Tomorrow will tell.

While it’s too early to call the matchup with Missouri a crossroads game for Oliver Purnell, be assured of one thing: Tiger nation is ready for success in March at the national level.

They have tasted it before, albeit only for brief moments. There was a trip to the Elite Eight in 1980. They were seconds away from a similar destination in 1990 before Connecticut’s Tate George decided to become a hero. The Upstate were teased with the Sweet Sixteen again with coach Rick Barnes and Greg Buckner.

So,...

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