WHA game summary from April 25, 1976
| 1: |
SD , | Alec Tidey 3 (Joe Noris, Bob Falkenberg), 7:53 |
| HOU, | Marty Howe 2 (Rich Preston), 12:13 |
| 2: |
HOU, | John Schella 1 (Poul Popiel, Don Larway), 4:50 |
| SD , | Kevin Morrison 1 (Joe Noris, John French), 11:20 |
| HOU, | John Tonelli 2 (Terry Ruskowski), 11:47 |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 2 (Mark Howe, Rich Preston), 17:14 |
| HOU, | Don Larway 1 (Terry Ruskowski, John Tonelli), 18:39 |
| SD , | Ray Adduono 3 (Don Burgess, John French), 19:59 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Don Larway 2 (Gordie Howe, John Tonelli), 1:34 |
| HOU, | John Tonelli 3, 8:52 |
| SD , | Joe Noris 2 (Alec Tidey, Bob Falkenberg), 9:37 |
| HOU, | Don Larway 3 (Terry Ruskowski), 11:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John Schella, HOU 1:03 |
| Gordie Howe, HOU 1:55 |
| Don Larway, HOU 5:59 |
| Bill Butters, HOU [major] 8:23 |
| Peter McNamee, SD [minor, major] 8:23 |
| 2: |
Don Larway, HOU 8:31 |
| Don Larway, HOU 10:55 |
| 3: |
Don Burgess, SD 0:06 |
| John Tonelli, HOU 3:26 |
| Brian Morenz, SD 3:26 |
| Kevin Morrison, SD 4:34 |
| Glen Irwin, HOU 19:48 |
Penalty time: HOU: 19 minutes
SD : 13 minutes
Shots: HOU: 10-12-12-34
SD : 10-10-12-32
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 3-0-0)
SD : Ernie Wakely (L, 3-4-0)
Attendance: 8,584
Houston Aeros (56-27-0)
San Diego Mariners (39-43-6)