Mississippi Surge relied on the scoring touch of Jay Silvia, who netted two goals, to beat Mississippi RiverKings, 5-2.

With 30 shots on target during the contest, Mississippi Surge exceeded the 18.5 shots it averages per game this year.

Mississippi Surge additionally got points from Joe Harcharik, who also had one goal and one assist and Branden Kosolofsky, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Mississippi Surge also got a goal from Jarkko Leppanen as well. In addition, Mississippi Surge received assists from Jeff Grant, who had two, Adam Stuart, who had three, and Andrew Harrison and Reid Edmondson, who each chipped in one.

Mississippi RiverKings put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Mississippi Surge to score on any of its four power plays. By firing 35 shots on goal, Mississippi RiverKings exceeded the 19.9 shots it averages per game this year.

Mississippi RiverKings was led by Todd Hosmer, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Hosmer scored 13:02 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Mississippi Surge. Mike MacDonald also scored for Mississippi RiverKings. More assists for Mississippi RiverKings came via Kory Helowka, who had one.

Kiefer Smiley rejected 33 shots on goal for Mississippi Surge. Mississippi Surge incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Matthew Krahn recorded 25 saves for Mississippi RiverKings. Mississippi RiverKings incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.