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No. 25 South Carolina takes down St. John's, 75-61

In their first game as a ranked team, No. 25 South Carolina handles St. John's in Tuesday's Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout.

Frank Martin took pride in leading this South Carolina program to its first top-25 ranking since 2004. He only let that pride show in brief moments leading up his team's first game as ranked team on Tuesday night. Martin was adamant his team still wasn't good enough to show up and win - regardless of who they played.

The Gamecocks gave Martin the response he was looking for: a 75-61 win over St.