Losing to Malaysia, the Vietnamese men's basketball team bid farewell to the 32nd SEA Games with 6th place overall
After finishing 3rd in Group A with teams including Indonesia, Thailand and Laos, the Vietnamese basketball team entered the 5th-6th place match of 5x5 content at the 32nd SEA Games. Teammate is the Malaysian team.
Due to letting the opponent enter the match well with a series of 14-5 points, the Vietnamese basketball team fell into a state of chase from the very beginning of the match. But Tam Dinh and Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh with a series of 3-point "cannons" helped DTVN regain the game.
The difference between the two teams was only 1 point before entering the last 15 seconds of the second half. However, coach Todd Purves's and teachers lost focus and let Malaysia score 5 points in a row, bringing the score to 55-49. .
The scenario of the third half was similar to the first half when Vietnam could not really break through in terms of scores. They had quite a few errors of losing the ball and only a rare bright spot was the duo Corey Cilia - Vo Kim Ban.
In defense, the loss of contact on the Vietnamese side helped Malaysia have many empty 3-pointers. As a team with many good long throwers, captain Wong Yi Hoa and Chang Zi Fueng threw Chang Zi Fueng to punish Vietnam.
As for 3 points, coach Todd Purves' army made good use of the opportunities it had. They threw in 15 3PTs all game, led by Tam Dinh's 6 successful long throws. But the loss of many offensive rebounds and turnover caused the Vietnamese team to fall.
The final score of the match was 94-83, the victory belonged to Malaysia. At the end of the SEA Games 32 5x5 basketball campaign, the Vietnamese men's team finished in 6th place.
Dinh Thanh Tam was the one who scored the most points in the match with 22 points, 3 assists, 4 steals and 6-13 3PT. Corey Cilia had the most sublime match in this entire SEA Games, scoring 18 points (6-9 FG, 3-4 3PT) and 5 assists.
Vo Kim Ban (11 points, 5 rebounds), Dang Thai Hung (12 points, 2 assists) and Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh (8 points, 3 steals, 2 blocks) are the remaining outstanding names.
Thus, the journey of the Vietnamese basketball team at the 32nd SEA Games officially ended. If the 5x5 men's team finished 6th, the 5x5 women's team won the 4th place overall.
In the 3x3 basketball content, the women's team brought home the historic gold medal, the best achievement ever in the regional arena. Meanwhile, the men's 3x3 team ranked fourth.
