Bill Self's Jayhawks might be ranked No. 1, but they aren’t going to hit their stride until Dickinson gets some consistent help.

Hunter Dickinson is no stranger to playing Michigan State. Before transferring to play for Kansas basketball last season, he thrived with Michigan.

No. 1 Kansas survived another big early season test and outlasted Michigan State 77-69 in Atlanta in the first of a Champions Classic doubleheader. The 3-0 Jayhawks never quite pulled away in convincing fashion but nonetheless controlled the game throughout before building a comfortable margin and burying the Spartans late.