Top seed beats No. 20 Maryland
South Carolina won 101-93 Monday, while unranked Oklahoma defeated No. 12 North Carolina 91-79.
By Isaac Medina ·
The No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks defeated No. 20 Maryland 101-93 on Monday. In the same daily slate, unranked Oklahoma beat No. 12 North Carolina 91-79. These results marked the first wins of the season for both South Carolina and Oklahoma.
South Carolina enters the new season with a 1-0 record. Maryland now sits at 0-1 after the loss. North Carolina also dropped to a 0-1 record following its defeat by Oklahoma. The Tar Heels had not played before Monday, making this their first game of the season.
No. 8 Vanderbilt dominated Lipscomb with an 112-53 victory on Monday. No. 19 Ole Miss beat Alcorn State 80-38. No. 11 UCLA defeated Lehigh 73-53. No. 16 Washington won 79-63 against UC San Diego.
Several top teams did not play on Monday. No. 4 Duke, No. 5 Michigan, No. 6 Texas, No. 13 Notre Dame, No. 15 TCU, No. 23 Illinois, and No. 24 West Virginia all had no scheduled games. No. 2 UConn, No. 3 USC, No. 7 Louisville, No. 9 LSU, No. 10 Iowa, No. 14 Kentucky, No. 17 Minnesota, No. 18 Ohio State, No. 22 Oklahoma State, and No. 25 North Carolina State played but their results were not listed as wins or losses in the available data.
South Carolina plays at No. 12 North Carolina on Sunday. Maryland faces George Mason on Sunday. North Carolina hosts South Carolina on Sunday. Oklahoma plays Morgan State on Sunday.
No. 2 UConn travels to No. 5 Michigan on Thursday. No. 5 Michigan hosts UConn on Thursday. No. 7 Louisville plays Stetson on Wednesday. No. 8 Vanderbilt faces Queens on Wednesday.
