South Carolina is 2-0 entering Wednesday's home game vs. Presbyterian in Columbia, S.C.

But Gamecocks coach Lamont Paris knows it's going to take a lot more than what his team put on the court Sunday to keep winning.

South Carolina rallied from an 11-point deficit with 3:50 left in regulation to beat Southern Miss 83-79 in overtime and avoid what would have been a bad loss for its resume.

Paris is focusing on the positives that he hopes his team can learn from a close call while still getting the benefits of a win.

"You could never script this in a way that your team could learn more from it," Paris said. "I thought it was perfect for every single person except for the coach."

The Gamecocks have Ohio State transfer guard Meechie Johnson to thank for coming to their rescue late. He sco

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