WHA game summary from March 20, 1979
  
| 1:  | no scoring | 
| 2:  | 
CIN, | Bill Gilligan 15 (Mike Gartner), n/a | 
 | BIR, | Rick Adduono 17 (Rick Vaive, Dave Hanson), 2:23 | 
 | CIN, | Mike Gartner 24 (Mark Messier, Chuck Luksa), 4:45 | 
 | CIN, | Reg Thomas 30 (Robbie Ftorek), 6:48 | 
 | CIN, | Mark Messier 1, 11:53 | 
| 3:  | 
BIR, | Paul Henderson 23 (Rob Ramage, Craig Hartsburg), 1:08 | 
 | CIN, | Dave Forbes 5 (Bill Gilligan, Barry Melrose), n/a | 
 
Penalties:
| 1:  | 
Bench penalty, BIR 6:48 | 
| 2:  | 
Dave Hanson, BIR 13:28 | 
 | Peter Marsh, CIN [double minor] 13:28 | 
 | Bryan Watson, CIN 19:39 | 
| 3:  | 
Dave Hanson, BIR 9:05 | 
 | Greg Tebbutt, BIR [minor, misconduct] 9:05 | 
 | Claude St. Sauveur, CIN 9:44 | 
 | Barry Legge, CIN 13:18 | 
Penalty time: BIR: 18 minutes
              CIN: 10 minutes
Shots: BIR:  7- 8- 8-23
       CIN: 11-12- 9-32
Goalies: BIR: Pat Riggin (L, 13-16-5)
         CIN: Mike Liut (W, 22-21-3)
Attendance: 5,524