In a game where neither team could get a cushion, M2 Louisville University of escaped with a 5-3 victory over M2 Princeton University.

M2 Louisville University of gained the winning advantage on a goal by Yannis Soukas 15:29 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer.

Derek Piekarczyk and Soukas provided the spark for M2 Louisville University of, combining for three goals and one assist. Piekarczyk tallied two goals and Soukas also added one goal and one assist.

M2 Louisville University of forced M2 Princeton University goalie Graham Turk to work between the pipes, taking 50 shots. M2 Louisville University of struggled on the penalty kill, allowing M2 Princeton University to score two power play goals on three chances.

M2 Louisville University of additionally got points from Soukas, who also racked up one goal and one assist. M2 Louisville University of also had goals scored by Jacob Nowry and Conner Brochu, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for M2 Louisville University of were Henry Smith, who had two and Aaron Ball, Michael Klyczek, and Nathan Newport, who contributed one each.

M2 Louisville University of was unable to stop M2 Princeton University from sending pucks towards the net, and M2 Princeton University eventually piled up 39 shots on goal. M2 Princeton University did not rack up many penalties in the contest, registering just one minor for two minutes in penalty time.

M2 Princeton University was helped by Andrew Bennett, who had two goals. Bennett scored the first of his two goals at 13:58 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Dennis Guo picked up the assist. Bennett's next tally made the score 3-3 with 7:45 left in the third period. M2 Princeton University had gotten the advantage when M2 Louisville University of's Taylor Burdorf was sent off for cross checking. Guo assisted on the tally. M2 Princeton University also got points from Guo, who also finished with one goal and two assists. In addition, M2 Princeton University received assists from Benjamin Sorkin, who had one.

M2 Louisville University of's Nick Nuss stopped 36 shots out of the 39 that he faced. M2 Louisville University of incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Turk rejected 45 shots on goal for M2 Princeton University.