The Peoria Mustangs was within striking distance after one period, but the Wisconsin Whalers put the pedal down in the second en route to a 6-2 victory.

Wisconsin got the win thanks to a great game by Peter Henderson, who had two goals and two assists. Henderson scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 8:39 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Wisconsin. Isaac Hale assisted on the tally. Henderson's next tally on the power play made the score 4-1 Wisconsin with 10:52 left in the second period. Ryan Martin picked up the assist.

The Whalers kept Peoria's goalie busy throughout the game, and Nicholas Piech made 26 saves on 32 shots. Wisconsin found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. The Whalers average 3.8 goals per game.

Wisconsin additionally got points from Alex Anderson, who also tallied one goal and two assists. Wisconsin also had goals scored by Michael Tish, Yves Leemann, and Nathan Viberg, who scored one goal each. In addition, Wisconsin received assists from Zachary Shenderovsky and Adam Schoenfeld, who contributed one each.

The Mustangs were often in penalty trouble, totaling nine minors and two majors for 48 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 25.0 minutes per game Peoria had been spending in the box. The Mustangs were held below their usual level of production. Peoria puts an average of 4.3 pucks into the net per game.

The Mustangs were helped by Mark Candotti, who racked up one goal. Candotti scored 13:44 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Wisconsin. Levi Armstrong provided the assist. Peoria also got points from Andrew Scofield, who also finished with one goal and one assist to lead the team in points.

Evan Moyse rejected 20 shots on goal for Wisconsin. The Whalers totaled 36 minutes in penalty time with three minors and two majors and went 3-for-8 on the power play. For Wisconsin, Martin was ejected from the game. Peoria registered one goal on two power play opportunities.