VBA Round 1 of Finals. Can Tho Catfish record first victory

DeAngelo Hamilton

Can Tho CF - Saigon H. 78-75

Can Tho Catfish defeated Saigon Heat to take the lead in the title series. Can Tho CF had a 38-27 advantage in offensive rebounds. American power forward DeAngelo Hamilton (203-90, college: WSU) stepped up and scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks for the winners and guard Thanh Le-Hieu (180) chipped in 23 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side American guard Richard Nguyen (, college: Pierce JC) responded with 31 points, 6 assists and 4 steals and the other American import Tavarion Nix (201-92, college: Midwestern St.) produced a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Can Tho CF: T.Le Hieu 23+9reb+1ast, D.Hamilton 22+9reb+4ast, T.Dinh Thanh 21+5reb+4ast, H.Nguyen Phu 8+9reb+4ast, S.Dinh Thanh 2+5reb+3ast, N.Tu 2+5reb+1ast
Saigon H.: R.Nguyen 31+3reb+6ast, T.Nix 23+14reb+2ast, B.Kim 13+7reb+1ast, T.Minh 2+2reb, K.Pham-Duc 2+4reb, V.Nguyen Huynh 2+2reb