Having changed his opinion about Maho, Takenaka apologizes to her and starts training with the girls seriously. At night, both Takenaka and Hinata are nowhere to be seen and the others look for them just to find that he is teaching her to make throws properly. Later, Takenaka explains to Subaru that for the next match, substitutions are not allowed unless a player is injured and begs him to not exclude Hinata from the lineup, thus he decides to leave the team himself, stating that the girls have what it takes to win by themselves and with Takenaka appointed by Subaru as their assistant coach, so they do. After the game, Subaru, who was forced to hide to watch the match is about to be caught in quite a "predicament" at the end.
真帆と竹中のケンカをどうにか仲裁しようと奔走する昴。その姿を見て、力になれない自分に少し落ち込む紗希。
真帆と紗希、そして竹中は仲の良い幼なじみだったが、ふたりがバスケを始めたのを機に、
竹中が距離を置くようになったのだという。心配する紗希に昨晩の出来事を話す昴。
ぎごちないながらも一緒に練習を始めてくれた竹中の姿に、
紗希は「真帆の本気」に引っ張られてバスケを始めたいきさつを語り出す。
そんな彼女に、一計を案じた昴は３人での体育館掃除を命じる――。
そして練習後。用意されたお好み焼きの材料に、こだわりの技を披露する紗希の姿に気圧されながらも、
楽しい夕食を過ごす７人。しかしその後、ひなたと竹中が行方不明になってしまう……。
