The Fayetteville FireAntz's Ben Contini scored 3:13 into overtime to beat Mississippi RiverKings, 4-3 (OT).

Fayetteville overcame a two-goal deficit to capture the victory. The FireAntz trailed 2-0 after a goal by Mississippi RiverKings' Kevin Willer at 3:42 in the first period. Fayetteville tied things up at 3-3 on a goal by Bobby Reed at 51 seconds in the third period.

The FireAntz were led by Contini, who tallied one goal.

Fayetteville put 33 shots on net during the contest, more than the 29.5 it averages per game.

Fayetteville additionally got points from Derek Elliott, who also registered one goal and one assist. Josh McQuade also scored for Fayetteville. More assists for Fayetteville came via Brandon Richardson, who had two and Mike Kavanagh, Aaron Atwell, Corey Toy, Anthony Bergin, and Andrew Smale, who contributed one a piece.

Mississippi RiverKings stifled the FireAntz's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Mississippi RiverKings' offense was helped by the efforts of its defensemen, who managed to put 20 shots on net during the game. With 46 shots on target during the contest, Mississippi RiverKings exceeded the 17.9 shots it averages per game this year.

Mississippi RiverKings was helped by Matt Whitehead, who grabbed one goal. Whitehead scored 33 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 Mississippi RiverKings. Matt Harrington picked up the assist. Mississippi RiverKings also got points from Chris Campanale, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. In addition, Mississippi RiverKings received assists from Adam Feniak and Mike MacDonald, who each chipped in one.

Kyle Rank rejected 43 shots on goal for Fayetteville. The FireAntz incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Matthew Krahn made 29 saves for Mississippi RiverKings on 33 shots. Mississippi RiverKings incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.