WHA game summary from November 9, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indianapolis Racers (4-8-1) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Houston Aeros (8-6-2) |
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 1: | HOU, | Rich Preston 9 (Gordie Howe, Mark Howe), :17 |
| IND, | Reg Thomas 2 (Al Karlander), 8:12 | |
| IND, | Blair MacDonald 7 (Michel Parizeau, Hugh Harris), 10:25 | |
| 2: | HOU, | Rich Preston 10 (Marty Howe), 12:52 |
| 3: | HOU, | Mark Howe 7 (Cam Connor, Ted Taylor), 3:57 |
| HOU, | Andre Hinse 2 (Frank Hughes), 11:13 | |
| HOU, | Don Larway 4 (John Tonelli, Terry Ruskowski), 12:58 | |
| HOU, | Larry Lund 7, 18:00 | |
| HOU, | Don Larway 5 (Glen Irwin, John Tonelli), 18:13 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Hugh Harris, IND 14:59 |
| 2: | Poul Popiel, HOU 4:20 |
| John Schella, HOU 7:51 | |
| 3: | Mark Howe, HOU [misconduct] 12:21 |
| Cam Connor, HOU 14:20 |
Penalty time: IND: 2 minutes
HOU: 16 minutes
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Karlander | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Larway | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Tonelli | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cam Connor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Irwin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: IND: 10- 7-12-29
HOU: 8- 3- 9-20
Goalies: IND: Andy Brown (L, 1-4-1)
HOU: Ron Grahame (W, 4-4-0)
Attendance: 6,198