WHA game summary from November 7, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (6-7-0) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Chicago Cougars (2-9-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: no scoring
2: CHI, Rosaire Paiement 3 (Rod Zaine, Bob Liddington), 12:31
HOU, Ted Taylor 8 (Poul Popiel, Gord Labossiere), 16:37
3: HOU, Ed Hoekstra 1 (Ray Larose), 2:33
HOU, Jack Stanfield 2 (Larry Lund, Frank Hughes), 6:26
CHI, Reg Fleming 3 (Bob Whitlock), 17:38
Penalties:
1: Dunc McCallum, HOU 13:24
Jan Popiel, CHI 15:02
John Schella, HOU 15:02
2: John Schella, HOU 1:32
Larry Mavety, CHI 2:15
Ted Taylor, HOU 3:46
3: none
Penalty time: HOU: 8 minutes
CHI: 4 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Stanfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Hoekstra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Larose | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dunc McCallum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosaire Paiement | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Fleming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rod Zaine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Whitlock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Mavety | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 16-13-10-39
CHI: 15-13- 5-33
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 3-4-0)
CHI: Andre Gill, Jimmy McLeod
Attendance: 2,543