The M3-Tampa-University of Spartans were firing on all cylinders against M3-Central Florida University of, and when the final buzzer sounded Spartans emerged with an 8-3 win.

M3-Tampa-University of got the win behind a great game by Matt Fenby, who had one goal and three assists. Fenby scored 4:31 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M3-Tampa-University of. Jacob Peterson provided the assist.

The Spartans excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. M3-Tampa-University of surpassed its usual scoring output this season. This season, the Spartans average 5.8 goals per contest. M3-Tampa-University of got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game. The Spartans' offense was clicking better than usual and put 52 shots on goal during the game, better than the 32.8 shots per game they average.

M3-Tampa-University of additionally got points from Joshua Santoro, who also tallied one goal and one assist and Jared Eckert, who also finished with one goal and one assist. M3-Tampa-University of also had goals scored by Nicholas Martin, who had two and Kyler Wujciga, Andrew Rodriguez, and Matt Antonacci, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for M3-Tampa-University of were Konstantin Zuev, Carter Haines, Garrett Torrico, Joe Tully, and Corey Tudor, who contributed one each and Evan Stawarz and J.B Cline, who each chipped in two.

M3-Tampa-University of was unable to stop M3-Central Florida University of from sending pucks towards the net, and M3-Central Florida University of eventually piled up 40 shots on goal.

M3-Central Florida University of was helped by Eric Knoppel, who had one goal. Knoppel scored 8:39 into the second period to make the score 2-1 M3-Central Florida University of. Alec Pollum picked up the assist. M3-Central Florida University of also got points from Jacob Solomon, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Jonathan Kreidt also scored for M3-Central Florida University of. In addition, M3-Central Florida University of received assists from Christian Rodriguez, who had one and Casey Greenberg, who had two.

Christian Hamlett recorded 37 saves for the Spartans. M3-Tampa-University of incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. M3-Central Florida University of's Brody Sharp stopped 44 shots out of the 52 that he faced. M3-Central Florida University of incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors.