WINTER CUP SEMIFINAL MATCH
MATCH OVERVIEW
A rematch of the practice game, this time with a finals berth on the line. Kise Ryōta opens in Perfect Copy — Midorima's full-court three on the first possession — then sits on a bad ankle. Seirin push the lead to fifteen. Kise comes back anyway. With 3.8 seconds left Kaijō lead 80–79. Kagami's Meteor Jam is short. Kuroko's Phantom Shot is not.
FINAL SCOREBOARD
1ST QUARTER
Kise Perfect Copy run, then Furihata steadies
2ND QUARTER
44 - 44
3RD QUARTER
67 - 58 (Seirin)
4TH QUARTER
81 - 80 (Seirin)
TOTAL SCORE
81 - 80
MATCH DETAILS
TOURNAMENT
Winter Cup Semifinals
LOCATION
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
KEY PLAYMAKERS
Kise, Kagami, Kuroko, Kasamatsu
DECIDING PLAY
Kuroko Phantom Shot off Kagami miss
KEY TURNING POINTS
PERFECT COPY FROM TIP
Kuroko's Phantom Shot opens. Kise answers from his own baseline with Midorima's shot. He then stacks Aomine, Akashi, and Murasakibara until the lead is 13.
FURIHATA SLOWS IT DOWN
Riko pulls Izuki. The first-year is clumsy and still the right call. Pace drops. Seirin score again. He even finishes a layup.
EAGLE SPEAR / PHANTOM SHOT READ
Izuki strips Kasamatsu. Kasamatsu later steps back and steals Kuroko's Phantom Shot by widening the view. Halftime is 44–44.
KISE ON THE BENCH
Takeuchi holds him for the last two minutes. Seirin go up 67–58, then 77–62. Kise comes in early anyway. The ankle does not care about the plan.
3.8 SECONDS
Kise dunks over Kiyoshi. 80–79 Kaijō. Kagami's Meteor Jam does not get over Kise. The miss becomes a pass. Kuroko's Phantom Shot beats the horn. 81–80.