The Knoxville Ice Bears, who led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by Knoxville and clinched a 6-4 victory.

The Ice Bears led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when Knoxville's Dan Bremner's scored at 15:18 in the second period to put the Ice Bears up 5-2.

Knoxville found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. The Ice Bears average 3.1 goals per game. Knoxville's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in three goals. The Ice Bears' offense was clicking better than usual and put 40 shots on goal during the game, better than the 26.7 shots per game they average.

Knoxville was led by Tyler Fernandez, who dished out four assists.

The Huntsville Havoc were relatively well disciplined in the game, receiving only eight minors and one major for 21 minutes in penalty time. Huntsville fell short of the 27.0 minutes average penalties per game. The 25 shots that the Havoc put on net surpassed Huntsville's average of 18.6 shots per game this season.

The Havoc were helped by Corey Fulton, who had one goal and two assists. Fulton scored 10:54 into the second period to make the score 4-2 Knoxville. Chapen LeBlond assisted on the tally. Huntsville additionally got points from Aaron McGill, who also racked up one goal and two assists. Leland Fidler also scored for Huntsville. In addition, Huntsville received assists from Stuart Stefan and Brent Tamane, who contributed one a piece.

Connor Toomey rejected 21 shots on goal for the Ice Bears. Knoxville totaled 17 minutes in penalty time with six minors and one major and went 1-for-7 on the power play. Huntsville's Dan McWhinney stopped 34 shots out of the 40 that he faced. The Havoc registered one goal on five power play opportunities.