The game between the Knoxville Ice Bears and Macon Mayhem was tight through all 60 minutes, but in the end Knoxville emerged with a 3-2 win.

No lead was more than one goal during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Corey Fulton at 3:01 of the third period.

The Ice Bears were led by Fulton, who had one goal.

Knoxville also got points from Andrew Bonazza, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Knoxville also got a goal from Brad Townsend as well. More assists for Knoxville came via Todd Hosmer, who had two and Brad Pawlowski, Adam Sedlak, and Josh Cousineau, who contributed one each.

Macon Mayhem managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Macon Mayhem ended up below its season average of 12.0 penalty minutes per game. The 35 shots that Macon Mayhem put on net surpassed Macon Mayhem's average of 22.1 shots per game this season.

Macon Mayhem was helped by Shawn Skelly, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Skelly scored 14:59 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Macon Mayhem. Daniel Gentzler picked up the assist. Macon Mayhem additionally got points from Connor P. Toomey, who also registered one goal and one assist.

Knoxville's Bryan Hince stopped 33 shots out of the 35 that he faced. The Ice Bears incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. David Jacobson made 19 saves for Macon Mayhem on 22 shots. Macon Mayhem registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.