WHA game summary from March 7, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (34-28-4) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Sharks (31-32-5) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1: no scoring
2: HOU, Gord Labossiere 29 (Poul Popiel, Brian Smith), :35
LA , Peter Slater 10 (Joe Szura), 8:33
3: HOU, Frank Hughes 17 (Dunc McCallum, Larry Hale), 15:42
HOU, Frank Hughes 18 (Ted Taylor, Dunc McCallum), 18:27
Penalties:
1: Duke Harris, HOU 9:47
Keke Mortson, HOU 13:30
2: Keke Mortson, HOU 3:32
Steve Sutherland, LA 3:32
Poul Popiel, HOU 6:22
3: Tom Serviss, LA 8:57
Penalty time: HOU: 8 minutes
LA : 4 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Hughes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dunc McCallum | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Keke Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Slater | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Szura | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Serviss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutherland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 8- 9- 9-26
LA : 12-14-12-38
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 16-11-2)
LA : Russ Gillow (L, 14-10-1)
Attendance: 4,117