Maine turned the ball over nine times in the first quarter, but would only give it up five times for the rest of the game. After both teams traded baskets for the first half of the second quarter, Maine tied it up again with 5:27 to play on a alley-oop from Scheierman to Tristan Enaruna in transition to make it 35-35. After a Texas timeout, London Johnson showed what he can do on defense. Johnson hounded Tommy Bruner at halfcourt, forcing a turnover by Bruner. The effort didn't go wasted. On Maine's next offensive possession, Scheierman dialed one up from the top of the arc to give Maine their first lead of the game. Another three by Johnson moments later grew the lead to six for the Celtics as the crowd rose to their feet at the Expo. Maine won the turnover battle 6-0 in the second quarter as the Legends and Celtics entered the break tied at 50 apiece. Wheeler was the game's leading scorer through two quarters with 16 points on an efficient 7-8 shooting from the field. Scheierman led Maine with 15 first-half points on 6-10 shooting.