Eric Cruickshank had two goals and one assist to lead the M1 Illinois ^ University of Fighting Illini to a 6-0 victory over M2 Michigan State University.

Cruickshank scored at 8:04 into the second period to make the score 1-0 M1 Illinois ^ University of and again while 12:47 into the third to make the score 5-0 M1 Illinois ^ University of.

The 28 shots that M1 Illinois ^ University of put on net surpassed the Fighting Illini's average of 2.0 shots per game this season.

M1 Illinois ^ University of also got points from Grant Stueve, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. M1 Illinois ^ University of also had goals scored by Josh Belmont, Mike Fischer, and Mario Pacheco, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for M1 Illinois ^ University of were Chris Lozinak, who had two and Austin Zima, Jack Soneson, and James Mcging, who each chipped in one.

M2 Michigan State University put 20 shots on net during the contest, more than the 1.0 it averages per game.

Joe Olen recorded 20 saves for M1 Illinois ^ University of. The Fighting Illini incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. M2 Michigan State University's Eric Matych stopped 22 shots out of the 28 that he faced. M2 Michigan State University incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.