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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Adreian Payne's Spartans could be the first -- and possibly only -- team to beat Kentucky.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Four of the nation\u2019s top five teams (AP No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 2 Michigan State; No. 4 Duke vs. No. 5 Kansas) will convene at the United Center in Chicago Tuesday night for one of the most highly anticipated non-conference events in recent college basketball memory. Teams this good just don\u2019t play each other this early in the season. (The last No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in college basketball pitted John Calipari\u2019s top-ranked Memphis team against Tennessee in February 2008). If the Champions Classic is even half as entertaining as the competing teams suggest it will be, college basketball fans are in for a real treat. Here are three storylines to track for tonight\u2019s massive doubleheader.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Which individual matchup are you most excited for?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The easy answer is Duke\u2019s Jabari Parker vs. Kansas\u2019 Andrew Wiggins. Both players were ushered into this season with massive hype. Both players are ranked in the top four (per Rivals) of one of the greatest recruiting classes of the past decade. Both players are expected to be top five picks in the 2014 NBA draft. Watching Parker and Wiggins square off Tuesday night -- even if they aren\u2019t guarding one another for most of the game -- will be fascinating. The fact the game is in Chicago, Parker\u2019s hometown, where he became something of a local legend while leading Simeon Career Academy to four consecutive state championships, adds another layer of intrigue. That\u2019s the individual matchup\u00A0&lt;i&gt;everyone\u00A0&lt;/i&gt;is looking forward to.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the sake of argument, here are a few others to watch out for. Kentucky\u2019s Julius Randle, who through two games is averaging 22.5 points and 14.5 rebounds, has proved nigh unstoppable when attacking the basket. But it\u2019s unlikely he\u2019ll have such an easy time with Michigan State senior Adreian Payne patrolling the paint (Payne's 5.6 block percentage was among the best 165 players in the country last season, according to\u00A0Kenpom.com). Or what about Kentucky freshman Andrew Harrison, a perfect fit at point guard for Calipari\u2019s dribble-drive motion offense, trading jabs with Spartans\u2019 point guard Keith Appling? There will be plenty of important individual matchups to track Tuesday night, but it will be hard to keep your eyes off the most highly anticipated one: Wiggins v. Parker. How long they do end up guarding one another is beside the point, really. This matchup is about which freshmen is ready to seize his chance on the big stage with a masterful individual performance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;How will Kentucky\u2019s freshmen handle an experienced Michigan State team?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fans and media members speculated over the summer about whether Kentucky could go undefeated this season. Even Calipari threw around the topic, saying at Kentucky\u2019s media day in October: \u201CFor eight years I\u2019ve said that before I retire I\u2019d like to coach a team that goes 40-0.\u201D Given all the talent Calipari had recruited to Lexington -- six McDonald\u2019s All Americans, three players ranked No. 1 at their respective positions, according to Rivals -- the notion didn\u2019t seem crazy. The 2011-12 national championship would have finished the regular season with a perfect record, were it not for\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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