NBAE / Getty Images Raymond Felton scored a career-high 31 points and Jason Richardson added 21 in his return on Friday in Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS - Raymond Felton tied a career high with 31 points and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Indiana Pacers 115-108 in overtime on Friday night.

Jason Richardson finished with 21 points, D.J. Augustin scored 17 and Gerald Wallace added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Bobcats (5-10), who won for just the second time in their past seven games.

Charlotte's Emeka Okafor had 14 points and 20 rebounds.

Danny Granger scored a season-high 35 points, and Marquis Daniels and T.J. Ford each had 20 for the Pacers (6-9).

After trailing by as many as 14 points in the first half and 93-90 with 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Pacers took a 97-95 lead on Troy Murphy's 3-pointer with 39 seconds remaining in regulation.

Charlotte tied it at 97 on Okafor's layup, and following baskets by both teams, the Pacers had a chance to win in the closing seconds, but Granger's jumper over a leaping Okafor was no good.

The Bobcats scored the first seven points of overtime, including consecutive 3-pointers by Felton and Augustin. Indiana cut the deficit to 108-105 on Ford's two free throws with 47 seconds left, but Felton's jumper pushed the lead back to five.

The Bobcats took their biggest lead, 37-23, on Nazr Mohammed's layup with 8:42 left in the second quarter. Indiana answered with a 17-6 run, capped by Daniels' driving layup, to make it 43-40. The Pacers trailed 53-48 at the half.

Indiana tied it three times in the third quarter before taking a 71-70 lead on Brandon Rush's 3-pointer with 3 minutes left. Murphy's layup gave the Pacers an 81-75 advantage later in the period.

Notes: Richardson started after missing the past seven games. He underwent an exploratory arthroscopic procedure Nov. 12 after suffering from right knee inflammation. ... Pacers G Mike Dunleavy (right knee) missed the game and has yet to play this season. ... Charlotte coach Larry Brown was coach of the Pacers from 1993-97, finishing with a 190-138 record. Current Indiana assistant Lester Conner played for Brown during the 1993-94 season. ... Granger entered the game eighth in the NBA at 23.2 points per game.

Bobcats Head Coach Larry Brown
(On the Bobcats first road win)
"It’s important for us to get any kind of win. A win on the road though is really important. Raymond (Felton) had his best game for us and we needed it. They’re a good team. They’re well coached. They have a lot of good players. TJ Ford looked like he’s back to his old self and Danny looked like he could do just about anything tonight. Luckily for us, he got in foul trouble."

Jason Richardson
(On the win)
"It was good to get our first road win. Guys really came out and played hard. A lot of guys stepped up big. Raymond (Felton) obviously had a big night. Emeka (Okafor) obviously had a big night on the boards. We all came together and got the job done."

(On the overtime)
"We had to come out aggressive. Ray hit the first one and then DJ (Augustin) hit the second one and then we got some stops. That was the big thing. We stopped them from scoring."

(On Raymond Felton’s night)
"That was huge. He went out there and did everything. He rebounded, he passed, got a lot of assists. His big night really helped us win this game."

Raymond Felton
(On the win)
"It was all about fighting tonight. We’re getting better each game and we’re fighting hard. We’re playing together, playing defense together. We just clicked on all cylinders. This was our first road win and now we have to bring the same intensity (in the next game against Boston). We have to be ready to play every night at home. This was a good win but we have to put it behind us quick."

(On his scoring tonight)
"I was just trying to attack when I was supposed to. When the jump shot was there, I was taking it. I never really forced anything. I just went with the flow of the game."

(On his driving layup to tie the game in regulation)
"It was just a matter of trying to attack. We had no timeouts and we knew we had to get a shot. I saw an opening and I just went for it."

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