WHA game summary from December 28, 1978
| 1: |
BIR, | Michel Goulet 7 (Rick Vaive), 1:36 |
| CIN, | Bill Gilligan 6 (Jamie Hislop, Darryl Maggs), 4:50 |
| CIN, | Mike Gartner 15 (Mark Messier), 19:08 |
| 2: |
BIR, | Michel Goulet 8 (Louis Sleigher, Rick Adduono), 2:53 |
| BIR, | Louis Sleigher 18 (Rick Vaive, John Stewart), 5:54 |
| BIR, | Louis Sleigher 19 (Rick Vaive), 7:07 |
| BIR, | Tony Cassolato 3 (Craig Hartsburg, Dave Hanson), 7:27 |
| BIR, | Rick Adduono 8 (Gaston Gingras, Michel Goulet), 11:19 |
| CIN, | Mike Gartner 16 (Mark Messier), 15:53 |
| 3: |
CIN, | Craig Norwich 4 (Peter Marsh, Robbie Ftorek), 10:48 |
| CIN, | Reg Thomas 12 (Jamie Hislop, Dave Debol), 16:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none |
| 2: |
Barry Melrose, CIN 6:05 |
| Dave Hanson, BIR 7:57 |
| Mike Gartner, CIN 10:14 |
| Rick Vaive, BIR 11:44 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 11:44 |
| John Stewart, BIR 12:27 |
| Craig Hartsburg, BIR 13:16 |
| Robbie Ftorek, CIN 13:16 |
| 3: |
Chuck Luksa, CIN 3:05 |
| Craig Hartsburg, BIR 6:44 |
| Serge Beaudoin, BIR [double minor] 7:45 |
| Mark Messier, CIN 7:47 |
| Paul Henderson, BIR 10:00 |
| Byron Shutt, CIN 12:55 |
| Rick Vaive, BIR [double minor] 12:55 |
| Serge Beaudoin, BIR 17:37 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 17:37 |
Penalty time: BIR: 22 minutes
CIN: 16 minutes
Shots: BIR: 5- 9- 4-18
CIN: 13- 9-11-33
Goalies: BIR: Pat Riggin (W, 9-7-3)
CIN: Michel Dion (L, 6-7-1)
Attendance: 10,143
Birmingham Bulls (14-16-3)
Cincinnati Stingers (15-17-4)