WHA game summary from November 5, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (5-7-0) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Los Angeles Sharks (7-4-1) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | LA , | Bart Crashley 7 (Joe Szura), 11:29 |
| 2: | LA , | Gerry Odrowski 3 (Joe Szura), 6:56 |
| LA , | Bill Young 4 (Bob Jones, Tom Gilmore), 7:55 | |
| 3: | LA , | Steve Sutherland 3 (Gerry Odrowski, J.P. LeBlanc), 13:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Grierson, HOU 4:01 |
| Peter Slater, LA 4:01 | |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 6:51 | |
| Don Grierson, HOU 10:28 | |
| 2: | Jim Niekamp, LA 4:21 |
| Jim Watson, LA 11:27 | |
| Ted McCaskill, LA 13:34 | |
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 18:12 | |
| 3: | Gord Kannegiesser, HOU 0:43 |
| Dunc McCallum, HOU [misconduct] 2:03 | |
| Murray Hall, HOU [misconduct] 10:16 | |
| Bob Jones, LA 16:45 |
Penalty time: HOU: 30 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc McCallum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Grierson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Kannegiesser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Odrowski | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Szura | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bart Crashley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Jones | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Gilmore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.P. LeBlanc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Slater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted McCaskill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 6- 9- 8-23
LA : 10- 9-20-39
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 2-4-0)
LA : Russ Gillow (W, 4-2-0)
Attendance: 4,129