Behind a great game by Michael Graham, who had five goals and one assist, Illinois defeated Texas, 13-1.

Graham notched his first tally 13:27 into the first period. He then added goals at 7:09 into the second, at 16:49 into the second, at 10:04 into the third, and at 14:22 into the third.

Illinois excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. Illinois forced Texas goalie Sam Solomon to work between the pipes, taking 47 shots. Illinois surpassed its usual scoring output this season. Illinois averages 6.8 goals per game.

Illinois additionally got points from Joseph Day, who also tallied one goal and two assists, Danny OGrady, who also registered two goals and one assist, and Luke Sammons, who also had one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Illinois included Jake Vennetti, who had two and Ryan Lieber and Samuel Weiss, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Illinois were John Hatton, who had four, Michael Altobelli, Colan Fitzgerald, Dillon Munson, and Jacob Rott, who contributed one each, and Charlie Burton and Ryan Hill, who each chipped in two.

Texas could not produce up to its normal offensive output. Texas puts an average of 4.0 pucks into the net per game.

Texas was led by Jacob Young, who scored the team's only goal. Young scored 1:45 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Texas. Mark Miller picked up the assist.

Ryan Iaciancio made 19 saves for Illinois on 20 shots. Illinois incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Texas' Solomon stopped 34 shots out of the 47 that he faced. Texas incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.