The Risers trailed by a goal for most of the fourth quarter, until Brandon Edwards tied the game and forced OT with a goal with 1:47 left in regulation
The Eagles improved to 3-9 on the season and 2-6 in league play.
The Risers will host the Cincinnati Swerve on Saturday night, after suffering tough road losses over the last two weekends in Cleveland and Chicago
Muskegon is rebounding from a subpar 2020-21 season, when it was 13-7 and failed to win a trophy for the first time in years
Braccini was shocked to be traded from Fargo to Muskegon in October, but is having his best season ever while playing for the best team he's ever played on
Jack Reelman scored twice for the Sailors, who can clinch their third straight conference championship with one more win
Chicago, the defending Anderson Cup and Clark Cup champion, has an unusually poor 1-3-1 record in January
The Big Reds came into the game in first place by themselves, but now R-P and Mona Shores are tied with Muskegon for the top spot