ARLINGTON, Texas – Charles Manning Jr. scored a career-high 26 points and Javon Franklin posted 21 points and a career-best 15 rebounds, but the University of South Alabama men's basketball team fell to UTA 89-87 in overtime on Thursday night at the College Park Center.
 
Manning Jr. missed a three-pointer as time expired in overtime as UTA held on for the win.
 
Jay Jay Chandler and Kayo Goncalves both finished with 12 points for the Jags.
 
UTA's David Azore led all scorers with 30 points, while Patrick Mwamba added 16 and Shemar Wilson chipped in 14 for the Mavericks.
 
Date: 12/30
Place: College Park Center
Final Score: South Alabama 87, UTA 89
Records: South Alabama 10-4, UTA 5-7
 
GAME FACTS
- South opened the contest on an 11-6 run as four Jags scored in the first four minutes.
- The Mavericks responded with nine straight points as Mwamba hit two layups and Wilson hit a jumper to put UTA out in front, 15-11, with just under 14 minutes left in the half.
- UTA hit four straight shots, including two three-pointers to extend the lead to 10, 29-19 with 9:01 remaining.
- South scored the next 10 points as Goncalves hit a three-pointer and Alex Anderson converted a three-point play to tie the game at 29-29 with six minutes to go.
- Montez Young Jr.'s second-chance layup put the Mavericks up five, 39-34.
- South Alabama closed the half on a 6-2 run to cut the lead to one, 41-40.
- UTA scored the first eight points of the second half to stretch the lead to nine, 49-40.
- Franklin hit back-to-back layups and added a free throw to pull the Jags within four, 49-45, with 16:25 remaining in the contest.
- Brandyn Talbot connected on a three-pointer to extend the Mavericks lead to nine (56-47).
- South answered with a 9-2 run to cut the deficit to two, 58-56, with 10:24 left in the game.
- Chandler's driving layup put South Alabama back out in front, 60-59.
- Both teams traded buckets over the next three minutes and Manning Jr. finished a three-point play to regain the lead, 67-65, with 5:09 remaining.
- The Mavs answered with four straight points to retake the lead, 69-67.
- Manning Jr. connected on two free throws to tie it at 71-71 with 2:55 left.
- Azore scored the next four points to increase the UTA lead to four.
- Chandler knocked down a pull-up jumper to tie the game at 75-75 with less than a minute remaining to send the game to overtime.
- Goncalves opened overtime with a three-pointer to give South a 78-75 lead.
- UTA responded with a 6-0 run to regain the lead, 83-80 with 2:07 left in overtime.
- Goncalves connected on another three-pointer to tie it back at 83-83.
- Nicolas Elame followed with a three-pointer on the other end to put the Mavericks in front, 86-83, with 1:24 remaining.
- Trailing 89-87, Manning Jr. missed a three-pointer as time expired as UTA held on for the victory.
- The game featured 12 lead changes and 11 ties.
 
NOTES
- South Alabama scored a season-best 87 points against an NCAA Division 1 opponent this season.
- USA has forced at least 10 turnovers in all 14 games.
- South tied a season-high with 16 assists.
- Manning Jr. set a career-high in points and has scored 20 or more points on six occasions this year.
- Chandler has scored in double figures in 11 straight contests.
- Franklin set career-highs in rebounds, offensive rebounds (11), free throws made (5), free throws attempted (9) and minutes played (41).
- Franklin posted his third double-double of the season and the 11 offensive rebounds were the most by a South Alabama player this season.
- Goncalves tied a season-best with four three-pointers. Goncalves needs eight more points to reach 1,000 points in his NCAA career.
- Anderson tied a career-best with three assists.
 
UP NEXT
- USA will play at Texas State on Saturday at 4 p.m. (CST).
 
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