During halftime, Seirin decides they must bench Kuroko so he can regain some strength, forcing Kagami and Aomine into a one-on-one battle.

Kuroko is subbed back in and Seirin slowly cuts the lead down. However, Kagami has avoided using his injured leg, and now his good one is about to collapse and he is benched.

Since Kagami is benched for the next two matches due to leg damage  and the weak team spirit after the devestating loss against Tōō High, Seirin loses both following games and is knocked out of the tournament.