The Knoxville Ice Bears used a sparkling performance by Bryan Hince to take down the Fayetteville FireAntz, as the netminder did not allow a goal in Knoxville's 1-0 shutout victory.

Robbie Donahoe's game-winning tally was the game's only goal. It came at 8:47 in the second period. The Ice Bears had taken the advantage when Fayetteville's Tyler Sheldrake got sent off for slashing. Jason Price provided the assist.

Knoxville was paced by Donahoe, who grabbed one goal.

The Ice Bears were held below their usual level of production. Knoxville puts an average of 3.6 pucks into the net per game. The Ice Bears' offense was helped by the efforts of their defensemen, who managed to put 19 shots on net during the game. Knoxville put 38 shots on net during the contest, more than the 27.0 it averages per game.

Other players who recorded assists for Knoxville were Eric Satim, who had one.

The FireAntz relied on a core group of players for most of their offense, as John Clewlow, Shawn Skelly and Ryan Hand took 19 of the team's 35 shots.

The Ice Bears' Hince stopped 35 shots out of the 35 that he faced. Knoxville totaled 11 minutes in penalty time with three minors and one major and went 1-for-5 on the power play. Kevin Murdock recorded 37 saves for Fayetteville. The FireAntz totaled 17 minutes in penalty time with six minors and one major and went 0-for-2 on the power play.