Ean Wagner scored 26 points, and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with :50 left in overtime, as Abilene Christian outlasted Eastern New Mexico University 71-65 in a Lone Star Conference matchup Wednesday at Greyhound Arena.

Dante Adams scored 14 and Cameron Holson 13 for the Wildcats, who staved off a late Greyhound rally.

Wagner gave the Wildcats a 61-58 lead on a layup with 1:10 to go, but the Greyhounds tied matters on the next possession, as Dannon Wafer’s offensive rebound led to a trey by Jimmie Marshall with 46 seconds left.

Brandon Wilson scored 17 to lead three Greyhounds (4-23, 0-12 LSC) in double figures in their season finale.

The Greyhounds led by as much as 11 midway through the first, but the Wildcats (9-16, 3-8) closed out the first half on an 8-0 run.

Tommy York scored 12, while Equs Darby flirted with a double-double (11 points, nine rebounds). Wafer had a game-high 10 boards and added eight points.

Abilene Christian 71, ENMU 65, OT

Abilene Christian (9-16, 3-8)

Ean Wagner 8-22 5-6 26, Dante Adams 5-14 1-2 14, Cameron Holson 5-12 3-4 13, Ben Warton 2-2 2-2 6, Kendrick Johnson 2-5 1-2 5, Dejan Sencanski 2-3 0-0 5, Kevin White 1-5 0-0 2, Marquiz Baker 0-1 0-0 0, Brooks Norman 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 25-64 12-16 71.

ENMU (4-23, 0-12)

Brandon Wilson 7-15, 0-0 17, Tommy York 6-11 0-0 12, Equs Darby3-11 5-6 11, Dannon Wafer 3-5 2-2 8, Jimmie Marshall 3-5 1-2 8, Justin Reynolds 4-9 0-1 8, Gerald Brown 0-1 1-2 1, Jamaal Hadley 0-2 0-0 0, Marr Churchman 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 26-61 9-13 54.

Halftime score — ENMU 38, ACU 36. Regulation score — ACU 61, ENMU 61. 3-pointers — ACU 9-30 (Wagner 5-14, Adams 3-9, Sencanski 1-2, Holson 0-2, White 0-2, Baker 0-1), ENMU 4-14 (Wilson 3-6, Marshall 1-1, Darby 0-3, Reynolds 0-4). Rebounds — ACU 30 (Holson 8), ENMU 44 (Wafer 10). AssistsFouls — ACU 11, ENMU 15). Fouled out — Adams, Marshall. A — 217.

— ACU 12 (White 4), ENMU 19 (Marshall 6).

Women

Audrey Maxwell-Riley had 18 points to lead five Wildcats in double figures, as Abilene Christian ended the Zias’ season with an 85-70 win Wednesday night at Greyhound Arena.

Kelsey Darby scored eight of her 10 points in a 10-2 run to open the second half, turning what had been a tight contest into a 49-40 lead.

Following the second-half run, the Zias (9-21, 0-12) cut the lead to five on a Til-Lois Fifer 3-pointer, but ACU responded with a 17-3 run to put the game on ice.

The Wildcats (18-9, 8-3 Lone Star Conference) jumped out to a 24-14 lead midway through the first half on a Darby fastbreak layup, but the Zias responded with a 14-4 run later to recapture the lead.

Cat Clay and Karen Grant each scored 14 to lead the Zias, while Lace Clark added eight points and a team-high five rebounds.

Jamie Neyer scored 16 points, Jamie Neyer 15 and Kristee Davidson added 11 for the Wildcats.

Abilene Christian 85, ENMU 70

Abilene Christian (17-9, 8-3)

Audrey Maxwell-Lively 5-12 8-13 18, Jamie eyer 6-9 2-2 16, Jody Meyer 5-9 5-9 15, Kristee Davidson 3-7 5-5 11, Kelsey Darby 4-9 0-0 10, Autumn Whitaker 2-4 2-2 6, Kat Kundmueller 2-7 0-0 4, Courtney Laing 1-3 0-0 2, Joanna Harner 0-1 2-2 2, CiCi Davis 0-2 1-2 1, Kelsea Lyda 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 28-63 25-35 85.

ENMU (9-21, 0-12)

Karen Grant 6-16 2-2 14, Cat Clay 5-9 0-0 14, Celeste Belizario 4-4 0-0 8, Lace Clark 3-9 0-0 8, Kassie Daugherty 2-4 3-3 7, Til-Lois Fifer 2-9 0-0 5, Kara Bible 2-7 0-0 4, Alex Ortiz 2-8 0-0 4, Tori Northcutt 1-4 0-0 3, Vanessa O’Neal 1-2 1-2 3, Chelsee Nichols 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 28-72 6-7 70.

Halftime score — ACU 38, ENMU 37. 3-pointers — ACU 4-10 (Ja. Meyer 2-2, Darby 2-2, Whitaker 0-1, Kundmueller 0-2), ENMU 8-20 (Clay 4-8, Clark 2-6, Northcutt 1-2, Fifer 1-2, Ortiz 0-2). Rebounds — ACU 52 (Maxwell-Lively 13), ENMU 33 (Clark 5). Assists — ACU 17 (Kundmueller 5), ENMU 16 (Ortiz, Northcutt 3). Fouls — ACU 10, ENMU 21. Fouled out — None. A — 237.