The Beavers would earn the right to face the Chargers by virtue of their third consecutive shutout, a 4-0 drubbing of #5 seed Findlay in the Quarterfinals. The Chargers had a tall task ahead of them, as the Beavers were playing some inspired hockey, and had not allowed a goal in the month of March.

The Chargers sent out freshman Scott Munroe, whose goals allowed average had ballooned to a 4.32 in his last three outings, nearly 1.5 goals above his season average. Grady Hunt, having not let in a goal in his previous two outings, manned the nets for the Beavers.

The Chargers put on the offensive pressure early, squeezing off seven shots on goal and allowing zero through the first ten minutes of the contest. It was Jon Haider, taking advantage of a Craig Bushey elbowing call, who was able to take a shot directly off the draw and blast it five-hole on Munroe to give the Beavers a 1-0 lead on their first shot on goal. The Beavers would only be allowed two more through the period as the Chargers continued to clamp down the pressure.

The second period saw more shooting, but less scoring, as neither team could find the twine, despite an 11-7 shooting advantage for the Chargers. The hitting remained as intense as ever, and came to a head as Jean-Guy Gervais slammed Bushey head first into the boards in neutral ice. Gervais received a major and a game misconduct for the hit, and Bushey would remain in the game.

The Chargers would strike early in the third on the major power play, as Jared Ross redirected a Jeremy Schreiber blue line blast to even the score at 1 just 19 seconds into the third period. The Beavers out shot the Chargers 7-6 in the third frame, but couldn't regain the lead in regulation.

The game was the fourth overtime game in conference tournament history, and the second for each of these teams. Bemidji State defeated Air Force in the 2000 consolation game just 1:18 in 5-4, and UAH lost to Wayne State after 9:12 of free hockey 5-4. On the season, it was the Chargers' ninth overtime game (3-3-3) and the Beavers' NCAA record 15th (4-3-8).

Once again, the Chargers came out aggressive to start the period, and almost won the game in the opening minute when a Karlis Zirnis redirection slipped just wide of the net. Bemidji would take control 4 minutes in and pepper Munroe with several shots while the Chargers stayed on their heels. The tides turned when Andrew Murray was called for a rare overtime penalty. The Chargers took advantage but could not convert the man advantage. A minute after Murray got out of the box, a quick pass interception by Travis Barnes created a 3-on-1 break. Barnes slid the puck to Myles Kuharski, who just put the puck over the left leg pad of Scott Munroe to seal the deal 12:30 into the overtime period.

The agony wasn't over the score, it was the two minutes it took the off-ice officials to review the video of the goal. The marker stood, and Bemidji State moved on to the finals.

Munroe got the third star for his 19 saves in a losing effort. Kuharski received second star honors with his overtime game-winner, and Hunt, with 32 saves and the win, was the game's first star.

The Chargers season ends with a record of 18-14-3, making this their 11th consecutive season of .500 or better hockey. With that, the Charger family says goodbye to a core of players who built the D-I Chargers into the conference powerhouse they continue to be. Joel Bresciani, Tyler Butler, Mark Byrne, Steve Charlebois, Jason Hawes, Ryan Leasa, Gerald Overton, and Karlis Zirnis have played their final games in a Charger sweater, but their impact on the history of Charger hockey will remain for years to come.