WHA game summary from December 30, 1972
| 1: |
HOU, | Ted Taylor 14 (Larry Lund, Larry Hale), 13:46 |
| CLE, | Doug Brindley 3 (Gary Jarrett, John Hanna), 16:18 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Frank Hughes 7 (Dunc McCallum, Gord Labossiere), 7:28 |
| HOU, | Brian Smith 1 (Poul Popiel, Ed Hoekstra), 17:29 |
| 3: |
CLE, | Joe Hardy 10 (Paul Shmyr), 1:11 |
| CLE, | Grant Erickson 9 (Joe Hardy), 16:43 |
| 4: |
CLE, | Paul Andrea 10 (Jim Wiste, Rich Pumple), 6:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ted Hodgson, CLE 0:15 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 0:15 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 3:42 |
| Paul Shmyr, CLE 5:37 |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 5:37 |
| John Schella, HOU 8:35 |
| Gary Jarrett, CLE 9:23 |
| Larry Hale, HOU 9:23 |
| Ted Hodgson, CLE 12:37 |
| John Schella, HOU 14:53 |
| Joe Hardy, CLE 17:32 |
| 2: |
Paul Shmyr, CLE 5:58 |
| John Schella, HOU 5:58 |
| Keke Mortson, HOU 5:58 |
| Don Grierson, HOU 10:09 |
| Gary Jarrett, CLE 11:05 |
| Al McLeod, HOU 11:05 |
| 3: |
Grant Erickson, CLE 18:56 |
| 4: | none |
Penalty time: HOU: 18 minutes
CLE: 18 minutes
Shots: HOU: 9-19- 9- 0-37
CLE: 13-16-16- 5-50
Goalies: HOU: Don McLeod (L, 11-10-1)
CLE: Bob Whidden (W, 5-5-1)
Attendance: 5,292
Houston Aeros (16-17-3)
Cleveland Crusaders (23-14-1)