Peoria's Jason Hoehn scored 1:11 into overtime to beat Cincinnati, 6-5 (OT).

Peoria got the win thanks to a great game by Austin Wisely, who had two goals and two assists. Wisely scored the first of his two goals at 17:30 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Peoria. Hoehn picked up the assist. Wisely's next tally made the score 4-2 Peoria with 9:06 left in the second period.

Peoria's offense rang up 39 shots on Cincinnati's net. Peoria outdid its season average for goals scored. This season, Peoria averages 3.7 goals per contest. Peoria's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

Peoria also got points from Hoehn, who also had one goal and one assist. Peoria also had goals scored by Aaron Siegrist, Thomas Kolaz, and Matt McPherson, who scored one goal each. In addition, Peoria received assists from Levi Armstrong, Mitchell Macek, Andrej Buchko, and Nathan Marlow, who each chipped in one.

Cincinnati surpassed its usual scoring output this season. Cincinnati averages 2.5 goals per game.

Cincinnati was led by Brenden Williams, who tallied two goals and one assist. Williams scored the first of his two goals at 4:32 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Cincinnati. Jacob Friedman provided the assist. Williams' next tally made the score 4-4 with 6:12 left in the second period. Friedman picked up the assist. Cincinnati additionally got points from Rory Callihan, who also registered one goal and one assist and Cobin Sanborn, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Cincinnati also got a goal from Kyle Kinnaman as well. More assists for Cincinnati came via Marc Anderson and Andrew Kraska, who contributed one each.

Nic Piech recorded 24 saves for Peoria. Peoria incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Daniel Dolliver rejected 33 shots on goal for Cincinnati. Cincinnati incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors.