WHA game summary from January 21, 1978
| 1: |
HOU, | Morris Lukowich 21 (Terry Ruskowski, Rich Preston), 5:31 |
| CIN, | Ron Plumb 9 (Jamie Hislop, Pat Stapleton), 18:03 |
| 2: |
HOU, | John Schella 6 (Al McLeod, John Tonelli), 5:08 |
| HOU, | Steve West 4 (John Gray, Larry Lund), 6:00 |
| CIN, | Dennis Abgrall 7 (Rich Leduc, Hugh Harris), 11:20 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Rich Preston 16 (Terry Ruskowski, Morris Lukowich), :36 |
| HOU, | Terry Ruskowski 9 (Rich Preston, John Schella), 17:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Scott Campbell, HOU 5:40 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 14:22 |
| Larry Lund, HOU 15:58 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 19:51 |
| 2: |
Ron Plumb, CIN 3:19 |
| Ron Hansis, HOU 8:27 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 8:27 |
| John Hughes, HOU 10:29 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 14:14 |
| Scott Campbell, HOU 14:14 |
| 3: |
Ron Hansis, HOU 12:36 |
| Normand Lapointe, CIN 20:00 |
Penalty time: CIN: 10 minutes
HOU: 14 minutes
Shots: CIN: 16-11- 4-31
HOU: 5- 8-11-24
Goalies: CIN: Normand Lapointe (L, 3-3-1)
HOU: Ernie Wakely (W, 12-13-3)
Attendance: 8,133
Cincinnati Stingers (16-26-2)
Houston Aeros (19-19-3)