WINTER CUP QUARTERFINAL MATCH
MATCH OVERVIEW
Yōsen's wall opens 18–0. The entire three-point arc is Murasakibara Atsushi's domain. Kuroko scores Seirin's first basket with the Phantom Shot. Kagami and Himuro settle a brotherhood. Kiyoshi breaks, Murasakibara enters the offense and the Zone, and Kagami answers with the Meteor Jam. Kuroko taps the last ball off Murasakibara's hands. 73–72.
FINAL SCOREBOARD
1ST QUARTER
0 - 18 (Yōsen)
2ND QUARTER
17 - 29 (Yōsen)
3RD QUARTER
43 - 47 (Yōsen)
4TH QUARTER
73 - 72 (Seirin)
TOTAL SCORE
73 - 72
MATCH DETAILS
TOURNAMENT
Winter Cup Quarterfinals
LOCATION
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
KEY PLAYMAKERS
Murasakibara, Himuro, Kuroko, Kagami
DECIDING PLAY
Kuroko tap on Murasakibara's putback
KEY TURNING POINTS
18–0 WALL
Murasakibara blocks everything inside the arc. Aomine walks in, sees a shutout, and is actually surprised.
PHANTOM SHOT DEBUT
Kuroko's idea from the timeout. Palm, not wrist. The ball vanishes on the way up. Seirin's first points are 18–2, and they are Kuroko's.
KAGAMI VS HIMURO
Mirage Shot goes through the block. Kagami asks Kuroko to throw the ring away. Next possession he stops guessing and starts defending.
THOR'S HAMMER
Mitobe boxes Murasakibara out. The beast comes to offense, throws three Seirin bodies, and rips the hoop off. Kiyoshi is done.
METEOR JAM & THE TAP
Zone Murasakibara. Zone Kagami. Meteor Jam over the giant for the lead. Himuro's full-court pass finds Murasakibara under the rim — Kuroko taps it out. Seirin win by one.