Chloe Kitts had 19 points and 14 rebounds and Tessa Johnson scored 15 points as top-ranked South Carolina defeated scrappy Michigan 68-62 on Monday night in the Hall of Fame Series.

The No. 1 South Carolina women’s basketball team defeated Michigan, 68-62, in Monday night’s season opener in Las Vegas behind big games from forward Chloe Kitts (19 points) and guard Tessa Johnson (15 points) and an all-together resurgent second half at T-Mobile Arena.

South Carolina got all it could handle from a scrappy Michigan team but escaped Las Vegas with a win. The undersized Wolverines started five guards, including three freshmen. What they lacked in size,