WHA game summary from January 15, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Cougars (13-27-1) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Houston Aeros (20-17-4) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
1: HOU, Gord Labossiere 23, 3:22
CHI, Larry Mavety 6 (Reg Fleming), 17:25
2: CHI, Larry Mavety 7 (Dick Sarrazin), 2:06
HOU, Dunc McCallum 7 (Ed Hoekstra), 13:00
CHI, Bob Liddington 9 (Bob Whitlock, Jim Benzelock), 19:42
3: HOU, Larry Hale 3, 4:15
HOU, Duke Harris 19 (Dunc McCallum), 10:08
CHI, Jan Popiel 18 (Rosaire Paiement, Bob Sicinski), 14:05
HOU, Brian Smith 2, 16:34
Penalties:
1: Larry Lund, HOU 14:35
Ted Taylor, HOU 16:58
2: Larry Mavety, CHI 10:15
John Schella, HOU 10:15
3: none
Penalty time: CHI: 2 minutes
HOU: 6 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Mavety | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Popiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Liddington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Whitlock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sicinski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rosaire Paiement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Benzelock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Sarrazin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc McCallum | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Hoekstra | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 11-10- 6-27
HOU: 9-18-12-39
Goalies: CHI: Andre Gill (L, 2-8-0)
HOU: Don McLeod (W, 13-10-1)
Attendance: 3,164