NEW YORK — Though it took a back seat to an impressive 3-point shooting performance, Michigan State basketball 's generosity with the ball led to many of those buckets that knocked out No. 13 Kentucky.

A career-high 13 assists for Jeremy Fears Jr. Another robust night of team distribution around him. An impressive statement-making 83-66 win over the Wildcats for the 18th-ranked Spartans on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Madison Square Garden.

And a heap of praise and pride – amid his usual downplaying – from coach Tom Izzo about the way MSU went about moving the ball.

“Where it's getting a little bit like last year, it's very unselfish,” Izzo said after the Spartans had 25 assists on their 32 made shots. “I still think we've got some more upside.”

In opening the season with four straight w

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