Following a 91-88 win over No. 25 Clemson, head coach Lamont Paris spoke to the media about South Carolina’s performance on Tuesday and what this victory means going forward. Here’s what he had to say.

Clemson continued to fight back though. Chase Hunter, who leads the Tigers in scoring with 16 points per game, did not score until the 16:58 mark of the second half. That’s when he turned it on, scoring all of his 27 points in the second half and OT.

South Carolina basketball coach Lamont Paris and his team knocked off the rival Clemson Tigers in overtime. The 91-88 victory is Paris’ second in three tries against that team from the Upstate. But the win is much bigger than just another tally in the “W” column in the rivalry series.