Cleveland Barons (MM) and Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (MM) were evenly matched throughout their contest, but Cleveland Barons (MM) made the most of its opportunities and won, 3-2.

No lead was more than one goal during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by William Harrison at 17:10 of the third period.

Cleveland Barons (MM) was led by Harrison, who registered one goal and one assist.

Cleveland Barons (MM) managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Cleveland Barons (MM) ended up below its season average of 11.0 penalty minutes per game. Cleveland Barons (MM) forced Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (MM) goalie Matthew Sawyer to work between the pipes, taking 36 shots.

Cleveland Barons (MM) also had goals scored by Austin Kamer and Gordie Myer, who each put in one. In addition, Cleveland Barons (MM) received assists from Scott Donahue, who had two and Grant Meyer, Andrew Noel, and Max Rasberg, who contributed one a piece.

Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (MM) managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (MM) finished below its season average of 16.0 penalty minutes per game. Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (MM) kept Cleveland Barons (MM)'s goalie busy throughout the game, and Andrew Lee made 30 saves on 32 shots.

Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (MM) was helped by Jack Krolak, who finished with one goal. Krolak scored 6:38 into the first period to make the score 1-1. George Rajak picked up the assist. Luke Novak also scored for Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (MM). Other players who recorded assists for Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (MM) were Mickey Capek, Brock Thompson, and Eric Bolden, who each chipped in one.

Cleveland Barons (MM) registered zero goals on one power play opportunities. Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (MM)'s Sawyer stopped 33 shots out of the 36 that he faced. Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (MM) registered zero goals on one power play opportunities.