Williston State made a late 1st half push to a 43-33 halftime advantage and then used steady free throw shooting to keep the Pioneers at bay in a  88-72 win on Thursday night at the MCC Centra. Nearly every statistical category was even except for a 21-6 advantage for the Tetons at the foul line. The only lead for the Pioneers was the first bucket of the game as Williston held strong from there. 

The Tetons had a balanced attack led by Ezekiel Spann (Enterprise, AL) with 19 points (5-13 FG, 2-7 3's, 7-8 FT) and 11 rebounds. Guard Josh Favors (Atlanta, GA) had 16 points (5-8 FG, 0-1 3's, 6-7 FT) as did Abi Adedo (London, England) (7-14 FG, 0-1 3's, 2-2 FT). Clovis Gallon (York, PA) had 15 points (5-12 FG, 3-5 3's, 2-2 FT) and 8 rebounds. 

The Pioneers were led by Ray Daniels (Las Vegas, NV) with 26 points (13-20 FG, 0-1 3's) and Blessing Adesipe (Houston, TX) with 15 points (6-17 FG, 0-2 3's, 3-3 FT) and 10 rebounds. Eli Habighorst (Las Vegas, NV) dished out 7 assists. 

Inside the Box Score

• Williston State connected on 30-65 FG (46%) and the Pioneers were 30-68 (44%). Williston was 7-18 (39%) from 3-point range and MCC was 6-22 (27%)
• Williston was 21-24 at the FT line compared to oly 6-7 for MCC.
• The Tetons outrebounded MCC 38-36 with each team having 8 offensive rebounds. 
• The Pioneers committed 13 turnovers to 11 for Williston State.

The Pioneers will host Bismarck State on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM. They fell to 2-10 in MonDak Conference play and 5-16 overall. The Tetons moved to 5-7 in MonDak Conference play and 7-14 overall.