Ice Bears fall in overtime in game one of SPHL Championship Series

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Ice Bears fell in game one of the SPHL Championship Series to the Evansville Thunderbolts, 4-3 in double overtime.

The loss puts the Ice Bears into a must-win situation on Thursday night in Evansville.

Knoxville is now 0-3 in home games this postseason. The Bears are a perfect 4-0 in both road games and elimination games since the postseason began.

Stephen Mundinger made 56 saves for the Ice Bears. Dawson McKinney earned the third star of the game with a pair of goals for Knoxville.

If the Ice Bears wins tomorrow, game three would be at 3:00 on Sunday afternoon in Knoxville.

Puck drop in game two in Evansville is set for 7:00 p.m.