Brad Olynyk grabbed two points to lead the M1 Minot State University Beavers to a 4-1 victory over M1 Midland University.

M1 Minot State University's offense was clicking better than usual and put 41 shots on goal during the game, better than the 4.7 shots per game it averages.

M1 Minot State University also had goals scored by Craig Fournier, Sam Briscoe, and Lyndon Lipinski, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for M1 Minot State University were Dwight Lee, who had three and Mitchell Peeke, Nicholas Zern, Jon Stephansson, and Austin Yano, who contributed one each.

M1 Midland University's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four M1 Minot State University power plays. M1 Midland University was held below its usual level of production. M1 Midland University puts an average of 3.1 pucks into the net per game. M1 Midland University put 21 shots on net during the contest, more than the 17.5 it averages per game. M1 Midland University was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 16 penalty minutes.

M1 Midland University was led by Rob Donovan, who scored the team's only goal. Donovan scored 40 seconds into the second period to make the score 1-1. Ben Henry picked up the assist.

The Beavers' Riley Hengen stopped 20 shots out of the 21 that he faced. M1 Minot State University incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Matt Goedeke made 37 saves for M1 Midland University on 41 shots. M1 Midland University registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.