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North Dakota State’s special teams help Bison beat Nevada 31-17

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In a game held on Saturday night in Fargo, North Dakota, North Dakota State defeated Nevada with a final score of 31-17. Key to this victory was Jackson Williams’ 100-yard return of a missed field goal for a touchdown and Nathan Hayes scoring three touchdowns. Despite an early lead by Nevada, North Dakota State took control after halftime, thanks in part to a successful two-point conversion following a fumble on the Wolf Pack’s trick play attempt.

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North Dakota State beat Nevada 31-17 on Saturday night in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison's Jackson Williams returned a missed field-goal attempt 100 yards for a touchdown and also scored on a 5-yard run. Despite an early 11-0 lead by Nevada, the Bison took the halftime lead with Williams' return and another touchdown pass. In the third quarter, Nevada cut the lead to two points but fumbled during a trick play attempt on a 2-point conversion, allowing Matthew Stenbroten to score for North Dakota State. Nathan Hayes capped off the scoring with a 12-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter. North Dakota State improved their record to 6-1, while Nevada fell to 2-4.

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Nathan Hayes accounted for three touchdowns and Jackson Williams returned a missed field-goal attempt 100 yards for a touchdown to help North Dakota State beat Nevada 31-17 on Saturday night. asserted

State → account → night

Nevada jumped out to an 11-0 lead early in the second quarter before Williams scored on a 5-yard run and then tossed a 21-yard touchdown pass to Mekhi Collins. asserted

Williams → jump → Collins

Williams was in the end zone when he caught Joe McFadden’s field-goal attempt from 57 yards. asserted

he → catch → yards

Williams broke a couple of tackles and then ran along the sideline for a score to give the Bison a 19-11 lead at halftime. asserted

Williams → break → halftime

Early in the third quarter, AJ Bianco’s 19-yard touchdown pass to Gary Givens III pulled Nevada to 19-17. asserted

pass → pull → 19

The Wolf Pack tried a trick play on the 2-point conversion attempt, fumbled the ball and Matthew Stenbroten ran it back to give the Bison the two points and a 21-17 advantage. Hayes’ 12-yard touchdown pass to Reis Kessel early in the fourth quarter capped the scoring. Hayes completed 19 of 25 passes for 153 yards for North Dakota State (6-1, 3-1 Mountain West Conference), which bounced back from its 13-7 loss at UNLV. Bianco was 17-of-34 passing for 190 yards but threw two interceptions for Nevada (2-4, 1-2). asserted

Bianco → try → Nevada

He also scored on a 15-yard run in the first quarter. asserted

He → score → quarter

Up next Nevada: Hosts San Jose State on Saturday. asserted

Nevada → host → Saturday

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