January 21st, 1997 @ River Falls: River Falls - 4 Eau Claire Memorial - 2
EAU CLAIRE MEMORIAL 0 0 2 - 2
RIVER FALLS 2 0 2 - 4
FIRST PERIOD: RF - Pete Eloranta (unassisted) 0:15; RF - Pete Eloranta (Nick Jenkins) 9:54
SECOND PERIOD: NO SCORING
THIRD PERIOD: ECM - Aaron Smith (6)(Clay Winsand, Bart Steffen) 4:30 (PPG); ECM - Mike Hendel (7)(Bryan Myers) 7:14; RF - Cory Hauk (Steve Lenzen, Luke Gulbranson) 7:27; RF - Nick Jenkins (unassisted) 14:58 (ENG)
Shots on Goal: ECM 11-9-15 35 RF 12-4-10 26
Penalties: ECM - 5 for 10 minutes; RF - 5 for 10 minutes
Goalies: ECM - Jake Fleming (L, 5-6)(44:30)(25 shots, 22 saves); Empty Net (0:30)(1 shot, 0 saves); RF - Adam Barnes (W)(45:00)(35 shots, 33 saves)