Joe Olen stood on his head and made 29 saves to lead the M1 Illinois / University of Fighting Illini to a 3-1 victory over the M1 Iowa State University Cyclones.

M1 Illinois / University of was paced by Eric Cruickshank, who had one goal. Cruickshank scored on the power play 11:16 into the third period to make the score 2-1 M1 Illinois / University of. The Fighting Illini had gained a power play chance when Zack Johnson was whistled for roughing. Joshua Baker picked up the assist.

M1 Iowa State University was unable to stop M1 Illinois / University of from sending pucks towards the net, and the Fighting Illini eventually piled up 37 shots on goal.

M1 Illinois / University of also had goals scored by Jonathan Langan and Tadayoshi Shibata, who scored one goal each. More assists for M1 Illinois / University of came via Jacob Matysiak, James Mcging, John Olen, and William Nunez, who contributed one each.

The Cyclones could not produce up to their normal offensive output. M1 Iowa State University puts an average of 3.2 pucks into the net per game. The Cyclones put 30 shots on net during the contest, more than the 0.3 they average per game.

M1 Iowa State University was led by Matthew Szpak, who scored the team's only goal. Szpak scored on the power play 6:51 into the second period to make the score 1-0 M1 Iowa State University. The Cyclones earned a power play opportunity when Chris Lozinak was put in the box for slashing. Mike Dopko provided the assist.

M1 Illinois / University of incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. M1 Iowa State University's Matt Cooper stopped 34 shots out of the 37 that he faced. The Cyclones incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.