South Plains attempted to regain control of the game in the opening minutes of the second half as they jumped out to a six point lead in the first five minutes at 33-27. The Lady Plainsmen were determined to keep it close as they fought back and retied the game three minutes later, thanks to a 6-0 run. Forty seconds later they handed the Lady Texans their first deficit of the night after a made free throw.
However, that would be short lived as Tasheena Byrd put the Lady Texans back ahead with a made three pointer at the 11:34 mark to make the score 36-34. Byrd's three pointer began 6-0 Lady Texan run that was capped by a three point play by Lubbock native Taniqua Ards. After a layup brought Frank Phillips back to within three at 39-36, SPC went on a 16-9 run over the next seven minutes to increase their lead to 10 points with only 2:57 remaining on the clock.