The Odessa Jackalopes was within striking distance after one period, but the Corpus Christi IceRays put the pedal down in the second en route to an 8-2 victory.

Emil Romig had two goals and one assist to lead Corpus Christi. Romig scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 9:51 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Corpus Christi. The IceRays had gained a power play chance when Taylor Portner was whistled for holding. Beau Walker assisted on the tally. Romig's next tally on the power play made the score 8-1 Corpus Christi with 8:24 left in the third period. Michael Economos picked up the assist.

The Corpus Christi penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled nine minors and four majors for 58 minutes in penalty time. The IceRays surpassed its season average of 24.0 penalty minutes per game. Corpus Christi put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Odessa to score on any of its five power plays. The IceRays surpassed their usual scoring output this season. Corpus Christi averages 3.2 goals per game. The 43 shots that the IceRays put on net surpassed Corpus Christi's average of 24.3 shots per game this season.

Corpus Christi additionally got points from Jalen Schulz, who also registered one goal and one assist, Rudy Sulmonde, who also had one goal and three assists to lead the team in points, AJ Jarosz, who also finished with one goal and two assists, and Charles Baldwin, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Ryan McNeely also scored for Corpus Christi. Other players who recorded assists for Corpus Christi were Grant Hutton, who had two and Perry DArrisso and Nick Monfils, who each chipped in one.

The Jackalopes racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with eight minors and four majors for 56 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 22.0 minutes per game Odessa had been spending in the box. The Jackalopes put 19 shots on net during the contest, more than the 15.6 they average per game. Odessa got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.

The Jackalopes were led by Matthew Montemurro, who registered one goal. Montemurro scored 7:46 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Portner provided the assist. Odessa also got a goal from John Feemster as well. In addition, Odessa received assists from Jimmy Peplinski and Dylan Campbell, who contributed one a piece.

Ben Myers recorded 17 saves for the IceRays. Corpus Christi registered one goal on five power play opportunities. Nick Deery took the loss and made 21 saves before being replaced by Erick Majerle who made 14 saves. For Odessa, Matthieu Audet was ejected from the game.