and 12.5% from beyond the arc. The team battled on the rebounds as they grabbed 11 offensive rebounds but they had an 11:11 assist-to-turnover ratio in this game.

They were able to play with pace as they recorded 18 fast break points but ultimately, the lack of shooting efficiency was the difference in the contest.

The Jayhawks were able to shoot the ball at a solid clip as they were able to go 40.6% from the field and 29.4% from three en route to 77 points. The team had a slight rebounding advantage with a 47-43 lead.

The team was able to pass the basketball well with 17 assists on 28 made field goals. The team really had to rely on Hunter Dickinson to lead the way otherwise the winner may have been different.