Montana St. 49, UND 21
MSU 7 21 7 14 --49
UND 0 10 11 0 --21
First quarter
MSU: Logan Jones, 11 run, Gabe Peppenger kick, 4:04 remaining.
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Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:02
Key plays: Chris Murray hits Curtis Amos for 14 yards on the first play; Murray later scrambles for 13 yards on a 3rd-and-11. UND called for late hit on the play, giving the Cats first-and-goal at the 6.
MSU 7, UND 0
Second quarter
MSU: Troy Andersen 2 run, Peppenger kick, 11:41 remaining
Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:40
Key plays: Murray rushes for 9 yards on fourth-and 8, giving MSU first down at UND 29; Bobcats later aided by unsportsmanlike penalty on UND.
MSU 14, UND 0
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MSU: Wilson Brott 12 pass from Murray, Peppenger kick, 7:25 remaining
Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:42
Key plays: Murray gains 42 yards on third-and-6.
MSU 21, UND 0
UND: Dijon Murray 37 interception return, Reid Taubenheim kick, 4:42 remaining..
Drive: 1 play, 37 yards
Key plays: Murray jumps the route and picks off late throw.
MSU 21, UND 7
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MSU: Jabarri Johnson 13 pass from Murray, Peppenger kick, 0:57 remaining.
Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:40
Key plays: Murray hits Mitchell Herbert for 24 yards on second-and-8.
MSU 28, UND 7
UND: Taubenheim 37 field goal, 0:00 remaining.
Drive: 6 plays, 55 yard, 0:57
Key plays: Keaton Studsrud hits De'mun Murray for 38 yards, to MSU 13.
MSU 28, UND 10
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Third quarter
UND: Taubenheim 44 field goal, 9:50 remaining
Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:02
Key plays: Studsrud rushes for 26 yards on second-and-15, giving UND a first down inside MSU territory.
MSU 28, UND 13
UND: Kevin Kassis 44 pass from Murray, Peppenger kick, 5:10 remaining
Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:25
Key plays: Murray beats UND's blitz and hits Edward Vander for 16-yard gain on second-and-10.
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MSU 35, UND 13
UND: Brady Oliveira 34 run, Keaton Studsrud pass to Noah Wanzek, 3:22 remaining
Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:41
Key plays: Studsrud goes for 30 yards to the MSU 34.
MSU 35, UND 21
Fourth quarter
MSU: Andersen 27 run, Peppenger kick, 10:50 remaining.
Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 7:27
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Key plays: Murray rushes for 8 yards on third-and-4, allowing the drive to continue.
USD 42, UND 2
MSU: Murray 1 run, Peppenger kick, 5:52 remaining.
Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 3:50
Key plays: Edward Vander gains 27 yards three plays into the drive.
USD 49, UND 21
Team statistics
MSU UND
First downs 28 12
Rushes-yards 59-341 20-102
Yards passing 174 153
Passes 15-20-1 16-35-1
Total yards 515 255
Punts-avg. 3-40.7 5-40.4
Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0
Sacked-yards lost 4-26 0-0
Penalties-yards 6-54 5-49
Possession time 39:41 20:19
Individual statistics
UND
Rushing No. Yds. Long TD
Oliveira 6 39 34 1
Santiago 7 19 5 0
Studsrud 5 34 30 0
Zimmerman 2 10 14 0
Team totals 20 102 83 1
Receiving No. Yds. Long TD
Wanzek 5 34 14 0
Mercer 4 51 38 0
Adeoti 2 13 9 0
Fiedler 1 20 20 0
Team totals 12 118 81 0
Passing Comp Att Yds. Int. TD
Studsrud 14 22 138 0 0
Heidlebaugh 1 6 6 0 0
Team totals 15 28 144 0 0
Tackles (solo-assisted-total)
Jake Disterhaupt 7-5-12, Jake Rastas 3-4-7, Chuck Flowers 3-5-6, Tamas Stewart 5-5-10, Tyus Carter 4-1-5, Ray Haas 3-2-5, Torrey Hunt 3-2-5, Mason Bennett 1-3-4, Tank Harris 1-3-4, Tanner Palmborg 0-4-4, Nick Schmitz 1-2-3, Austin Cieslak 0-3-3, Oscar Nevermann 2-0-2, Jaxson Turner 2-0-2, Cole Reyes 1-1-2, Hayden Blubaugh 1-1-2, Corby Richman 1-1-2, Carter Wilson 1-1-2, Drew Greely 0-2-2, Jade Lawrence 0-2-2, Brandon Dranka 1-0-1, Steve Greer 1-0-1, H Reynolds 0-1-1, Vashon Tucker 0-1-1, Andre Steiger 0-1-1.
Interceptions: Jake Disterhaupt 1-37
Sacks: None
MSU
Rushing No. Yds. Long TD
Murray 15 132 41 1
Anderson 22 131 27 2
Vander 11 61 27 0
Jones 4 12 11 1
Team totals 52 336 106 4
Receiving No. Yds. Long TD
Herbert 5 59 24 0
Kassis 2 47 44 1
Johnson, J. 2 19 13 1
Vander 2 24 16 0
Team totals 11 149 97 2
Passing Comp Att Yds. Int. TD
Murray 14 18 166 1 3
McChesney 0 1 0 0 0
Team totals 14 19 166 1 3
Tackles (solo-assisted-total)
Brayden Konkol 6-0-6, Mac Bignell 4-2-6, Bryson McCabe 1-4-5, Tyrel Thomas 2-1-3, Grant Collins 1-2-3, Walker Cozzie 1-2-3, Bryce Alley 1-2-3, Chad Kanow 1-2-3, Derek Marks 2-0-2, Khari Garcia 1-1-2, Brandon Hayashi 1-1-2, West Wilson 1-1-2, JoJo Henderson 0-2-2, Chase Benson 0-2-2, Tyrone Fa'anono 0-2-2, Zach Wright 1-0-1, Damien Washington 1-0-1, Elu Leota 0-1-1, Marcus Ferriter 0-1-1, Tucker Yates 0-1-1, Lukas McCarthy 0-1-1, Balue Chapman 0-0-0, Mitch Brott 0-0-0.
Interceptions: Brayden Konkol 1-8
Sacks: Derek Marks 1-9, Brandon Hiyashi 1-6, Chase Benson 0.5-2, Zach Wright 1-7, Marcus Ferriter 0.5-2