Trailing 6-0 with 2:48 left in the middle period, UIC head coach Larry Pedrie pulled his goaltender and played the entire third period (except for 22 seconds when killing a penalty) with six skaters. The Flames outscored the Broncos 4-3 over the final 20 minutes but fell 9-4 in Kalamazoo. WMU's Jeremy Brown and Brian Gallentine each had hat tricks, while rookie blueliner Steve Duke had four assists. Kevin O'Keefe had two goals for UIC, while Shannon Finn added one goal and two assists. Brian Renfrew made 30 saves for the Broncos including 16 in the final stanza. Illinois @ Chicago's loss clinched home ice for the Michigan Wolverines. Illinois @ Chicago 0-0-4--4 14-29 2-7 Western Michigan 2-4-3--9 14-28 3-8 Per. Time Team Goal Scorer (Assists) 1 3:30 WMU Gallentine-17 (Duke, Brooks) pp 1 16:10 WMU Gallentine-18 (Duke) 4-4 2 2:34 WMU Innanen-8 (K. Millar) pp 2 4:50 WMU Whitton-8 (Duke, J. Brown) pp 2 13:31 WMU J. Brown-20 (Brooks, Duke) 2 17:12 WMU J. Brown-21 (unassisted) 3 0:42 UIC Blum-4 (Knorr, Wynes) 6-5 with goalie pulled for an extra skater 3 1:01 WMU J. Brown-22 (Brooks) en 3 2:10 UIC O'Keefe-8 (Zdan, Finn) 6-5 with goalie pulled for an extra skater 3 2:22 WMU Irving-2 (unassisted) en 3 10:47 UIC Finn-7 (Brenner, McElwee) 6-4 pp with goalie pulled for an extra skater 3 12:53 UIC O'Keefe-9 (Zdan, Finn) 6-4 pp with goalie pulled for an extra skater 3 17:32 WMU Gallentine-19 (Innanen) sh/en Saves: Illinois @ Chicago - Lord 8-10- X--18 37:12 Illinois @ Chicago - Spencer X- X- 0-- 0 0:22 Western Michigan - Renfrew 8- 6-16--30 60:00 Attendance: 865 (Lawson Ice Arena)