TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Interstat) — Florida A&M used a dominant fourth quarter to defeat Texas Southern 86-73 in a women’s basketball game Saturday at the Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center.

The Lady Rattlers outscored the Lady Tigers 29-23 in the final period to secure the Southwestern Athletic Conference victory. Florida A&M’s offense was fueled by a 33-for-40 performance from the free-throw line, while Texas Southern shot 14 of 20 from the stripe.

Tahnyjia Purifoy and Shaniyah McCarthy each scored 19 points for Florida A&M. Taliyah Logwood led all scorers with 25 points for Texas Southern.

Florida A&M improved to 7-15 overall. Texas Southern fell to 9-14. Attendance was 605.