WHA game summary from October 30, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (3-4-0) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 San Diego Mariners (3-3-1) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | SD , | Joe Noris 4 (Brent Hughes, Kevin Devine), 7:27 |
| 2: | HOU, | John Tonelli 3 (Gordie Howe), 3:46 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 4 (Murray Hall, Gord Labossiere), 9:36 | |
| HOU, | Terry Ruskowski 3 (Rich Preston, John Schella), 17:08 | |
| 3: | SD , | Norm Ferguson 5 (Ray Adduono, Gene Peacosh), 6:14 |
| HOU, | John Schella 1 (Poul Popiel, Larry Lund), 16:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Glen Irwin, HOU [major] 8:56 |
| Bill Goldthorpe, SD [major] 8:56 | |
| Wayne Rivers, SD 12:32 | |
| 2: | Marty Howe, HOU 3:05 |
| Brent Hughes, SD 9:01 | |
| Frank Hughes, HOU 13:57 | |
| 3: | John Schella, HOU 4:57 |
| Marty Howe, HOU 12:17 | |
| Gordie Howe, HOU 18:25 |
Penalty time: HOU: 15 minutes
SD : 9 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Schella | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Irwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Noris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Goldthorpe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 10-11- 9-30
SD : 9-10-18-37
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 3-4-0)
SD : Ernie Wakely (L, 3-3-1)
Attendance: 5,657