WHA game summary from December 7, 1978
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
BIR, | Bob Stephenson 6 (Wayne Dillon, Rob Ramage), 2:17 |
| CIN, | Reg Thomas 10 (Robbie Ftorek, Chuck Luksa), 5:25 |
| BIR, | Dave Gorman 6 (John Stewart, Steve Alley), 19:41 |
| 3: |
BIR, | Paul Henderson 8 (Bob Stephenson, Wayne Dillon), 1:21 |
| BIR, | Michel Goulet 6 (Rick Adduono), 3:38 |
| CIN, | Mike Gartner 12 (Peter Marsh, Dave Debol), 6:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rick Vaive, BIR 0:52 |
| Dave Forbes, CIN 12:35 |
| 2: |
Kelly Davis, CIN 2:05 |
| Gavin Kirk, BIR [double minor] 4:04 |
| Peter Marsh, CIN [double minor, misconduct] 4:04 |
| Craig Norwich, CIN 17:19 |
| 3: |
Tony Cassolato, BIR [minor, major] 3:06 |
| Rick Dudley, CIN [minor, major, game misconduct] 3:06 |
| Dave Gorman, BIR 5:15 |
| Paul Henderson, BIR 17:34 |
Penalty time: CIN: 37 minutes
BIR: 17 minutes
Shots: CIN: 11- 8-11-30
BIR: 10-14-10-34
Goalies: CIN: Mike Liut (L, 8-5-2)
BIR: Pat Riggin (W, 5-4-1)
Attendance: 5,139