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