ABILENE, Texas (Interstat) — Payton Hull scored 27 points to lead Abilene Christian to a 68-65 women’s basketball victory over Tarleton State on Tuesday night at Moody Coliseum.

The Wildcats, who improved to 16-6, never trailed after the first quarter but endured a late push from the Texans. Abilene Christian led by as many as 12 in the third quarter before Tarleton State closed the gap to one point in the final minute. Hull sealed the win with two free throws with six seconds remaining.

Elodie Lutbert scored 16 points for Tarleton State, which fell to 11-10. The Texans dominated inside with 44 points in the paint but were undone by 23 turnovers. Both teams shot identically from the floor at 48%, but Abilene Christian hit eight 3-pointers to Tarleton State’s five.