In a game that featured four lead changes, Bloomington Jr Blaze had the final say in an 8-7 victory over Berkley Bruins.

Bloomington Jr Blaze got the win on the strength of a great game by Dylan Farmer, who had two goals and two assists. Farmer scored the first of his two goals at 10:31 into the second period to make the score 5-4 Bloomington Jr Blaze. Duncan Irvine assisted on the tally. Farmer's next tally made the score 8-7 Bloomington Jr Blaze with 7:36 left in the third period. John Urmetz picked up the assist.

Bloomington Jr Blaze kept Berkley Bruins' goalie busy throughout the game, and Kory Dombrowski made 31 saves on 39 shots. Bloomington Jr Blaze outdid its season average for goals scored. Bloomington Jr Blaze averages 3.6 goals per game. Bloomington Jr Blaze cashed in on power play opportunities, scoring two goals on three chances. The defensemen of Bloomington Jr Blaze were also effective in Berkley Bruins' zone, and came away with three goals.

Bloomington Jr Blaze additionally got points from Garret Maged, who also had two goals and one assist, Irvine, who also finished with two goals and one assist, and Steven Smoltz, who also grabbed one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. Jorey Skelton also scored for Bloomington Jr Blaze. In addition, Bloomington Jr Blaze received assists from Sherman Lovett and Shane Olinger, who contributed one a piece and Justus Kree and Micah Young, who each chipped in two.

Berkley Bruins forced Bloomington Jr Blaze's netminders to work between the pipes, totaling 36 shots and forcing 29 saves. Kent Nusbaum made seven stops and Vladyslav Plakhotnyi made 22. Berkley Bruins bested its season scoring average. This season, Berkley Bruins averages 4.2 goals per contest.

Berkley Bruins was helped by Zachary Cruz, who registered one goal and two assists. Cruz scored 2:00 into the second period to make the score 3-3. Colton James assisted on the tally. Berkley Bruins also got points from Reed Williams, who also had one goal and one assist, James, who also racked up one goal and one assist, Alfonso (AJ) DiMercurio, who also tallied one goal and one assist, and Timothy Muhsman, who also registered one goal and two assists. Berkley Bruins also had goals scored by Shane Zigman and Jesse Peabody, who scored one goal each. More assists for Berkley Bruins came via Tristan Cruz, who had two and Evan Wilson and Grant McCormack, who contributed one a piece.

Bloomington Jr Blaze incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Berkley Bruins incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.