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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. 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In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes. Edgar Martinez Jersey Large .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again.Yorkshire seamers David Willey and Liam Plunkett are waiting to hear which of them will play in Englands opening World Twenty20 game against West Indies on Wednesday. Coverage of Englands Super 10 Group 1 match in India starts at 1.30pm on Sky Sports 2 HD.Ten places in the first-choice XI are all-but assured, leaving one bowling slot to be debated prior to the clash in Mumbai.Uncapped spinner Liam Dawson may well get that place in the team when captain Eoin Morgans side move on to Delhi next week but England do not expect as much turn at the Wankhede Stadium and will choose between the pace pair. James Cole looks ahead to Englands World Twenty20 opener with the West Indies I have an idea in my head. You can keep guessing, Morgan said, when questioned by the media about the selection issue.We have a strong squad of 15, which is the biggest bonus coming into this tournament because the team will change throughout moving from Mumbai to Delhi and potentially on from there.Plunkett is an important player in the squad, with his extra bit of height and different trajectory to everyone else. David Willey got a hat-trick against his England team-mates on Monday as he played for a Mumbai team to get some match practice Wills swings it up front, comes back into the middle and bowls change-ups. He has a canny knack of taking wickets and thats something that weve struggled doing for a while.Thats one of his strengths.England, winners of this competition in 2010, are looking to improve upon their recent tournament form, having exited at the group stage at the previous World T20 and last years World Cup.Morgan has a young, vibrant side at his disposal this time - with six of the travelling party taking part in their first global event - and senses a sea change in their approach.dddddddddddd England cricketers Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Chris Jordan and Jos Buttler play football during training on Tuesday I think this feels different, he said on the eve of the match.Weve a different group of players. Its a new energy. Its an exciting time for English cricket, given the talent that we have in our group, and the attitude in taking the game to the opposition. It certainly feels different in that regard.The West Indies have had a turbulent build-up even by their own standards with a pay dispute, squad withdrawals, Andre Russell under investigation for missed doping tests and star spinner Sunil Narine suspended with an illegal action. West Indies captain Darren Sammy insists his team are ready to take on England But captain Darren Sammy said: We as a team have supported Russell and we are confident he will be taking part in the full tournament and having an impact like hes done in all the last four tournaments he has played around the world. England captain Eoin Morgan says the squad is in a confident mood He added: As a team, we always have setbacks. We can use that as motivation to go out and play well. When we play well, no other team can match it... the vibes we bring.The West Indies will be ready to take on England. Were all fired up. It was the same feeling when we went to Sri Lanka and won it (in 2012).New Zealand shocked hosts and favourites India by beating them by 47 runs on Tuesday while Pakistan play Bangladesh in Kolkata ahead of Englands game.Sky Sports is the only place you can watch all 35 games in 27 days of the 2016 ICC World T20. Or watch from £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. ' ' '