The Knoxville Ice Bears relied on the sparkling performance of Bryan Hince in net to grab a 4-1 win against Mississippi RiverKings.

Knoxville was sparked by Joe Tolles, who registered one goal. Tolles scored on the power play 10:37 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Knoxville. A unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Matt Whitehead had put the Ice Bears on the power play. Ryan Salvis picked up the assist.

Knoxville excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances.

Knoxville also got points from Ben Power, who also grabbed two goals and one assist to lead the team in points. Knoxville also got a goal from Tyler Klein as well. More assists for Knoxville came via Berkley Scott, Peter Neal, and Francis Drolet, who each chipped in one.

Mississippi RiverKings' offense was clicking better than usual and put 36 shots on goal during the game, better than the 27.0 shots per game it averages.

Mississippi RiverKings was led by Matt Harrington, who scored the team's only goal. Harrington scored 17:50 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Knoxville. Mike Grace provided the assist.

Hince rejected 35 shots on goal for the Ice Bears. Knoxville totaled 13 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major and went 1-for-2 on the power play. Adam Courchaine recorded 19 saves for Mississippi RiverKings. Mississippi RiverKings ended with 21 minutes in penalty time with three minors and one major. Mississippi RiverKings ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Matt Wray was ejected from the game.