Ryan Tinsley gave M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville a 5-4 (OT) victory over M2 Illinois University of when he scored 2:02 into the extra period.

M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville was led by Tinsley, who racked up one goal and one assist.

M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville kept M2 Illinois University of's goalie busy throughout the game, and Austin Gentry made 38 saves on 43 shots. M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals. M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 48 minutes in penalties during the game.

M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville also got points from Ryan Rauscher, who also had one goal and two assists to lead the team in points and Tyler Gilleland, who also registered one goal and one assist. M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville also had goals scored by Jason Sperry and Nicholas Edwards, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville were Taylor Emerick, who had one and Matthew Burton, who had two.

M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville was unable to stop M2 Illinois University of from sending pucks towards the net, and M2 Illinois University of eventually piled up 39 shots on goal.

M2 Illinois University of was helped by Krystian Szorc, who racked up one goal. Szorc scored 17:47 into the second period to make the score 3-2 M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Trey Barnes assisted on the tally. M2 Illinois University of additionally got points from Danny Hendrickson, who also registered one goal and one assist and Matt Reich, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Brian Shiau also scored for M2 Illinois University of. In addition, M2 Illinois University of received assists from Peter Romanchuk, who had two.

Jake Davis made 35 saves for M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on 39 shots. M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville registered two goals on two power play opportunities. For M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Emerick was ejected from the game. M2 Illinois University of incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.