Mississippi RiverKings had a four-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 7-2 win over the Louisiana IceGators.

Matt Whitehead had two goals and one assist to lead Mississippi RiverKings. Whitehead scored the first of his two goals at 6:07 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Mississippi RiverKings. Leo Thomas assisted on the tally. Whitehead's next tally made the score 6-2 Mississippi RiverKings with 26 seconds left in the second period. Reid Campbell picked up the assist.

Mississippi RiverKings' goal total was higher than its season average. This season, Mississippi RiverKings averages 2.6 goals per contest. By firing 43 shots on goal, Mississippi RiverKings exceeded the 29.0 shots it averages per game this year.

Mississippi RiverKings also got points from Paul Ciarelli, who also finished with one goal and one assist and Matt Harrington, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Justin Gvora also scored for Mississippi RiverKings. In addition, Mississippi RiverKings received assists from Andrew Randazzo, who had two and Linden Bahm, Mike Hayward, Paul Clancy, Matt Wray, and Sean Jones, who each chipped in one.

Louisiana's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals. With 37 shots on target during the contest, the IceGators exceeded the 24.6 shots they average per game this year.

Louisiana was helped by Tanner Burton, who registered one goal. Burton scored 5:49 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Matt Viola assisted on the tally. Louisiana also got a goal from Jason Cohen as well. More assists for Louisiana came via Luke Kasteel and Tyler Barr, who contributed one each.

Mississippi RiverKings' Peter Di Salvo stopped 35 shots out of the 37 that he faced. Mississippi RiverKings incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Andrew Flemming made 33 saves before being replaced by Marco De Filippo, who took the loss and made three saves. The IceGators incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.