WHA game summary from December 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Bulls (12-13-2) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Cincinnati Stingers (14-13-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BIR, | Bob Stephenson 7, 10:32 |
| 2: | CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 14 (Jamie Hislop), 7:13 - SH |
| 3: | CIN, | Peter Marsh 16 (Craig Norwich, Dave Debol), :24 - PP |
| BIR, | Brent Hughes 1, 8:58 - PP | |
| 4: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Stewart, BIR [major] 18:30 | |
| Barry Melrose, CIN [major] 18:30 | ||
| 2: | Bob Stephenson, BIR 1:50 | |
| Bill Gilligan, CIN 5:30 | ||
| Dave Hanson, BIR 19:10 | ||
| 3: | Chuck Luksa, CIN 5:50 | |
| Rob Ramage, BIR 6:40 | ||
| Mike Gartner, CIN 8:13 | ||
| Paul Henderson, BIR 16:15 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: BIR: 13 minutes
CIN: 11 minutes
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stephenson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rob Ramage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hanson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ftorek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Marsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Norwich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Debol | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Hislop | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Melrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Gilligan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Luksa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: BIR: 7- 5- 6- 2-20
CIN: 11-11-11- 5-38
Goalies: BIR: Pat Riggin (T, 7-5-2)
CIN: Michel Dion (T, 6-6-1)
Attendance: 6,527