WHA game summary from November 16, 1972
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
CLE, | Ron Buchanan 8 (Gary Jarrett, Bob Dillabough), 6:09 |
| CLE, | Ron Buchanan 9 (Ray Clearwater, Bob Dillabough), 10:12 |
| OTT, | Ron Climie 10 (Brian Conacher, Wayne Carleton), 17:31 |
| OTT, | Guy Trottier 9 (Bob Leduc, Bob Charlebois), 19:56 |
| 3: |
CLE, | Ron Buchanan 10 (Bob Dillabough, Gary Jarrett), :42 |
| CLE, | Gary Jarrett 9 (Ron Buchanan, Jim McMasters), 9:11 |
| CLE, | Paul Andrea 3 (Joe Hardy, Bill Horton), 16:17 |
| OTT, | Steve King 3 (Mike Amodeo, Ron Climie), 18:17 |
| CLE, | Ron Buchanan 11, 18:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Gary Jarrett, CLE 1:35 |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 9:30 |
| Mike Amodeo, OTT 9:30 |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 13:24 |
| Bob Leduc, OTT 13:24 |
| Mike Amodeo, OTT 15:37 |
| 2: |
Wayne Carleton, OTT 5:33 |
| John Hanna, CLE 14:58 |
| 3: |
Joe Hardy, CLE 1:47 |
| Ron Buchanan, CLE 4:27 |
| Gavin Kirk, OTT 4:27 |
Penalty time: OTT: 10 minutes
CLE: 12 minutes
Shots: OTT: 15-13-11-39
CLE: 10-10- 8-28
Goalies: OTT: Les Binkley (L, 1-2-0)
CLE: Bob Whidden (W, 3-1-1)
Attendance: 2,348
Ottawa Nationals (7-6-1)
Cleveland Crusaders (11-4-1)