Chapter 805

Tokyo Yoyogi Gymnasium, Court One, the site of the third-place match between Ryonan and Meihou High.

As Meihou High sent Morishige Hiroshi back onto the court with three minutes left in the game, this match entered its final decisive stage.

It was Meihou High's ball now, and they still held a four-point lead.

Though this advantage had shrunk considerably compared to their eleven-point peak, as long as Meihou High successfully scored on this possession, they would still remain in a relatively safe position.

Let's go!!

Kono received the inbound pass and immediately organized a fast break.

At 18:09, after some patient passing and movement in Shohoku's frontcourt, the Meihou High warriors finally cracked the opponent's defense once again.

Akai Ryosuke drove into the paint with the ball, jumping first to show respect by executing a pump fake that forced Sakuragi Hanamichi—who had come over to help on defense—into the air, then decisively pulled the ball back and immediately passed it to Morishige Hiroshi, who had shaken off Hasegawa Alonso and rushed over to support.

Morishige Hiroshi caught the ball, intending to leverage the momentum to bulldoze his way to the rim for a slam dunk, but then he second-guessed whether the opponent might take the opportunity to draw an offensive foul on him, so to play it safe, he chose not to continue charging the rim and instead shifted the ball once more, delivering it to Tsukamoto, who had cut straight to the basket.

Tsukamoto received the ball, and with no foul trouble weighing on him, he naturally feared no direct confrontation with the opponent; after a brief clash with Hasegawa Alonso in midair, he ultimately managed to put the ball through the basket smoothly.

At 18:24, with only a minute and a half left on the clock, by what