# Handing Out Grades from MSU's Champions Classic Win vs. Duke

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3 outlets covering · First listed: Sports Illustrated, Nov 11, 2026, 6:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.si.com/college/michiganstate/spartans-handing-out-grades-from-champions-classic-win-vs-duke>

Let's grade out the Spartans' massive victory over the Blue Devils that propels the team into contending status.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 10:42 PM: [Fears responds to Izzo's challenge, leads MSU past Duke in Champions Classic](<https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/50450161/fears-jr-leads-michigan-state-duke-champions-classic>) — ESPN (Sports, United States)
  Jeremy Fears Jr. finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and eleven assists in the Spartans' statement win vs. Duke on Tuesday night.
- Nov 11, 2026, 12:49 AM: [Michigan State ends Duke’s 79-game streak with gritty win in State Farm Champions Classic](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/michigan-state-ends-duke-79-064951537.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Michigan State leaned on its relentless defense and pulled off a gritty win over Duke, 79-73 , in the State Farm Champions Classic at United Center in Chicago on Tuesday. The No. 5 Spartans improved to 3-0 , holding the No. 2 Blue Devils to just 33.3% from the field. Duke fell to 2-1. Michigan State tallied eight blocks and seven steals and forced
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:00 AM: [Handing Out Grades from MSU's Champions Classic Win vs. Duke](<https://www.si.com/college/michiganstate/spartans-handing-out-grades-from-champions-classic-win-vs-duke>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  Let's grade out the Spartans' massive victory over the Blue Devils that propels the team into contending status.
