Before a sellout crowd at the Joyce Athletic and Convocation Center:
 
MSU 8, Notre Dame 3
 
score by periods
 
Michigan State 1 2 5   8
Notre Dame     0 2 1   3
 
shots
Michigan State 19 18 16   53
Notre Dame     13 21  7   41
 
Scoring:
 
1st Period
MSU G: Murray, A: Slater
 
2nd Period
ND  G: Dal Grande, A: Morshead, Andrusiak
MSU G: Guolla, unassisted (shorthanded)
MSU G: Vanstaalduinen, A: Murray, Watt
ND  G: McCarthy, A: Dal Grande, Hasselman
 
3rd Period
MSU G: Crane, A: Tuzzoliono
MSU G: Carter, unassisted (shorthanded)
MSU G: Carter, A: Murray, Suk (2-man shorthanded)
MSU G: Berens, unassisted
ND  G: Bruininks, A: Gruber, Matushak
MSU G: Berens, unassisted
 
Goaltenders
MSU Alban
ND  Eisler
 
attendance: 3,254 (sellout)