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Recap - South Alabama Defeats Louisiana-Lafayette 77-70

South Alabama grabbed a 77-70 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday, behind a 20-point effort from Charles Manning Jr. at Cajundome.

South Alabama was a +2.0-point underdog in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters.

South Alabama got 14 points from Javon Franklin and another 13 points from Kayo Goncalves. Tyrell Jones contributed 6 assists, while Javon Franklin cleaned the glass with 5 rebounds.

Louisiana-Lafayette got 21 points from Jordan Brown in a losing cause and another 12 points from Theo Akwuba. Kentrell Garnett contributed 2 assists for them, while Jordan Brown had 11 rebounds.

South Alabama trailed at halftime, $HalfScore.

Louisiana-Lafayette won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 38-23.

Next game, South Alabama takes its act on the road to face Louisiana-Monroe looking for another win. For Louisiana-Lafayette, they head home to face Troy.