MILWAUKEE — Sean Pedulla maintained his belief in himself and his team even as Mississippi let most of a 22-point lead slip from its grasp.
He responded by delivering a shot that helped send the Rebels to their first NCAA Tournament victory in a decade.
Pedulla sank a critical 3-pointer with 52.8 seconds left, and Ole Miss topped North Carolina 71-64 in a roller-coaster March Madness game on Friday. He stepped up after North Carolina’s RJ Davis converted a three-point play to cut Ole Miss’ lead to two.
“They were on a huge run, and we needed that bucket,” Pedulla said.