M2 Missouri State University tried its best to erase a two-goal deficit, but M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 6-5.

M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill made the score 5-3 on a goal by Nick Edwards at 8:23 in the third period, and M2 Missouri State University got as close as 5-4 when Ryan Hogland scored 10:30 into the third period.

Brett Denap had two goals and one assist to lead M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill. Denap scored the first of his two goals at 1:15 into the third period to make the score 4-2 M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill. Nicholas Faulkner picked up the assist. Denap's next tally made the score 6-5 M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill with 1:33 left in the third period. Jeffrey Gaskill provided the assist.

M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill's offense was clicking better than usual and put 30 shots on goal during the game, better than the 0.5 shots per game it averages. M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill surpassed its usual scoring output this season. This season, M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill averages 3.9 goals per contest. M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill found itself short handed often, totaling 18 penalty minutes and allowing seven power plays.

M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill also got points from Gaskill, who also tallied one goal and one assist and Faulkner, who also registered one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill also got a goal from Cory Johnson as well. More assists for M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill came via Mitchell Gevers, Matthew Burton, Taylor Emerick, Nicholas Sabol, Nick Edwards, and Ryan Rauscher, who contributed one each.

M2 Missouri State University's penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled seven minors and one major for 29 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 26.0 minutes per game M2 Missouri State University had been spending in the box. M2 Missouri State University was held below its usual level of production. M2 Missouri State University averages 7.2 goals per game. M2 Missouri State University's offense rang up 40 shots on M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill's net.

M2 Missouri State University was helped by Miguel Franco, who finished with two goals and one assist. Franco scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 6:50 into the second period to make the score 2-0 M2 Missouri State University. M2 Missouri State University had taken the advantage when M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill's Blake Varady got sent off for charging. Hogland picked up the assist. Franco's next tally on the power play made the score 4-3 M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill with 14:15 left in the third period. Andrew Kovacich provided the assist. M2 Missouri State University additionally got points from Kovacich, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Hogland, who also grabbed one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Justin Buchheit also scored for M2 Missouri State University. In addition, M2 Missouri State University received assists from Eric Aldag, who had one and Bobby Brown and PJ Adams, who contributed two each.

Danny Selby rejected 35 shots on goal for M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill. M2 Southern Illinois -Edwardsvill registered two goals on six power play opportunities. Mitch Fernsler recorded 24 saves for M2 Missouri State University. M2 Missouri State University ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Richard Westcott was ejected from the game.