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.

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.

This season, South Carolina (7-3) was already expected to lean on Murray-Boyles offensively. But Paris has also turned to Pringle, an Alabama transfer, to shoulder a bigger scoring role — a surprise given Pringle’s limited opportunities on that end of the court with the Crimson Tide.

Chase Hunter had one magical 3-pointer for No. 25 Clemson, but not a second, as Collin Murray-Boyles and South Carolina prevailed 91-88 in an overtime thriller over the visiting Tigers on Tuesday in Columbia,

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 held its fall commencement ceremony on Monday. The end to an entire semester. One hundred and twenty days filled with all-nighters, dropped classes and some eleventh-hour math to determine what grade you need on your final to keep a ‘C.

The South Carolina Gamecocks picked up their first signature win of the season by taking down in-state rival and 25th-ranked Clemson.