WHA game summary from December 16, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (14-12-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Houston Aeros (15-10-4) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CLE, | Paul Andrea 4 (Gerry Pinder, Larry Hillman), 1:12 |
| 3: | CLE, | Jim Wiste 10 (Gerry Pinder, Larry Hillman), 5:23 |
| HOU, | Poul Popiel 4 (Jim Sherrit, Mark Howe), 7:26 | |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 5 (Murray Hall, Gord Labossiere), 17:43 | |
| 4: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Russ Walker, CLE 12:02 | |
| Mark Howe, HOU 16:58 | ||
| 2: | Paul Shmyr, CLE 5:54 | |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 18:03 | ||
| 3: | Norm Cournoyer, CLE 12:00 | |
| Marty Howe, HOU 12:00 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: CLE: 6 minutes
HOU: 6 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wiste | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Andrea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Sherrit | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 11- 9- 9- 4-33
HOU: 16-10- 8- 4-38
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (T, 10-8-4)
HOU: Ron Grahame (T, 1-0-1)
Attendance: 5,130