Malik Dia scored 12 consecutive Ole Miss points in the final 6:21, Dre Davis sank a clutch layup in the closing seconds, and the 19th-ranked Rebels fought off pesky South Carolina for a 72-68 win on Wednesday in Columbia, S.C.Davis canned a layup with 22.4 seconds remaining as the shot clock was about to expire, increasing Ole Miss’ lead to 71-68.After South Carolina’s Collin Murray-Boyle missed a layup attempt, Jaemyn Brakefield (14 points) hit 1 of 2 free throws with five seconds left.The Rebels (19-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) emerged with their third consecutive win and fourth in five games.Dia shot 7-for-12 while tallying 18 points, and Davis had 12 points and four rebounds. Ole Miss’ Matthew Murrell scored 10 points.South Carolina (10-14, 0-11) took its 11th consecutive loss despite getting 20 points, six rebounds, three assists and three blocks from Murray-Boyles. Nick Pringle scored 12 points, while Jamarii Thomas had 11 and Zachary Davis produced seven points and 10 boards.The Gamecocks jumped on top early as Zachary Davis put in a pair of layups, but Ole Miss then went on a 16-4 run behind six points by Dre Davis and 3-pointers from Murrell and Jaylen Murray.During an 11-for-15 shooting stretch, including 4-for-4 from long range, Ole Miss moved ahead 27-17 after Davon Barnes’ 3-pointer just past the midpoint of the half.