The Williston State College women basketball team finished third in the Mon-Dak conference tournament with a win on 75-72 victory against Bismarck State College on Saturday in Williston.

The Tetons built up a first-half lead and saw it chipped down in the second half, but they held on in the final minutes.

Paige Anderson scored 27 points for the Tetons, hitting big from the outside early and often, finishing the game with seven three-pointers on nine attempts. Those outside shots opened up the lane for Christine Miller, who scored 25 points for Williston State.

"We ran our offenses pretty smoothly, and right away we were getting easy looks," Anderson said.

They trailed 71-70 with just under two minutes to play, but Miller's scored a pair of baskets in the closing minutes and Anderson hit two free-throws to close out the game with 0.4 seconds left. Bismarck State's court-length buzzer-beater missed. On Friday, the Tetons lost to Miles Community College 71-70. Miller had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Abby Nasset had 18 points and 10 rebounds in the game.

The three games in three nights should help the Tetons get their legs under them in the early season.

"Before this, you could tell we were struggling sometimes in our games, you could tell we were getting tired," Anderson said. "But these three games should help us get into game shape."

The Tetons have some time off now before the North Idaho Thanksgiving Classic on Nov. 27 and Nov. 28.

Williston State 75, Bismarck State College 72

Williston State

Kelsey Miller 0-1 0-0 0; Abby Nasset 3-6 6-11 12; Paige Anderson 9-14 2-2 27; Molly Wold 1-1 0-0 2; Shari Hewson 1-4 0-0 2; Tarryn Macpherson 1-4 0-0 2; Christine Miller 9-13 7-8 25; Jamie Njos 2-7 0-0 5.

Bismarck State

Lacey Peterson 1-3 0-0 2; Kelsey Sigl 6-14 2-2 14; Melissa Strandemo 5-11 3-3 17; Carlie Buechler 2-6 0-0 6; ShanLee Taken Alive 2-6 0-0 6; Ida Clarke 3-7 3-3 12; Skylei Luger 2-5 0-0 4; Adrienne Davis 1-8 0-0 2; Kaitlyn Sturlaugson 0-0 1-2 1; Alyssa Hummel 3-5 2-5 8

Friday's game

Miles Community College 71, WSC 70

Abby Nasset 8-13 12 18; Paige Anderson 4-9 4-5 15; Molly Wold 0-3 0-0 0; Shari Hewson 2-7 0-0 5; Tarryn Macpherson 2-4 0-0 4; Christine Miller 7-11 6-12 20; Jamie Njos 3-9 2-3 8

Miles CC

Mackenzie Johnson 0-1 0-1 0; Shaye Murphy 2-3 1-2 5; Malissa Ingram 3-4 3-6 9; Sara Plavljanin 6-14 1-3 15; Dale Samuels 2-4 1-1 5; Echo Thurston 1-1 0-0 2; Ieva Jansone 4-8 3-6 11; Dina Fritz 6-14 2-4 18; Micah Kirkpatrick 2-4 2-2 6

All tournament team

Women's

Christine Miller, Williston State

Kristin Bearstail, United Tribes

Bobbi Grann, Lake Region

Kelsey Sigl, Bismarck State

Sara Plavljanin, Miles CC