The first-place Grand Rapid Griffins defeated the Cincinnati Cyclones 5-2 in the IHL at Firstar Center before 8,014, second largest crowd of the season.

        Grand Rapids ....... 1  1  3—5

        Cincinnati ....... 0  1  1—2

        First Period: GR, Szysky 10 (Patterson, Berens) 7:20.

        Second Period: Cin, DeFauw 19 (PP) (Tselios) 1:31. GR, Roberts 25 (pp) (Patterson, Miller) 18:12.

        Third Period: GR, Richards 5 (sh) (Miller) 6:33. Cin, Cole 22 (Kuznik) 8:56. GR, Neil 13 (Van Drunen, Roberts) 11:46. GR, King 7 (en) (Ciernik, Kwiatkowski) 19:12.

        Power Plays: GR 1-2, Cin 1-3. Shots: GR 11-14-11=36, Cin 10-11-11=32 Goaltenders: GR, Fountain (30 saves, Cin, Pelletier (31 saves). Att: 8,014.

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