FARGO, N.D. — — Cam Miller threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 43 yards and a score as North Dakota State defeated Tennessee State 52-3 at home on Saturday.

The Bison rebounded from a 31-26 loss in the season opener to Colorado after leading at halftime to score the game’s first 52 points, allowing the Tigers to make just one 19-yard field goal with just over five minutes left in the game.

Miller opened the scoring by running 24 yards on a keeper midway through the first quarter, then four minutes later, firing 14 yards to Bryce Lane to make it 14-0. CharMar Brown capped a short drive with a 3-yard run, and Miller added a 12-yard pass to John Gores and a 6-yard strike to Lance in the final minute of the first half to make it 35-0.

Cole Payton threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Mekhi Collins to start the fourth quarter and Nathan Hayes closed out the scoring with a 51-yard run.

Miller was 14 of 18 passing and didn’t throw an interception. Payton was 3 of 5 for 29 yards and a touchdown with a pick. Hayes had just one carry and his 51 yards led the Bison. Lance had seven catches for 106 yards and two scores.

Tennessee State managed just 158 ​​yards of offense, led by Draylen Ellis, who completed 17 of 25 passes for 128 yards without a turnover.

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