After agreeing to keep coaching the girls until their match with the boys' team, Subaru starts training them according to the strategy he devised based on each one's strong points and the info he obtained about their opponents. With so much at stake and so little time to prepare themselves, Subaru is even prone to go a little overboard to ensure their victory. One of his schemes involves deceiving Airi claiming that she will play as small forward, due to her height complex, but have her at the center position instead. Subaru's planning pays off and the girls manage to lead the game until half-time. However, when they return to the second half, all girls except Tomoka are visibly getting exhausted and it does not take long for the boys to catch up to them.
みんなと、５人一緒にバスケがしたい。そんな智花の想いに、男子バスケ部との決戦までの間、コーチを続けると決意した昴。やるからには必ず勝たせると、美星の用意した男子バスケ部の試合ビデオを徹底的に研究し、弱点を探るとともに、その対策を考えていた。そして女子バスケ部の面々には、それぞれの役割に応じたピンポイントの練習メニューを与える。真帆と紗希には互いのフォームを確認しながらのシュート練習を。ひなたには少しでもスタミナ不足を補うべく走り込みを。愛莉にはゴール下でのディフェンスを。しかし、ひなたは練習中に倒れてしまい、愛莉は気の弱さから思うようにプレイできない。一朝一夕に克服できない問題ながらも、昴は弱点を逆手に取った秘策を思いつき……。
