M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville had a three-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 5-1 win over M2 Illinois University of.

M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville was sparked by Nicholas Faulkner, who grabbed one goal. Faulkner scored 1:07 into the second period to make the score 2-1 M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.

M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville forced M2 Illinois University of goalie Paolo Delfini to work between the pipes, taking 42 shots.

M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville additionally got points from Nick Edwards, who also tallied one goal and two assists to lead the team in points, Ryan Tinsley, who also had one goal and one assist, and Taylor Emerick, who also racked up one goal and one assist. M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville also got a goal from Andrew Bond as well. More assists for M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville came via Matthew Burton, who had two.

M2 Illinois University of was held below its usual level of production. M2 Illinois University of puts an average of 4.0 pucks into the net per game.

M2 Illinois University of was led by Danny Hendrickson, who scored the team's only goal. Hendrickson scored on the power play 40 seconds into the second period to make the score 1-1. M2 Illinois University of had taken the advantage when M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville's Burton got sent off for cross checking. Trey Barnes assisted on the tally.

Justin Nosser made 20 saves for M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on 21 shots. M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. M2 Illinois University of's Delfini stopped 37 shots out of the 42 that he faced. M2 Illinois University of incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.