The Tigers scored the decisive run an inning later and never trailed in the series again.
The Tigers trailed the Rebels 16-10 with four seconds to play.
The Tigers trailed at halftime 19-0, but took a 27-22 lead early in the fourth quarter.
The Tigers trailed 35-27 at the half after missing their final five shots.
The Tigers nearly recovered from a 16-point hole in the second half, and trailed by just five points with less than a minute to play.
The Tigers trailed by 17-7 late in the first half and by 17-14 heading into the final period.
The Tigers had trailed by 25-24 at halftime but led by 49-44 with 7 minutes 41 seconds remaining.
The Tigers trailed by 19 at halftime and never made much of a second-half push.
Reaching the Round of 16 for the first time since 1994, the Tigers trailed only once, at 2-0.
His second pass completion came on his eighth attempt, in the third period, when the Tigers trailed by 27-0.