Addi Mack Scores 35 in Maryland Loss
Maryland's Addi Mack posted a career-high 35 points in a 101-93 loss to No. 1 South Carolina in Paris.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Basketball
Maryland guard Addi Mack scored a career-high 35 points on 14-of-20 shooting, including 6-of-10 from three-point range, but No. 1 South Carolina beat Maryland 101-93 at Adidas Arena in Paris, France. Mack scored 31 of her points after halftime, while South Carolina led 61-33 at the break.
Why it matters
Mack's 35-point performance tied for the 11th-highest single-game total in Maryland program history and showed a scoring surge against one of the nation's top-ranked teams. The game also drew attention to Mack's early basketball path after a seventh-grade interview comparing her to Paige Bueckers resurfaced online.
Mack's 35 points on 14-of-20 shooting and 6-of-10 from three-point range were a sharp increase from her 11.0 points per game as a Maryland freshman in 2025-26. South Carolina outscored Maryland 26-17 in the third quarter, and the extraction does not say whether Mack will be a regular scoring option going forward.
The players
Addi Mack
Addi Mack is a Maryland women's basketball guard who scored a career-high 35 points against South Carolina and previously starred at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis.
South Carolina Gamecocks
South Carolina is the No. 1-ranked women's basketball program that defeated Maryland 101-93 in Paris.
The details
Maryland cut South Carolina's lead to six with 42 seconds remaining but could not complete the comeback. Mack also added six assists, three rebounds and two steals in 33 minutes, and her 4,687 career points at Minnehaha Academy remain a separate benchmark from her college output.
Timeline
Nov. 2, 2026: Mack scored 35 points against South Carolina in Paris.
Nov. 2025: Mack scored 23 points in a breakout game against Georgetown.
Dec. 3: A Maryland program feature revisited her seventh-grade interview comparing her to Paige Bueckers.
Season Trajectory
Mack's breakout performance against a No. 1-ranked opponent in a high-profile international setting adds weight to Maryland's early-season narrative. Her scoring rise from her freshman average of 11.0 points points to a 35-point game also tests how far Maryland can rely on a single guard in a competitive conference season.
Fantasy managers tracking Mack should note her scoring output and 6-of-10 three-point shooting in a single game, which may affect how she is valued in lineups. The extraction does not specify her role going forward, so the scoring increase should be weighed against that uncertainty.
The takeaway
Mack's performance shows that a player's scoring can rise sharply in a single game even when her team loses to a top opponent. Tracking whether she sustains that output will show whether the 35-point game marks a new level or a one-game spike.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by EssentiallySports.
