Notre Dame vs Michigan St: Traveling on the road to Michigan State is not an easy way to start the season, and the Fighting Irish struggled in an 80-70 loss to the Spartans. Michigan State took control of the game as Notre Dame was held scoreless in the final 7:12 of the first half. Prentiss Hubb was the leading scorer for the Irish with 23 points to go with 6 rebounds and 2 assist as well. Cormac Ryan hit three three-pointers and scored 13 points for Notre Dame.