WHA game summary from March 30, 1976
| 1: |
SD , | Norm Ferguson 36 (John French), 2:29 |
| SD , | Bob Falkenberg 3, 5:32 |
| SD , | Andre Lacroix 27 (Kevin Morrison, Wayne Rivers), 15:17 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Gord Labossiere 21 (Poul Popiel, John Schella), 17:07 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Mark Howe 35 (Gordie Howe, Frank Hughes), 1:29 |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 30 (Mark Howe, Rich Preston), 5:42 |
| SD , | Kevin Devine 20 (Joe Noris, Alec Tidey), 14:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Terry Ruskowski, HOU 5:13 |
| Bob Dobek, SD 5:13 |
| Mark Howe, HOU 7:31 |
| Gordie Howe, HOU 7:52 |
| Kevin Morrison, SD 7:58 |
| John Tonelli, HOU 14:20 |
| Don Burgess, SD 14:20 |
| Mark Howe, HOU 14:38 |
| Brent Hughes, SD 15:42 |
| 2: |
Don Larway, HOU 2:39 |
| Peter McNamee, SD 2:39 |
| John Schella, HOU 5:14 |
| John Schella, HOU 12:10 |
| Bob Falkenberg, SD 12:10 |
| 3: |
Brent Hughes, SD 0:58 |
Penalty time: SD : 14 minutes
HOU: 16 minutes
Shots: SD : 11-12- 9-32
HOU: 11-10-13-34
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 34-19-4)
HOU: Ron Grahame (L, 35-17-0)
Attendance: 14,065
San Diego Mariners (35-36-6)
Houston Aeros (49-27-0)