Undaunted by a two-goal deficit, M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill battled back to claim a 5-4 victory over M2 Northern Illinois University.

M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill never led in the game until netting the game winner. M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill trailed 4-2 after a goal by M2 Northern Illinois University's Nick Leon at 3:16 in the second period. M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill knotted things up at 4-4 on a power play goal by Matthew Burton at 10:18 in the second period. M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill scored the game winner at 17:59 in the second period on a goal by Burton.

M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill got the win behind a great game by Taylor Emerick, who had two goals and one assist. Emerick scored the first of his two goals at 10:02 into the first period to make the score 2-1 M2 Northern Illinois University. Brett Denap assisted on the tally. Emerick's next tally made the score 5-4 M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill with 2:01 left in the second period. Burton picked up the assist.

Team could not crack M2 Northern Illinois University's penalty kill and was held to two power play goals while having nine opportunities to play with the man advantage. With 53 shots on target during the contest, M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill exceeded the 0.3 shots it averages per game this year.

M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill also got points from Nick Edwards, who also finished with one goal and two assists, Burton, who also grabbed one goal and two assists, and Ryan Tinsley, who also registered one goal and one assist. In addition, M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill received assists from Mitchell Gevers, who had one.

M2 Northern Illinois University was often in penalty trouble, totaling eight minors and one major for 31 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 19.0 minutes per game M2 Northern Illinois University had been spending in the box. M2 Northern Illinois University kept M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill's goalie busy throughout the game, and Jake Davis made 32 saves on 36 shots.

M2 Northern Illinois University additionally got points from Nick Gorczyca, who also had one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Others who scored for M2 Northern Illinois University included Max Finley and Brandon Niedziela, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for M2 Northern Illinois University were Russell Weber, Ron Coletta, Patrick Wrobel, Justin Rucinski, and Joe Serpico, who each chipped in one.

M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Jake Leon rejected 48 shots on goal for M2 Northern Illinois University. M2 Northern Illinois University registered one goal on six power play opportunities. For M2 Northern Illinois University, Eric Svejda was ejected from the game.