WHA game summary from December 16, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (11-12-4) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Houston Aeros (18-11-0) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | HOU, | Jan Popiel 2 (Gordie Howe), 1:16 |
| SD , | Joe Noris 12, 9:17 | |
| 2: | HOU, | Andre Hinse 10 (Larry Lund, Frank Hughes), 4:13 |
| SD , | Don Burgess 4 (Gary Bredin, Andre Lacroix), 5:57 | |
| 3: | SD , | Joe Noris 13 (Kevin Devine), 1:34 |
| SD , | Gene Peacosh 17 (Ray Adduono, Bob Falkenberg), 15:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Burgess, SD 15:25 |
| John Schella, HOU 19:10 | |
| 2: | Poul Popiel, HOU 1:15 |
| 3: | Kevin Devine, SD 3:07 |
Penalty time: SD : 4 minutes
HOU: 4 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Noris | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Bredin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Falkenberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Popiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 14- 9- 9-32
HOU: 6-16- 8-30
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 11-7-2)
HOU: Ron Grahame (L, 15-8-0)
Attendance: 7,008