SOUTH BEND °®¶¹app“ Liatu King scored 24 points and Olivia Miles had a triple-double as No. 6 Notre Dame sprinted past Mercyhurst 105-61 in the women°®¶¹app™s basketball opener for both teams.
King, a Pitt transfer who was the ACC Most Improved Player last season, made her Notre Dame debut one to remember. The 6-foot forward finished 11 of 13 from the field with a double-double, grabbing 11 rebounds.
Miles, a 5-10 senior guard, missed last season rehabbing a knee injury. She had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. She scored three and-one baskets.
All-American Hannah Hidalgo scored 19 points and had nine rebounds, six steals and two assists. Kate Koval scored 18 points and Cassandre Prosper had 17.
Bailey Kuhns led Mercyhurst with 20 points.
No. 25 INDIANA 82, BROWN 60: In Bloomington, Sydney Parrish scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Indiana°®¶¹app™s opener.
Tennessee transfer Karoline Striplin added 17 points, Yarden Garzon had four 3-pointers and 16 points and Lilly Meister had 12 points for the Hoosiers, who shot 50% (30 of 60) from the field and went 17 of 20 from the foul line.
Isabella Mauricio led the Bears with 15 points and Olivia Young had 13. The Hoosiers had a 16-2 run led 18-7 after one quarter, then pushed the lead to 39-21 at the half.
Mauricio had 13 points in the third quarter, hitting two 3s and converting a 3-point play as the Bears scored 23 points, but the Hoosiers made 6 of 12 from the field and all eight free throws to keep pace.
No. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 68, MICHIGAN 62: In Las Vegas, Chloe Kitts had 19 points and 14 rebounds an Tessa Johnson scored 15 points for South Carolina.
Joyce Edwards added 10 points for South Carolina, which won the national championship last season.
Syla Swords led Michigan with 27 points and 12 rebounds and Jordan Hobbs had 19 points.
South Carolina, which was favored by 21 1/2 points at BetMGM Sportsbook, was pushed in the season opener for both teams. Michigan tried to become the first team since Big Ten Conference rival Iowa in 2023 national semifinals to beat the Gamecocks.
Michigan got to within 64-62 with 22 seconds left, but South Carolina held on from there.
Men
BUTLER 72, MISSOURI STATE 65: At Hinkle Fieldhouse, the Bulldogs were paced by Jahmyl Telfort, who made 7 of 12 field-goal attempts and 11 of 16 free-throw attempts to finish with 29 points in the opener for both teams.
For Missouri State, Dez White had 21 points.
GEORGIA STATE 71, BALL STATE 56: In Atlanta, Jermahri had 17 points for the Cardinals in an opening-night loss.
Cesare Edwards paced Georgia State with 17 points and 11 rebounds in the MAC-SBC Challenge.