WHA game summary from December 21, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (19-12-0) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 San Diego Mariners (13-13-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | HOU, | Andre Hinse 12 (Larry Lund), 5:02 |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 16 (Gene Peacosh, Ray Adduono), 11:06 | |
| SD , | Don Burgess 6 (Andre Lacroix), 12:44 | |
| 3: | SD , | Joe Noris 16 (Mike McMahon, Kevin Devine), 2:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gordie Howe, HOU 8:42 | |
| Kevin Morrison, SD 12:11 | ||
| 2: | Gordie Howe, HOU 14:24 | |
| Mike McMahon, SD 14:24 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: HOU: 4 minutes
SD : 4 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hinse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 | ||
| Don Burgess | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | 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 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 5-14-10-29
SD : 11-19- 6-36
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (L, 15-9-0)
SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 13-7-2)
Attendance: 5,357