Bakersfield won 3-1 in Henderson on the back of a two-goal third period, the only frame either team scored more than once. Tied through 40 minutes, the Condors closed it out in the final five.
The Condors opened the scoring in the 20th minute to lead 1-0 after the first, and Henderson answered in the 31st to make it 1-1 through two. The turning point came at 55 minutes, when Bakersfield restored the lead, and the visitors added a third at the 60-minute mark for the 1-3 final.
The decisive number: 0-2 in the third period. Henderson's lone goal came in the middle frame, and the Silver Knights were shut out on either side of it.