After failing in his first varsity basketball game, Lucas decides to quit the team.
After a particularly spectacular basketball game, Lucas quickly supplants Nathan as the team's most popular player.
Hoping to have fun, Brooke and Peyton attend a college party, but the situation gets bad when one of the guys, Gabe (Mike Erwin - "Everwood"), drugs Peyton.
Gamby and Russell look to finish what they started; Gamby confronts Amanda about her relationship with Hayden.
Lucas and Nathan bear the brunt of Dan's abuse as he coaches them into the playoffs, pushing both of them to their emotional breaking points.
