End of Q2: Tarleton State 20, ACU 10

Tarleton scored on its third consecutive drive of the game when Blake Barnes booted a 28-yard field goal on its first possession of the second quarter, making the new score 17-7 with 12:17 remaining in the half.

Barnes added a 41-yard field goal on TSU's next possession, upping the Texans' lead to 20-7.

ACU's Morgan Lineberry put ACU back on the board with a 27-yard field goal with 1:53 remaining in the half, cutting the Tarleton lead to 20-10.

FIRST-HALF STATISTICS

First downs: Tarleton 22, ACU 8

Rushing: Tarleton 18 for 103 yards, ACU 10 for 25 yards

Passing: Tarleton 24 of 33 for 224 yards and 2 TDs, ACU 12 of 22 for 122 yards

Total yards: Tarleton 327, ACU 147

Penalties: Tarleton 3 for 30 yards, ACU 5 for 30 yards

Time of possession: Tarleton 16:09, ACU 13:51

Third-down conversions: Tarleton 7 of 10, ACU 2 of 7

ACU passing: Mitchell Gale, 12 of 22 for 122 yards

ACU rushing: Mitchell Gale, 3 for 13 yards; Charcandrick West 3 for 10 yards; Travis Tarver, 1 for 4 yards

ACU receiving: Darian Hogg, 3 for 29 yards; Demarcus Thompson, 3 for 23 yards, ; Taylor Gabriel, 2 or 23 yards; and Darrell Cantu-Harkless, 2 for 13 yards

ACU tackles: Thor Woerner, 6 and 1 INT; Justin Stephens, L.B. Suggs and Angel Lopez, 6 each