WHA game summary from March 22, 1978
  
| 1:  | 
CIN, | Jamie Hislop 23 (Robbie Ftorek, Rick Dudley), 1:54 | 
 | CIN, | Greg Carroll 14, 4:46 | 
 | CIN, | Hugh Harris 11 (Greg Carroll, Peter Marsh), 14:32 | 
| 2:  | 
CIN, | Peter Marsh 22 (Craig Norwich), 1:14 | 
 | CIN, | Bill Gilligan 8 (Reg Thomas, Butch Deadmarsh), 3:31 | 
 | HOU, | John Tonelli 17 (Ron Hansis, John Schella), 4:55 | 
 | CIN, | Rick Dudley 27 (Jamie Hislop, Robbie Ftorek), 6:05 | 
 | HOU, | John Tonelli 18 (Steve West, John Schella), 14:16 | 
| 3:  | 
CIN, | Rick Dudley 28 (Craig Norwich), 1:00 | 
 | CIN, | Rick Dudley 29 (Jamie Hislop, Robbie Ftorek), 8:37 | 
 | CIN, | Bruce Greig 2 (Brian Coates, Alf Handrahan), 12:34 | 
 
Penalties:
| 1:  | 
Ron Hansis, HOU 1:36 | 
 | Craig Norwich, CIN 3:29 | 
 | John Schella, HOU 9:47 | 
 | Rick Dudley, CIN 10:12 | 
| 2:  | 
John Tonelli, HOU 8:07 | 
 | Rick Dudley, CIN 11:43 | 
 | John Hughes, HOU 13:40 | 
 | Brian Coates, CIN 13:40 | 
 | Floyd Lahache, CIN 18:19 | 
 | Terry Ruskowski, HOU [double minor] 18:19 | 
| 3:  | 
Floyd Lahache, CIN [major] 2:00 | 
 | Terry Ruskowski, HOU [major] 2:00 | 
 | Bruce Greig, CIN 5:37 | 
 | Scott Campbell, HOU 11:03 | 
 | Morris Lukowich, HOU 16:38 | 
Penalty time: HOU: 21 minutes
              CIN: 17 minutes
Shots: HOU: 11-16- 9-36
       CIN: 12-15-12-39
Goalies: HOU: Ernie Wakely (L, 24-21-4)
         CIN: Michel Dion (W, 17-10-1)
Attendance: 9,207