El Paso Rhinos had a seven-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 10-2 win over Texas.

Chris Wilhite had two goals and one assist to lead El Paso Rhinos. Wilhite scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 15:48 into the first period to make the score 3-0 El Paso Rhinos. El Paso Rhinos had gained a power play chance when Miguel Caron was whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct. David Nelson provided the assist. Wilhite's next tally on the power play made the score 8-1 El Paso Rhinos with 3:16 left in the second period. Nelson picked up the assist.

El Paso Rhinos made Texas' goaltenders to work all game long, ripping 39 shots and forcing 29 saves. Ryan Mulka made 15 stops and Oliver Eklund made 14. El Paso Rhinos put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Texas to score on any of its five power plays. El Paso Rhinos found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. El Paso Rhinos has scored at the pace of 5.6 goals per game during the current campaign. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

El Paso Rhinos additionally got points from Nelson, who also finished with one goal and two assists. Others who scored for El Paso Rhinos included Trey Hughes, who had three and Fabien Dube, Nick Plesa, Andrew Bradford, and Jeremy Rezaeepour, who each put in one. In addition, El Paso Rhinos received assists from Dakota Beaulieu, who had two, Tom Bartel, who had three, and Chad Cesarz and Matthew Plesa, who contributed one a piece.

Adam Vay rejected 27 shots on goal for El Paso Rhinos. El Paso Rhinos totaled 21 minutes in penalty time with eight minors and one major and went 1-for-7 on the power play. Texas ended with 21 minutes in penalty time with eight minors and one major.