Harvard couldn't get a break in the game right from the first drop of the puck, as Greg Olson was called for the only Crimson penalty of the night, an extremely questionable check-from-behind, only 26 seconds into the game.

Though the Crimson power play kept the Badgers off the board, 11 seconds after the teams were back at full strength, left-wing Brian Mullen flipped the puck over Law, who was lying on his stomach following a save on a Chris Chelios slapshot, from the point, Wisconsin led, 1-0.

After Badger net minder Terry Kleisinger stifled Harvard's Shayne Kukulowicz on a shot from right in front at about the eight-minute mark. Wisconsin was right back at the Crimson again, and following a big scramble in front of Lau. Thomas--pulled a loose puck out of the pile and flipped it into the open net, for a 2-0 Badger lead at 8:47.

Harvard had three power plays in the first period, but on each one, Kleisinger proved impenetrable and was especially effective turning aside slap shots from the point.

Through the first 10 minutes of the second period, the two goaltenders traded pretty saves. A Pat Ethier blast from the point did get past Lau but clanged off the right post much to the chagrin of the Coliseum crowd.

At 11 52, Harvard had its moment of glory on the night, when Charmers took a pass at the Badger blue line, skated in on Kleisinger all alone, faked the goalie to his knees with a move to the left, and plunked the puck into the back of the net to cut the Wisconsin margin to one.

But less than two minutes later, Badger center Sabo pumped a shot from five feet between the pads of Lau, and the Badgers never looked back, padding their 3-1 lead in the game and the series with two goals from Lecy and one from Johnson with--believe it or not--just four seconds left in the game