Jermaine Couisnard scored 40 points to power the Oregon Ducks to a March Madness upset win over the South Carolina Gamecocks in the NCAA Tournament.
Jermaine Couisnard spent the first three seasons of his college career at South Carolina.Couisnard racked up a career-high 40 points to power No. 11 Oregon to an 87-73 upset of No. 6 South Carolina in the first round of the men's
The senior guard shot 14-for-22 from the field, 5-for-9 from 3 and 7-for-7 from the free throw line, adding six assists and four rebounds. It marked theCouisnard, who's in his second season at Oregon, entered the Big Dance averaging around 15 points per contest. But, with his grandmother in the crowd for the first time this season, Couisnard nearly tripled his average scoring output.
"This is my grandma's first game here this season," Couisnard told the TNT broadcast postgame."I knew I had to make a sacrifice for her. Just one day, that's all I dreamed of for her to come to one of my games.""This is my grandma's first game here this season. I knew I had to make a sacrifice for her. Just one day, that's all I dreamed of for her to come to one of my games.
Couisnard and Co. will look to keep things rolling in the Midwest region when they face No. 3 Creighton on Saturday. Creighton won its opening game over No. 14 Akron 77-60 on Thursday.
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