No. 20 Ole Miss overcame a 15-point third quarter deficit Monday against No. 3 USC, taking a four-point lead with just under three minutes remaining in regulation and leading by two with 1:43 to play. The Trojans, who shot just 1 of 9 in the fourth quarter, hit four-straight free throws to close out the game — and all 14 of their attempts in the fourth — to take down the Rebels 68-66 in the Aflac Oui-Play game in Paris in the season opener for both teams.
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