Thomas Hanson gave Wisconsin the lead in the first period, and Peoria was never able to catch up in a close game that ended 3-1.

Wisconsin took over the lead for good with a goal by Hanson at 8:17 in the first period. A tripping call on Connor Boscaccy put Wisconsin on the penalty kill. Austin Lewis assisted on the tally.

Wisconsin was led by goalie Max McConnell, who finished with 40 saves while allowing one goal. McConnell certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 2.56 entering the contest.

Wisconsin was paced by Russel Barone, who tallied one goal. Barone scored on the power play 5:58 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Wisconsin. A holding penalty on Levi Armstrong had put Wisconsin on the power play. Nathan Viberg picked up the assist.

Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 7:45 into the third period. Five fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.

Wisconsin forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up six minors and one major for 27 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 22.0 minutes per game Wisconsin had been spending in the box. Wisconsin put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Peoria to score on any of its four power plays. Wisconsin was held below its usual level of production. Wisconsin averages 5.4 goals per game.

Wisconsin also got points from Hanson, who also had one goal and one assist. Wisconsin also got a goal from Ben Ratner as well. More assists for Wisconsin came via Peter Henderson, who had two.

Peoria was often in penalty trouble, totaling five minors and two majors for 50 minutes in penalty time. Peoria surpassed its season average of 24.0 penalty minutes per game. Peoria could not produce up to its normal offensive output. Peoria puts an average of 4.5 pucks into the net per game. Wisconsin was unable to stop Peoria from sending pucks towards the net, and Peoria eventually piled up 41 shots on goal.

Peoria was led by Andrej Buchko, who scored the team's only goal. Buchko scored 6:55 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Wisconsin. Thomas Kolaz assisted on the tally.

Wisconsin registered one goal on four power play opportunities. Wisconsin ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Zachary Ross was ejected from the game. Ross Lipic recorded 26 saves for Peoria. For Peoria, Jack Power Wayvon was ejected from the game.