WHA game summary from January 3, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (16-17-1) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota Fighting Saints (17-17-0) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | SD , | Brian Bradley 1 (Ron Plumb, Brian Morenz), 7:13 |
| 2: | MIN, | Don Tannahill 12 (Fran Huck), 9:34 |
| SD , | Rick Sentes 6 (Wayne Rivers, Ron Plumb), 18:05 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Busniuk, MIN [minor, major] 0:53 |
| Rick Sentes, SD [minor, major] 0:53 | |
| Ray Adduono, SD 13:21 | |
| 2: | Wayne Connelly, MIN 11:47 |
| 3: | Rick Sentes, SD 5:35 |
Penalty time: SD : 11 minutes
MIN: 9 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Plumb | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Sentes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Bradley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Morenz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Tannahill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fran Huck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Connelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 9-12- 6-27
MIN: 9-13- 8-30
Goalies: SD : Joe Junkin (W, 6-6-0)
MIN: John Garrett (L, 13-8-0)
Attendance: 7,563