WHA game summary from March 9, 1976
| 1: |
HOU, | John Tonelli 16, 1:37 |
| SD , | Kevin Devine 17 (Alec Tidey, Joe Noris), 8:28 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 27 (Andre Hinse, John Schella), 18:58 |
| 2: |
SD , | Alec Tidey 15 (Joe Noris, Kevin Devine), 5:30 |
| HOU, | Mark Howe 27 (Gordie Howe, Andre Hinse), 7:07 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Terry Ruskowski 9 (John Tonelli, Don Larway), 2:19 |
| HOU, | Gord Labossiere 17 (Andre Hinse, Poul Popiel), 3:05 |
| HOU, | Don Larway 25 (Terry Ruskowski, John Tonelli), 9:42 |
| HOU, | Frank Hughes 28 (Gord Labossiere, Andre Hinse), 11:31 |
| HOU, | Andre Hinse 33 (Poul Popiel, Frank Hughes), 15:17 |
| HOU, | Murray Hall 15 (Jan Popiel, Mark Howe), 16:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Gordie Howe, HOU 10:40 |
| Marty Howe, HOU 14:10 |
| Gordie Howe, HOU 15:44 |
| Alec Tidey, SD 19:49 |
| 2: |
Alec Tidey, SD 5:50 |
| Glen Irwin, HOU 8:48 |
| Andre Lacroix, SD 10:26 |
| 3: |
Glen Irwin, HOU 3:26 |
| Gene Peacosh, SD 3:26 |
| Jan Popiel, HOU 17:02 |
| Joe Noris, SD 17:24 |
Penalty time: SD : 10 minutes
HOU: 12 minutes
Shots: SD : 9- 5-12-26
HOU: 12-14-20-46
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely,
Russ Gillow
HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 30-14-0)
Attendance: 7,833
San Diego Mariners (32-30-4)
Houston Aeros (42-23-0)