WHA game summary from October 27, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Diego Mariners (4-3-2) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Indianapolis Racers (2-5-1) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | IND, | Michel Parizeau 2 (Hugh Harris, Blair MacDonald), 9:10 |
| SD , | Gary Veneruzzo 7 (Brent Hughes), 11:44 | |
| SD , | Joe Noris 6 (Kevin Devine, Paul Shmyr), 13:16 | |
| SD , | Gary Veneruzzo 8 (Andre Lacroix, Wayne Rivers), 16:04 | |
| 2: | SD , | Norm Ferguson 5 (Brad Rhiness, Gregg Boddy), 5:03 |
| 3: | SD , | Andre Lacroix 5 (Gary Veneruzzo, Wayne Rivers), 7:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Legge, SD 2:18 |
| Gregg Boddy, SD 4:14 | |
| Bryon Baltimore, IND 17:43 | |
| 2: | Kevin Morrison, SD 19:01 |
| 3: | Reg Thomas, IND 2:20 |
| Gerry Pinder, SD 2:20 | |
| Gregg Boddy, SD 11:35 | |
| Darryl Maggs, IND 15:58 |
Penalty time: SD : 10 minutes
IND: 6 minutes
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Veneruzzo | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gregg Boddy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Rhiness | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Parizeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blair MacDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryon Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: SD : 12-10- 8-30
IND: 8- 5-13-26
Goalies: SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 3-1-0)
IND: Andy Brown (L, 1-2-1)
Attendance: 6,487