The M1 Minot State University Beavers had trouble finding ways to stop the M1 Central Oklahoma / University of Bronchos, which beat Beavers, 6-3.

Rylan Duley was all over the ice for M1 Central Oklahoma / University of, as he tallied two goals and one assist in the win. Duley scored the first of his two goals at 14:07 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M1 Central Oklahoma / University of. Michael Rivera assisted on the tally. Duley's next tally made the score 3-0 M1 Central Oklahoma / University of with 8:33 left in the second period. Nolan Grauer picked up the assist.

The Bronchos excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. M1 Central Oklahoma / University of forced M1 Minot State University goalie Connor Beauchamp to work between the pipes, taking 33 shots.

M1 Central Oklahoma / University of additionally got points from Gaven Hohl, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Brandon Formosa, who also tallied one goal and one assist. M1 Central Oklahoma / University of also had goals scored by Jake Daughtry and Sam Rice, who each put in one. In addition, M1 Central Oklahoma / University of received assists from Travis Wellman, who had two and Kurtis Johnson, Brandon Harley, and Chad Roorda, who each chipped in one.

The Beavers' offense was clicking better than usual and put 32 shots on goal during the game, better than the 0.3 shots per game they average.

M1 Minot State University was led by Brett Mcnevin, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Mcnevin scored short handed 17:42 into the second period to make the score 4-2 M1 Central Oklahoma / University of. The Beavers played down a man on Morgen Martelle's boarding. Others who scored for M1 Minot State University included Mitchell Peeke and Cote Dickerson, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for M1 Minot State University were Dillon Smith, who had one.

The Bronchos' Tory Caldwell stopped 29 shots out of the 32 that he faced. M1 Central Oklahoma / University of incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Connor Beauchamp made 27 saves for M1 Minot State University on 33 shots. The Beavers incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors.