As the second half starts, Rukawa decides that he will defeat Sendoh and expand his score. Meanwhile, Ryonan plans to block all of Mitsui's shots as he is very skilled at three-pointers. Rukawa succeeds in making Shohoku take the lead, but Sendoh easily makes a comeback. Both teams continue taking advantage over each other, but Uozumi once again commits four fouls, causing him to be subbed. With Uozumi subbed, Shohoku makes a comeback with shots from most of its starters. However, Sakuragi once again makes his typical mistakes, including allowing two points for Ryonana as a result of his poor defense. Akagi manages to expand Shohoku's advantage and Sakuragi successfully rebounds most of Fukuda's attacks. As there are eight minutes left, Shohoku expands its lead to almost ten points.