WHA game summary from April 27, 1976
| 1: |
HOU, | Don Larway 4 (Terry Ruskowski), 3:15 |
| 2: |
SD , | Wayne Rivers 3 (Gene Peacosh, Andre Lacroix), 8:35 |
| 3: |
SD , | Bob Dobek 1 (Brian Morenz, Kevin Morrison), 5:00 |
| SD , | Kevin Devine 2 (Bob Wall, Joe Noris), 6:47 |
| HOU, | John Tonelli 4 (Terry Ruskowski, Mark Howe), 19:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Andre Hinse, HOU 6:27 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 9:21 |
| Peter McNamee, SD 9:21 |
| Marty Howe, HOU 10:53 |
| Joe Noris, SD 12:10 |
| John Schella, HOU 12:10 |
| Gordie Howe, HOU 12:23 |
| Kevin Morrison, SD 13:14 |
| Don Larway, HOU 16:51 |
| John Schella, HOU 17:14 |
| Bob Falkenberg, SD 19:35 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 19:35 |
| 2: |
Bill Hughes, HOU 0:45 |
| John Tonelli, HOU 17:46 |
| Kevin Morrison, SD 19:11 |
| 3: |
Kevin Morrison, SD 5:18 |
| Mark Howe, HOU 5:18 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 12:32 |
| Kevin Morrison, SD 12:32 |
| Brent Hughes, SD 16:10 |
| John Schella, HOU 19:21 |
| Kevin Morrison, SD 19:21 |
Penalty time: HOU: 26 minutes
SD : 18 minutes
Shots: HOU: 10-15-11-36
SD : 21- 8-10-39
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (L, 3-1-0)
SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 4-4-0)
Attendance: 5,861
Houston Aeros (56-28-0)
San Diego Mariners (40-43-6)