Ogden Mustangs and Missoula Maulers were evenly matched throughout their contest, but Ogden Mustangs made the most of its opportunities and won, 4-2.

Each team kept the other at bay throughout the game, and Martin Hallin secured the win for Ogden Mustangs with a goal in the third period.

George Babos was all over the ice for Ogden Mustangs, as he registered two goals in the win. Babos' tallies came at 7:05 into the third period to make the score 3-1 Ogden Mustangs and 19:06 into the third to make the score 4-2 Ogden Mustangs.

Missoula Maulers' power play was ineffective against Ogden Mustangs' penalty kill, which allowed one goal while shorthanded.

Ogden Mustangs' offense rang up 46 shots on Missoula Maulers' net. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals. Ogden Mustangs struggled to stay out of the sin bin throughout the game as it finished the game with 42 penalty minutes for eight opposing power plays.

Ogden Mustangs additionally got points from Hallin, who also finished with one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Ogden Mustangs also got a goal from Dusty Watt as well. Other players who recorded assists for Ogden Mustangs were Sean Haltam, who had two and Cam Russell, Seth Giles, and Carson Duggar, who each chipped in one.

Missoula Maulers racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with eight minors and one major for 41 minutes in penalty time. Missoula Maulers had been averaging 28.0 minutes in penalties per game.

Missoula Maulers was helped by Matt Chamberlain, who racked up one goal. Chamberlain scored 2:23 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Missoula Maulers. Tanner Todd picked up the assist. Anders Nord also scored for Missoula Maulers. More assists for Missoula Maulers came via Mason Jones, Edward Pollon, and Corey Schafer, who contributed one a piece.

Ogden Mustangs' Connor Webb stopped 23 shots out of the 25 that he faced. Ogden Mustangs registered one goal on five power play opportunities. Michael Mcdaniel made 42 saves for Missoula Maulers on 46 shots. Missoula Maulers ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Joey Porco was ejected from the game.