WHA game summary from April 4, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (35-38-6) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Houston Aeros (52-27-0) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | HOU, | Frank Hughes 32 (Marty Howe, Andre Hinse), 2:50 |
| HOU, | Rich Preston 18 (Marty Howe, Bill Butters), 7:04 | |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 37 (John French, Ray Adduono), 14:05 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | HOU, | John Tonelli 18 (Don Larway, Terry Ruskowski), 8:40 |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 24 (Gordie Howe, Poul Popiel), 11:11 | |
| SD , | Bob Dobek 3 (Alec Tidey, Kevin Devine), 11:37 | |
| HOU, | Don Larway 30, 13:27 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike McMahon, SD 2:02 |
| 2: | Bob Wall, SD 6:21 |
| Larry Hale, HOU 9:28 | |
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 15:30 | |
| 3: | Bob Falkenberg, SD 9:29 |
Penalty time: SD : 6 minutes
HOU: 4 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dobek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John French | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alec Tidey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Wall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Falkenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Larway | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Butters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 12- 3- 9-24
HOU: 11-14- 9-34
Goalies: SD : Russ Gillow (L, 1-9-2)
HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 37-17-0)
Attendance: 12,002