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NEW YORK -- One of the Kentucky freshmen stepped up big from the outside while the rest of the Wildcats took care of things with defense.Malik Monks 23 points on 7-for-11 shooting from 3-point range and the second-ranked Wildcats defense that held No. 13 Michigan State to 32.8 percent shooting combined for a 69-48 victory Tuesday night in the State Farm Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden.These guys took some pride defensively here, Kentucky coach John Calipari said. Michigan State they run great stuff. They iso and do things that forced us to prepare beyond where we are.The Wildcats (3-0) averaged 90 points in their first two games but this time it was defense that did it as the Spartans (0-2) shot 32.8 percent from the field (20 of 61) including 5 for 26 (19.2 percent) from beyond the arc.Relying on another talented freshman class, Kentucky was able to up the tempo enough and keep the tenacious defense going that the Spartans committed 20 turnovers which the Wildcats turned into 24 points.Freshman DeAaron Fox added 12 points for Kentucky, which snapped Michigan States two-game winning streak in the series that the Wildcats lead 13-11.We knew they were going pack it in. I just had to be prepared, Monk said. They set me up well. I was just able to knock down the shot.Kenny Goins and Cassius Winston led the Spartans with nine points each. Freshman Miles Bridges was held to six points on 2-for-11 shooting but he grabbed 12 rebounds.We did a couple of things knowing that if he got going he would be a beast, Calipari said of Bridges. He had 12 rebounds, but the way we played, we just made it really difficult for him to just play basketball.Spartans coach Tom Izzo said, Im actually a little embarrassed. I felt like we competed defensively for the most part, we just didnt do anything offensively. We looked like a team that was an AAU team, we just went 1-on-1 didnt move the ball and got frustrated.The Spartans were coming off a 68-65 loss to No. 10 Arizona in Honolulu.I was very disappointed in the way we were kind of `deer in the headlights but you know you have four freshmen playing at Madison Square Garden and coming off the Hawaii trip, that was the way we played. Well get better.Kentucky led 34-26 at halftime and the Wildcats opened the big lead with a 16-7 run that made it 51-37 with 12:04 to play. Michigan State continued to struggle from the outside and the Wildcats led by as many as 23 points.Its the same freshmen that played against Canisius and we were down with three minutes in the half, Calipari said. Weve got a long way to go. This shows us what were capable of and now we have to build from this. You have to convince them that if we become a great defensive team.BIG PICTURE:Kentucky: The Wildcats freshman class is as loaded with talent as any recruited by Calipari and this group has size. ... Last season the Wildcats had trouble setting any kind of presence inside but with freshmen Ban Adebayo and Wenyen Gilbert grabbing 11 rebounds between them. Kentucky was able to stay on the glass with the Spartans only being outrebounded 44-40.Michigan State: The Spartans played in Honolulu on Friday and then headed across the country for this game. Michigan State will travel 13,600 miles by Nov. 29 and in a 21-day span they will face at least three Top 15 opponents. ... Michigan State wont be at full strength for a while as they wait for Gavin Schilling and Ben Carter to return from injuries.ALL ALONE:Monk was the only Wildcat to make a 3-pointer. The rest of the team was 0 for 7. Nobody on Michigan State made more than one 3.You have to give Monk credit he was 3 for 13 going in and hit some big 3s early, unguarded on the break, Izzo said.FOUL SHOOTING:Kentucky was 16 of 20 at the free throw line while the Spartans were 3 of 9.SITTING PRETTY:In the row behind the Kentucky bench were Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Brown who was Calipari boss at Kansas and Bruiser Flint, the coach who succeeded Calipari at Massachusetts. Also sitting in a good seat was New York Knicks guard Carmelo Anthony. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski went over and gave Anthony a big hug before the second game. The two were part of the last Olympic gold medals for the U.S.UP NEXT:Kentucky: The Wildcats return to Rupp Arena to face Duquesne on Sunday.Michigan State: The Spartans finally stop traveling to go home and play Mississippi Valley State on Friday. Fake Balenciaga For Sale . But now that hes in the NHL, the Calgary Flames centre showed big improvement in that department by scoring the winner in the eighth round of a 5-4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Fake Balenciaga From China . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. Howard scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including 13 of 19 free throws in a 2 1/2-minute stretch, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 122-111. https://www.fakebalenciaga.com/ . Aaron Harrison scored a 22 points for Kentucky (6-1), which has won four in a row following a Nov. 12 loss to current No. 1 Michigan State. 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Despite all odds, they managed to take the whole thing with wins over favorites FlipSid3 Tactics and Northern Gaming. We caught up with them shortly after their huge win.They were all seemingly in a state of tired shock after taking down the tournaments favorites one at a time in a row. According to Cameron Kronovi Bills, they started to feel it was their day around when we beat Northern Gaming [in the upper bracket finals]. When asked how it felt to beat Northern Gaming, Kronovi said, We prepped for Northern when we were at the hotel, and me and [Ted 0ver_Zer0 Keil] were going over VODs trying to understand their tendencies. We came into today with a gameplan; we knew we could beat them, especially with how we played after FlipSid3.Northern, on the other hand, had only played Exodus and Genesis and both were sloppy sets, Kronovi continued. In the end we were super excited to take the 4-2 win especially after we got beat up early, losing 5-0 in game one. 0ver_zer0 added, After we beat FlipSid3, we knew that if we played at that caliber Northern Gaming just wasnt going to be a problem.iBUYPOWER Cosmic said this was a win for their team play, showing their flexibility as zer0 and Kronovi switched roles for the day. Zer0 explained, I kind of changed roles today. We felt different and I took that more defensive role and let [Kronovi] and [Brandon Lachinio Lachin] take the ball up. I was just able to work with them and help the team. I dont feel like any of us carried [the team]; it was a team effort all the way.Said Kronovi, I dont think we proved that we are individually the best players, [but] what we showed teams is that at the LAN event anyone can beat anyone, especially the teams that prepare well for the LAN and work hard. Teams that can stay focused under the pressure will thrive at this event.When asked about how they were keeping themselves pumped up, Kronovi said, I wanted to make a point to be very hyped up. High fives after everything, positive reinforcement after everything good, and forget all the bad things. Zer0 went on to add, There was a time in the FlipSid3 game where we messed up and our mentality was We got this still. Were still here..ddddddddddddEveryone else at the LAN was trying to quietly ignore the crowd and let it flow over them. iBUYPOWER looked to use the crowd for their advantage, jumping up at every turn and hyping the crowd up with them. Lachinio said, simply, We handle crowds so easily. We play so well when we have the crowd behind us. Thank you.When iBUYPOWER came into the tournament, we placed them third in our Power Rankings and expected quite a rough road for them. Then, when they won the grand finals 4-2, they showed the world they can reign once more. 0ver_zer0 was awestruck. He said, Its indescribable, man, I truly cannot describe how I feel right now. Lachinio was feeling similarly: I couldnt believe it, I dropped my headset and I went to hug them. Kronovi added, We didnt want to read the negativity [before the tournament]. We used that doubt and we practiced knowing that we would sweep this tournament from everyone. That doubt fueled us to work harder than anyone else and work to win this whole tournament.In the end, the team loved the tournament, citing an emphasis on composure and adaptability over pure skill. When asked what they felt was the biggest surprise of the event, all three said, The production quality was insane. The stream and graphics are so good for us to see and watch our game grow.All three wanted to say something to their fans. Lachinio started: Thanks to everyone who has followed me and supported me and has made this possible for me, a huge thank you to all of you. Kronovi added, Thank you all so much. Finally, tournament MVP 0ver_Zer0 said, tearing up a little bit, Thank you to everyone who stood up for me when people told me I was never going to be good enough. Thank you to the people who said no [to that], who understood my potential and supported me on stream and on twitter. They know who they are. Thank you so much.With the RLCS Season One wrapped up with what seemed like a massive underdog story, as Twitch host Alex Goldenboy Mendez put it, Rocket League esports have arrived. iBUYPOWER Cosmic look ready to fight hard to hold onto that number one title and show why theyre the best team in the world. The future looks bright for both iBUYPOWER Cosmic and the game they champion. ' ' '