Jeff Grant gave Mississippi Surge the lead in the first period, and Mississippi RiverKings was never able to catch up in a close game that ended 2-0.

Kiefer Smiley spearheaded the defensive effort for Mississippi Surge, as he did not allow a puck past him and made 31 saves for the shutout. Smiley managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.83 prior to the game.

Mississippi Surge was led by Grant, who grabbed one goal.

Mississippi Surge managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Mississippi Surge wound up below its season average of 23.0 penalty minutes per game. Mississippi Surge's defense was surprisingly good. Mississippi Surge allows 2.7 goals per game. With 32 shots on target during the contest, Mississippi Surge exceeded the 25.3 shots it averages per game this year.

Mississippi Surge additionally got points from Branden Kosolofsky, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Mississippi Surge were Jarkko Leppanen, who had one.

Mississippi RiverKings could not produce up to it normal offensive output. Mississippi RiverKings puts an average of 2.7 pucks into the net per game. Mississippi Surge was unable to stop Mississippi RiverKings from sending pucks towards the net, and Mississippi RiverKings eventually piled up 31 shots on goal.

Mississippi RiverKings was led by Matt Harrington, who took six shots.

Mississippi Surge registered one goal on three power play opportunities. Mississippi RiverKings' Matthew Krahn stopped 30 shots out of the 32 that he faced. Mississippi RiverKings incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.