in the second half of the offensive game was rather slow for both quintets. arecibo was the first to wake up with two triples and a field goal from larry ayuso. after that, quebradillas answered with a push of 6-0. at that moment the game was 50 by 42 and was just as pj tucker received a technical foul. both free throws were converted the technical foul for larry ayuso. later, peter john ramos scored six points for the pirates string and these were answered by seven consecutive danny santiago of arecibo. after this exchange, both quintets baskets managed to finish the third set. the score reflected a clear advantage for the captains of 62 by 52.