February 15th, 1997 @ Eau Claire: Eau Claire Memorial - 2 Rice Lake - 1 (OT)
RICE LAKE 0 1 0 0 - 1
EAU CLAIRE MEMORIAL 0 0 1 1 - 2
FIRST PERIOD: NO SCORING
SECOND PERIOD: RL - Josh Pacyga (Mark Leaf, Erik Chilson) 13:10 (PPG)
THIRD PERIOD: ECM - Bryan Myers (15)(Mike Hendel, Jonathan Airis) 10:56
OVERTIME: ECM - Bryan Myers (16)(Aaron Smith) 2:41
Shots on Goal: RL 5-14-8-0 27 ECM 10-4-8-4 26
Penalties: RL - 4 for 8 minutes; ECM - 5 for 10 minutes
Goalies: RL - Jeno Herman (L)(47:41)(26 shots, 24 saves); ECM - Jake Fleming (W, 9-7-1)(47:41)(27 shots, 26 saves)