Jermaine Couisnard Scores 40, Wows March Madness Fans as Oregon Upsets South Carolina

Jermaine Couisnard, who played the first three seasons of his career at South Carolina before transferring to Oregon in 2022, showed no mercy to his former team during Thursday's first round of the NCAA tournament.

Couisnard scored 40 points as No. 11 Oregon completed an 87-73 upset of No. 6 South Carolina.

He is the first player in Oregon program history to record 40 points in a single NCAA tournament game.

Cousinard finished the afternoon having shot 14-for-22 from the field and 5-for-9 from behind the arc. He added four rebounds, six assists, a steal and a takeaway.

Center N'Faly Dante added 23 points in Oregon's victory.

Dante previously helped the Ducks earn an NCAA tournament bid with his performance during Oregon's Pac-12 tournament victory on March 16, when he shot 12-for-12 for a career-high 25 points.

Oregon is now set to face No. 3 Creighton after the Bluejays dispatched No. 14 Akron in their own Thursday first round matchup.

The Ducks and Bluejays will face off Saturday for a ticket to the Sweet 16. The game time has yet to be determined.