The Texas Tornado took the lead against the Topeka RoadRunners in the first period and maintained it until the end of the game to secure a tight 2-0 victory.

Taylor Herndon provided Texas with the game-winning tally when he scored 9:33 into the the first period. Lucas Whelan assisted on the tally.

The Tornado were led by Herndon, who registered one goal.

Texas forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up eight minors and two majors for 46 minutes in penalty time. The Tornado had been averaging 20.0 minutes in penalties per game. Texas put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Topeka to score on any of its five power plays. The Tornado were below their usual level of shot production, taking 19 shots compared to the 26.9 Texas averages. The Tornado's defense was surprisingly good. Texas gives up 2.6 goals on average per game. The defense for the Tornado played an important role offensively, racking up 11 shots on goal.

Jack Prince also scored for Texas. More assists for Texas came via Alex Temby, who had one.

The the RoadRunners penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled five minors and two majors for 30 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 21.0 minutes per game Topeka had been spending in the box. The RoadRunners' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Texas power plays. Topeka's offense operated below it season average. The RoadRunners average 3.3 goals per game.

Topeka was led by Brian Christie, who took four shots.

Texas' Frederick Leisner stopped 23 shots out of the 23 that he faced. Alexander Larson made 17 saves for the RoadRunners on 18 shots. For Topeka, Luke Veitch was ejected from the game.