ARLINGTON, Texas – UT Arlington men's basketball (14-7, 6-3 WAC) dropped a tough, physical overtime battle to California Baptist (16-6, 6-3 WAC) on Saturday afternoon at the College Park Center. It was just the second loss in the past eight games for the Mavericks, and only their second home loss of the season (8-2). CBU had five players in double figures in their road win, the team's sixth-straight win overall.
 
UTA fought trailed by as many as 12 in the second half and fought all the way back in the final minutes to force overtime, before ultimately falling to the Lancers.

"This team was really good," head coach KT Turner said following the game. "They came in and fought, they were more desperate than us, but I really like how our guys fought the last couple minutes of the game. It shows what we're capable of doing, but we just couldn't finish them off." 

CBU opened the game on a 7-0 run and eventually took a 35-31 lead into the break. The visiting Lancers led by as many as eight in the first half. Big man Nate Garcia scored 10 of his 13 points in the opening period for the Lancers. CBU started 8-of-10 to open the game.
 
CBU leading scorer Dominique Daniels, Jr., 20 of his game-high 28 points in the second half and overtime.
 
UTA sophomore forward/center Miles Goodman hit a pair of three-pointers, the first two of his career and had six first half points. The Mavs never led in the first half, but kept it close after falling behind by eight. Sophomore guard Tyran Mason hit a three from the top of the key to cut it to 29-25, and senior forward Raysean Seamster scored in transition after a defensive stop to make it 33-29. Seamster made his 50^th career start for the Mavs, in just his 51^st career appearance.
 
UTA rallied late after trailing by 10 with just 1:20 to play in regulation, riding an 8-0 run with a pair of Marcell McCreary three-pointers to cut the lead to 66-64 with 28.8 seconds to go. Missed free throws down the stretch for CBU and a massive putback slam by Amari Reed with 1.5 seconds remaining to tie sent the game to overtime.
 
McCreary led all Mavericks with 19 points, 11 of which came in the second half and overtime period.
 
CBU opened overtime on a 10-2 run and ended up holding on to win it 87-77 and escape Arlington with the victory. It marked the Lancers' first-ever win in Arlington, improving their record to 1-3 at the CPC.
 
The Mavs will be back in action on the road at Utah Tech (12-11, 5-4 WAC) on Thursday, Feb. 5. That game tips off at 8 p.m. CT from Burns Arena in St. George, Utah, and will be broadcast live on ESPN+, and on the radio on the Varsity Network App with the Voice of the Mavs, Josh Sours. Utah Tech is taking on Tarleton State in Stephenville Saturday afternoon.
   
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