Gently winning Singapore, the Vietnamese women's basketball team finished 4th at the 32nd SEA Games
Unable to overcome Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in the past few days, the Vietnamese women's basketball team entered the final match of the 5x5 SEA Games 32 content against Singapore.
A victory will help teachers and coaches Michael Olson complete the campaign in the top 4 teams with the best results, on par with the previous year's Congress in Hanoi.
Today, the Vietnamese women's basketball team does not have 100% of the numbers and physical strength. Sisters Truong Thao My and Truong Thao Vy only played for 15-20 minutes, while Tieu Duy and Cam Tien sat outside to recuperate.
But because Singapore is a relatively young team, plus the relaxed mentality of Vietnamese women's basketball players, captain Huynh Thi Ngoan and his teammates had a gentle victory over the opponent even though they did not have 100% of their troops. number.
The majority of the secondary formation was used with the lead of PG Tran Thi Yen Van, Bui Kim Nhan and pitcher Mailee Jones. The trio of players including strikers Nguyen Thi Thuy Tien, Vo Thi Ngoc Hau and captain Huynh Thi Ngoan also played a lot in this match.
The Singapore team struggled with Vietnam in the first two innings, then they lost their breath in the third round. Entering the last 10 minutes, the Vietnamese team played firmly even though they did not make a breakthrough in the score, winning the victory. won the final with a score of 77-55.
Mailee Jones was the leader in stats for the Vietnamese team, scoring 20 points (7-15 FG) with 7 rebounds and 3 steals. Truong Thao Vy has 14 points in 15 minutes of play.
Bui Kim Nhan is the remaining outstanding name with 12 points and 6 rebounds. All 10 Vietnamese players entering the field scored with FG rate of 42%. 30 out of a total of 77 points for Vietnam national team came from the reserve team.
Thus, the Vietnamese women's basketball team closed the 32nd SEA Games with two opposite extremes. In the 3x3 content, the quartet Huynh Ngoan, Tieu Duy, Thao My and Thao Vy brought home the historic gold medal for Vietnamese basketball.
As for the 5x5 content, unfortunately, coach Michael Olson and his team were unable to improve their ranking compared to SEA Games 31, finishing 4th out of 7 participating teams.
