In the losing effort, Cincinnati were paced by James Frantz, who had two goals. Frantz scored the first of his two goals at 19:45 into the first period to make the score 1-1 . The score was assisted by Andre Vanlew and Brenden Williams. Frantz's next tally made the score 2-1 Cincinnati in the first period. Justin Bioni and Jacob Friedman registered the assists on the goal.

Toledo put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Cincinnati to score on any of their four power plays.Toledo kept Cincinnati's goalie busy throughout the game, and Daniel Dolliver made 38 saves on 43 shots.

Toledo also had goals scored by David Bogart, Josh Somers, and Isaiah Crawford, who each put in one. In addition, Toledo received assists from Ricky Kwapich, who had two and Austin Turner, Dan Hudy, Nick Papandrea, Alec Walny, and Tristin Snyder, who each chipped in one.

Cincinnati kept Toledo's goalie busy throughout the game, and Glen Bates made 31 saves on 33 shots.

More assists for Cincinnati came via Vanlew, Friedman, Williams, and Bioni, who contributed one apiece.

Toledo incurred ten minutes in penalty time with five minors. Cincinnati incurred ten minutes in penalty time with five minors.