El Paso Rhinos had a four-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 7-0 win over Texas.

El Paso Rhinos got the win behind a great game by Trey Hughes, who had one goal and two assists. Hughes scored short handed 2:17 into the first period to make the score 1-0 El Paso Rhinos. El Paso Rhinos played down a man on Chad Cesarz's interference. Jack Strusz provided the assist.

Texas' power play was ineffective against El Paso Rhinos' penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

El Paso Rhinos' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on seven Texas power plays. El Paso Rhinos' offense rang up 45 shots on Texas' net. El Paso Rhinos could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 28 minutes in penalties during the game.

El Paso Rhinos additionally got points from Tom Bartel, who also had one goal and one assist and Dakota Beaulieu, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Others who scored for El Paso Rhinos included David Nelson, Fabien Dube, Nick Plesa, and Matthew Plesa, who scored one goal each. In addition, El Paso Rhinos received assists from Peter Plesa, who had two and Andrew Bradford, Jeremy Rezaeepour, Kendal Craig, and John Ludwig, who each chipped in one.

Texas could not produce up to it normal offensive output. Texas averages 3.8 goals per game. Texas found itself stymied offensively, and got off a mere 12 shots against El Paso Rhinos' defense. Texas found itself short handed often, totaling 28 penalty minutes and allowing seven power plays.

Adam Vay made 12 saves for El Paso Rhinos on 12 shots. Oliver Eklund rejected 38 shots on goal for Texas.