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.

With 16 minutes left in the second half, South Carolina star forward Collin Murray-Boyles picked up his fourth foul, putting him on the bench for a little while

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,

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.

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.