It was only in the second set where they found themselves in trouble trailing by as many as 8 points. At one point Dutch St. Maarten got to 23 with Antigua Barbuda on 17. They then rallied with an all round game to take the set 28-26.
Collin Thomas led all scorers with 15 points made up of 13 spikes and 2 service winners while Leonardo Jeffers poured in 13 points in a losing cause.