The first quarter was slow-paced and uninspired as the Jamaicans led 14-7. They struggled with unforced errors, underlined by a poor pass to captain Simone Forbes by centre Tracey-Ann Robinson. The South Africans were content to let the ball come to them and not rush to get it into the goal circle. The Jamaicans, playing a faster game, suffered a few mistimed passes, several of which ended off court. Romelda Aiken scored 38 goals from 43 attempts, while Forbes landed 15 from 17. Showing signs of assertiveness, Aiken on a rare occasion left her goal circle to intercept a pass and sent South African goalkeeper Nontle Gwavu crashing to the court as the Jamaicans led 28-13 at half-time.

The visitors seemed to find a second wind midway the quarter and scored six unanswered goals after the home side led 36-18. The South Africans had added 14 to their score by the end of the quarter, 27-40. The visitors continued their surge at the start of the final quarter, but the Sunshine Girls stepped up the pace and pulled away to a comfortable victory in the end. Coach Connie Francis said she was still dissatisfied with the poor ball-handling displayed by the team. "We're still struggling with keeping the ball in our possession," she said.