The Momentum of a Counterattack

As the second half began, Miuradai Basketball Team's second unit, made up of substitutes and rookies such as Nishitani Futa, scored first, pushing their lead to 26 points.

If Ryonan Basketball Team could not quickly cut into the deficit against Miuradai's second unit in the second half, then once the game entered its later stages, there truly would not be the slightest bit of suspense left.

Of course, to ensure he completed his assigned targets, Wu Yufei would definitely return for a few minutes in the second half to grab the few remaining rebounds he needed.

Wu Yufei had already discussed this with Coach Harada during halftime.

As for the excuse, it was the same as the previous few times, so there was no need to repeat it here.

The result was, naturally, that Coach Harada agreed to Wu Yufei's request and promised to give him a few more minutes in the second half. But he would not go in right at the start of the half; he would have to wait until later.

So Wu Yufei happily sat leisurely by the court, chatting with Junko and his teammates while watching the game.

As for Ryonan Basketball Team's players, although they had conceded on the first possession of the second half, their morale remained high.

After all, they had just had a halftime break to recover, and the second half had only just begun.

At the 37-second mark of the second half, Nishiki Junichi led the team into the frontcourt. He first tried forcing his way past Nishitani Futa twice, but after realizing that the defense was firm and airtight, he decisively gave up on wasting more energy and instead signaled to Takemoto Nozomu in the paint.

The moment Takemoto Nozomu saw Nishiki Junichi's signal, he understood and quickly stepped