WHA game summary from February 19, 1977
| 1: |
SD , | Andre Lacroix 21 (Rick Sentes, Joe Noris), 7:41 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 11 (Cam Connor, Al McLeod), 12:16 |
| HOU, | John Gray 21 (Mark Howe, Poul Popiel), 15:55 |
| 2: |
SD , | Kevin Devine 17 (Don Burgess, Brad Rhiness), 7:37 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Ted Taylor 12 (Mark Howe, John Gray), 5:22 |
| SD , | Rick Sentes 17 (Andre Lacroix, Brent Hughes), 9:20 |
| HOU, | Rich Preston 23 (Morris Lukowich, Terry Ruskowski), 17:44 |
| HOU, | Rich Preston 24 (Poul Popiel), 18:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Mark Howe, HOU 6:52 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 12:42 |
| Randy Legge, SD 18:55 |
| 2: |
Marty Howe, HOU 4:38 |
| Don Larway, HOU 12:22 |
| Ken Lockett, SD 12:22 |
| Randy Legge, SD 15:53 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 16:34 |
| John Tonelli, HOU 19:42 |
| 3: |
Norm Cournoyer, SD 3:46 |
| Kevin Devine, SD 16:01 |
| Marty Howe, HOU 18:22 |
| Peter McNamee, SD 18:22 |
Penalty time: SD : 12 minutes
HOU: 14 minutes
Shots: SD : 13- 8-11-32
HOU: 11-17-15-43
Goalies: SD : Ken Lockett (L, 14-12-0)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 17-7-4)
Attendance: 11,626
San Diego Mariners (33-25-2)
Houston Aeros (34-17-6)