WHA game summary from December 8, 1976
| 1: |
SD , | Norm Ferguson 15 (Randy Legge, Bob Dobek), 2:35 |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 16 (Don Burgess, Bob Dobek), 9:59 |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 17 (Bob Dobek, Larry Hornung), 16:17 |
| 2: |
SD , | Bob Dobek 3 (Don Burgess, Tim O'Connell), 10:40 |
| 3: |
SD , | Tony Cassolato 4 (Joe Noris, Kevin Devine), 8:35 |
| CIN, | Ron Plumb 3 (Rich Leduc, Pierre Guite), 12:10 |
| SD , | Andre Lacroix 9 (Joe Noris), 16:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rich Leduc, CIN 10:34 |
| Bob Dobek, SD 10:34 |
| Bill Steele, CIN 15:02 |
| Pierre Guite, CIN 19:00 |
| Joe Noris, SD 19:08 |
| 2: |
Joe Noris, SD 3:21 |
| Ron Plumb, CIN 8:44 |
| Brent Hughes, SD 13:04 |
| Kevin Devine, SD 17:19 |
| 3: |
Paul Shmyr, SD 14:17 |
| Dave Inkpen, CIN 17:15 |
Penalty time: SD : 12 minutes
CIN: 10 minutes
Shots: SD : 14- 7- 9-30
CIN: 14-15- 6-35
Goalies: SD : Ken Lockett (W, 6-5-0)
CIN: Normand Lapointe,
Paul Hoganson
Attendance: 5,072
San Diego Mariners (15-10-2)
Cincinnati Stingers (14-10-2)