WHA game summary from January 14, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Bulls (15-21-3) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Cincinnati Stingers (17-21-4) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | BIR, | Michel Goulet 14, 2:32 |
| BIR, | Rick Adduono 10 (Serge Beaudoin), 3:53 | |
| CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 17 (Rick Dudley, Gordie Clark), 5:30 | |
| CIN, | Reg Thomas 14 (Craig Norwich, Robbie Ftorek), 6:12 | |
| 2: | CIN, | Mike Gartner 18 (Bill Gilligan, Bryon Baltimore), 8:47 |
| 3: | CIN, | Dave Debol 10 (Craig Norwich, Robbie Ftorek), 2:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Dave Hanson, BIR [major] 8:56 | |
| Mike Gartner, CIN [major] 8:56 | ||
| Peter Marsh, CIN 13:03 | ||
| 3: | Craig Hartsburg, BIR 2:29 | |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 3:50 | ||
| Barry Legge, CIN 16:44 | ||
Penalty time: BIR: 7 minutes
CIN: 11 minutes
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Adduono | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Goulet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hanson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ftorek | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Norwich | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Gartner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Debol | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Clark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Gilligan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryon Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Melrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: BIR: 10-11- 7-28
CIN: 14-14-10-38
Goalies: BIR: Pat Riggin (L, 9-10-3)
CIN: Mike Liut (W, 11-13-2)
Attendance: 12,018