No. 12 Kansas gets past No. 19 Michigan State in top 25 battle

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Perry Ellis had 17 points and nine rebounds to help No. 12 Kansas beat No. 19 Michigan State 61-56 Sunday in the championship game of the Orlando Classic.

Svi Mykhailiuk added 11 points and Frank Mason III chipped in 10 for Kansas (5-1).

Michigan State (5-2) got 14 points from both Denzel Valentine and Travis Trice.

Trice's 3 made it 59-56 with 1:36 to play. After both teams failed to score on their next possession, Jamari Traylor hit two free throws in the final minute.

Kansas took its biggest lead at 54-46 on Cliff Alexander's 3-point play with 7½ minutes left.

The Spartans struggled from the floor during the first 12 minutes of the second half, making just 4 of 22 shots (18.2 percent). Kansas was 6 for 17 (35.3) over the same stretch.

Ellis scored on a spin move, Mason made two free throws and Landen Lucas had a layup to put Kansas ahead 45-38 with 14 minutes to play.

After Michigan State pulled within three, Lucas' rebound basket made it 47-42 three minutes later.