The Wenatchee Wild tried to dig themselves out of a two-goal hole, but the Bismarck Bobcats held on for a 4-3 victory.

A goal by Brendan Harris put Bismarck up 3-1 in the second period, but Wenatchee pulled to within one on Joseph Kaszupski's tally 10:52 into the third period.

The Bobcats were led by Chris Diver, who finished with one goal. Diver scored 18:44 into the third period to make the score 4-3 Bismarck. Daniel Kovar assisted on the tally.

Bismarck put 35 shots on net during the contest, more than the 27.2 it averages per game.

Bismarck additionally got points from Stanislav Dzakhov, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Bismarck also got a goal from Filip Starzynski as well. More assists for Bismarck came via Evan Giesler, who had two and Nate Repensky, Jared Dedenbach, and Tyler Dunagan, who contributed one a piece.

The Wild were helped by David Powlowski, who registered one goal. Powlowski scored 13:22 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Bismarck. Parker Tuomie provided the assist. River Rymsha also scored for Wenatchee. Other players who recorded assists for Wenatchee were Chris Koukis, James Mathias, Nicklas Balboa, and Justin Plate, who each chipped in one.

Aaron Nelson recorded 20 saves for the Bobcats. Bismarck incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Mackenzie Sawyer made 31 saves for Wenatchee on 35 shots. The Wild incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with eight minors.