Hamilton Accies ended their run of 13 games without a win by beating Motherwell 2-0 at New Douglas Park on Friday night.
Jason Scotland fired Martin Canning's side in front midway through the first half but the visitors missed some good chances to equalise before the break and were also denied by the woodwork.
Ali Crawford doubled Accies' lead early in the second half with a fine low drive from the edge of the area to leave Ian Baraclough's team six points adrift in the relegation play-off place.