The game between M2 Nevada-Las Vegas University of and M3-Canyons College of the was tight through all 60 minutes, but in the end M2 Nevada-Las Vegas University of emerged with a 5-3 win.

Neither team gained more than a two-goal lead, and Benjamin Scheuring's goal in the third period proved to be the difference maker.

Scheuring had two goals to lead M2 Nevada-Las Vegas University of to victory.

M2 Nevada-Las Vegas University of kept M3-Canyons College of the's goalie busy throughout the game, and Erik Alvarado made 28 saves on 33 shots. M2 Nevada-Las Vegas University of's penalty kill unit could not stop M3-Canyons College of the's power play, which converted on two of three opportunities. The defensemen of M2 Nevada-Las Vegas University of were also effective in M3-Canyons College of the's zone, and came away with two goals.

M2 Nevada-Las Vegas University of additionally got points from Dmetri Culkar, who also tallied one goal and one assist and Cody Lane, who also racked up one goal and two assists. Damian Wright also scored for M2 Nevada-Las Vegas University of. In addition, M2 Nevada-Las Vegas University of received assists from Christopher Jones, who had four and Daniel Higdon and Joseph Molluzzo, who each chipped in one.

M3-Canyons College of the put 19 shots on net during the contest, more than the 0.1 it averages per game. M3-Canyons College of the was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 21 penalty minutes.

M3-Canyons College of the was led by Peter Larson, who had two goals. Larson scored the first of his two goals at 15:49 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Matthew Hoover picked up the assist. Larson's next tally made the score 2-2 with 37 seconds left in the second period. M3-Canyons College of the earned a power play opportunity when Molluzzo was put in the box for hooking. Hoover assisted on the tally. M3-Canyons College of the also got a goal from Sam Taferner as well. More assists for M3-Canyons College of the came via Matt Dove, who had one and Trevor West, who had two.

Quinlan Olds rejected 16 shots on goal for M2 Nevada-Las Vegas University of. M2 Nevada-Las Vegas University of incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.