WHA game summary from October 12, 1977
| 1: |
CIN, | Rich Leduc 1 (Barry Legge, Claude Larose), 4:34 |
| IND, | Dave Fortier 1 (Hugh Harris, Lynn Powis), 10:18 |
| IND, | Don Burgess 1 (Claude St. Sauveur, Frank Spring), 12:30 |
| CIN, | Rich Leduc 2 (Dennis Sobchuk, Ron Plumb), 13:59 |
| 2: |
CIN, | Rich Leduc 3 (Barry Melrose), 4:23 |
| IND, | Rusty Patenaude 1 (Ken Block, Kevin Devine), 8:31 |
| IND, | Rusty Patenaude 2 (Kevin Devine, Kevin Morrison), 18:13 |
| 3: |
IND, | Rosaire Paiement 1 (Hugh Harris, Lynn Powis), :47 |
| CIN, | Rich Leduc 4 (Robbie Ftorek, Dennis Sobchuk), 9:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Kevin Devine, IND 7:02 |
| Dennis Abgrall, CIN 12:19 |
| Barry Wilkins, IND 13:27 |
| Dave Fortier, IND 17:15 |
| Del Hall, CIN 18:45 |
| 2: |
Dave Fortier, IND [major] 15:12 |
| Peter Marsh, CIN [major] 15:12 |
| Ron Plumb, CIN 17:17 |
| Serge Beaudoin, CIN 18:26 |
| Claude St. Sauveur, IND 18:26 |
| 3: |
Gary Inness, IND 2:52 |
| Hugh Harris, IND 9:23 |
Penalty time: IND: 17 minutes
CIN: 13 minutes
Shots: IND: 11- 8- 5-24
CIN: 11-10-17-38
Goalies: IND: Gary Inness (W, 1-0-0)
CIN: Ernie Wakely (L, 0-1-0)
Attendance: 11,439
Indianapolis Racers (1-0-0)
Cincinnati Stingers (0-1-0)