WHA game summary from March 12, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (38-28-2) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Houston Aeros (41-21-5) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | HOU, | Larry Lund 27 (Andre Hinse, Gordie Howe), 8:31 |
| 2: | MIN, | Jim Johnson 15 (Mike Walton, John Arbour), 1:41 |
| HOU, | Andre Hinse 24 (Poul Popiel, Gord Labossiere), 9:26 | |
| MIN, | Terry Ball 7 (Bob MacMillan), 11:07 | |
| 3: | HOU, | Gord Labossiere 14 (Murray Hall, Poul Popiel), 6:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mark Howe, HOU 1:54 |
| Rick Smith, MIN 7:13 | |
| John Schella, HOU 9:04 | |
| 2: | Terry Ball, MIN 3:24 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 4:40 | |
| Steve Cardwell, MIN 8:52 | |
| 3: | Ted Taylor, HOU 6:48 |
| John Arbour, MIN 6:48 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
HOU: 8 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Ball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Arbour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Walton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cardwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hinse | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 11- 8- 4-23
HOU: 11-20-15-46
Goalies: MIN: Mike Curran (L, 22-10-2)
HOU: Don McLeod (W, 26-11-3)
Attendance: 7,231