Evansville tried its best to erase a three-goal deficit, but La Crosse would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 4-2.

La Crosse made the score 4-1 on a goal by Daylon De Souza at 9:55 in the third period, and Evansville got as close as 4-2 when Brandon Bornkamp scored 14:40 into the third period.

La Crosse capitalized on Evansville's penalties, netting four goals while skating with a man advantage.

La Crosse also got a goal from Matt Wolter as well. More assists for La Crosse came via Hunter Breza, who had two and Jared Bromberg, Daniel Toycen, Ben Henderson, and Jerame Schuetzle, who each chipped in one.

Evansville additionally got points from Michael Kelley, who also had one goal and one assist. In addition, Evansville received assists from Nate Thormann, who had one.

Will Graves rejected 20 shots on goal for La Crosse. La Crosse incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Adam Conkling recorded 21 saves for Evansville. Evansville incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with eight minors.