WHA game summary from January 18, 1973
| 1: |
HOU, | Larry Lund 12 (Ted Taylor, Larry Hale), 3:03 |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 24 (Murray Hall), 7:32 |
| HOU, | Keke Mortson 6 (Brian McDonald, Ray Larose), 8:42 |
| CHI, | Jim Benzelock 3 (Bob Whitlock), 11:50 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Brian McDonald 9 (Ray Larose, Keke Mortson), 5:40 |
| HOU, | Murray Hall 17 (Ted Taylor), 11:31 |
| CHI, | Jan Popiel 19 (Bob Sicinski, Rosaire Paiement), 14:38 |
| HOU, | Brian Smith 3 (Poul Popiel, Larry Lund), 19:48 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Don Grierson 10 (Poul Popiel), 1:17 |
| HOU, | Larry Lund 13 (Ted Taylor, Larry Hale), 7:22 |
| CHI, | Bob Sicinski 13 (Jan Popiel, Ron Anderson), 12:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Brian Smith, HOU 9:49 |
| Jan Popiel, CHI 16:13 |
| 2: |
Poul Popiel, HOU 1:01 |
| Dunc McCallum, HOU 13:14 |
| 3: |
Rick Morris, CHI 7:19 |
| John Schella, HOU 7:19 |
| John Schella, HOU 19:47 |
Penalty time: HOU: 10 minutes
CHI: 4 minutes
Shots: HOU: 7-14- 4-25
CHI: 13-14- 9-36
Goalies: HOU: Don McLeod (W, 14-10-1)
CHI: Jimmy McLeod,
Andre Gill
Attendance: 2,382
Houston Aeros (21-18-4)
Chicago Cougars (13-29-1)