WHA game summary from January 15, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (17-22-2) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Indianapolis Racers (16-24-2) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | IND, | Nick Harbaruk 16 (Brian McDonald, Dick Proceviat), 3:52 |
| 2: | CLE, | Danny Gruen 8 (Al McDonough, Randy Legge), 9:18 |
| CLE, | Danny Gruen 9 (Ray McKay), 16:34 | |
| 3: | CLE, | Tom Edur 5 (Gerry Pinder, Rich Leduc), 7:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Hugh Harris, IND 1:19 | |
| John Stewart, CLE 4:04 | ||
| Tom Edur, CLE 4:52 | ||
| Bob Fitchner, IND 6:31 | ||
| Russ Walker, CLE 9:58 | ||
| 3: | Rich Leduc, CLE 3:02 | |
| Ray McKay, CLE 7:50 | ||
| Bob Fitchner, IND 10:03 | ||
| Paul Shmyr, CLE [double minor] 10:03 | ||
Penalty time: CLE: 14 minutes
IND: 6 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gruen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Edur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Leduc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray McKay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Legge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McDonough | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Harbaruk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Proceviat | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Fitchner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 5-19-12-36
IND: 13-14-11-38
Goalies: CLE: Bob Whidden (W, 6-8-1)
IND: Michel Dion (L, 2-8-0)
Attendance: 6,689