South Carolina coach Lamont Paris can handle stretches when his team does not play well but getting outplayed by an opponent is another story.Paris felt the Gamecocks were outplayed in a disappointing loss to North Florida to start his third season and he is hoping they respond against visiting South Carolina State on Friday night in Columbia, S.C.After playing the Bulldogs, the Gamecocks face Towson before the schedule picks up next week when they visit Indiana. Paris is hoping to avoid a repeat of what unfolded in their 74-71 loss to visiting North Florida on Monday.South Carolina could not get the lead above eight points, then got outplayed in the final minutes. The Gamecocks held a 64-59 lead before being outscored 15-7 over the final four-plus minutes.”We were outplayed overall, in a lot of different ways,” Paris said. “It’s OK to not play well. That’s going to happen from time to time. But as competitors, they dominated us.”After leading by five, the Gamecocks gave up four offensive rebounds on a night they were outrebounded 43-37 and finished 14 of 25 at the free-throw line.