VBA Round 12 (Regular Season): Heat beats Buffaloes in the most crucial game of the week

VBA is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 12 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An exciting game was played in Hanoi. First ranked Heat faced 4th ranked Buffaloes. Guests from Saigon (9-2) smashed host Buffaloes (4-4) 95-72. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Buffaloes. They outrebounded Buffaloes 49-36 including a 39-27 advantage in defensive rebounds. Heat looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was Canadian forward Jevonnie Scott (201-2000, college: Brock) who scored 29 points and 8 rebounds. International power forward Vinh Nguyen Huynh Phu (203-1998) chipped in 22 points and 13 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Ruot Monyyong (210-1998, college: UALR) who recorded a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains first position with 9-2 record. Buffaloes at the other side keep the fourth place with four games lost. Heat will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Buffaloes will play again at home against the league's leader Heat (#1) and are hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.

In the last game of round 12 City Wings were defeated by Catfish in Can Tho 87-78.
The best stats of 12th round was 33 points (!!!), 16 rebounds and 5 assists by Chrishon Briggs of City Wings.



Buffaloes - Heat 72-95

An exciting game was played in Hanoi. First ranked Heat faced 4th ranked Buffaloes. Guests from Saigon (9-2) smashed host Buffaloes (4-4) 95-72. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Buffaloes. They outrebounded Buffaloes 49-36 including a 39-27 advantage in defensive rebounds. Heat looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was Canadian forward Jevonnie Scott (201-2000, college: Brock) who scored 29 points and 8 rebounds. International power forward Vinh Nguyen Huynh Phu (203-1998) chipped in a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Ruot Monyyong (210-1998, college: UALR) who recorded a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and his fellow American import forward Hassan Thomas (203-1996, college: Emporia St.) added 21 points and 6 rebounds respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains first position with 9-2 record. Buffaloes at the other side keep the fourth place with four games lost. Heat will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Buffaloes will play again at home against the league's leader Heat (#1) and are hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Heat: J.Scott 29+8reb+2ast, V.Nguyen Huynh Phu 22+13reb+3ast, E.Weaver 16+10reb+11ast, K.Ban Vo 8+3reb+2ast, K.Nguyen Anh 7+7reb, T.Waale 6+2reb+2ast
Buffaloes: H.Thomas 21+6reb+2ast, R.Monyyong 19+10reb+2ast, D.Nguyen Tien 8+1reb+2ast, G.Peterson 7+7reb+7ast, J.Nguyen 6+5reb+1ast, B.Nguyen Quang 3

Catfish - City Wings 87-78

There was no surprise in Can Tho where 5th ranked Wings (1-8) were defeated by second ranked Catfish (6-2) 87-78 on Friday. Catfish looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was Ukrainian forward Yevgen Sakhniuk (201-1995, college: Jefferson) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. Khoa Le Khac Dang (188-2003) chipped in 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Catfish players scored in double figures. Catfish's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Chrishon Briggs (195-1995, college: CSUB) who recorded a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 16 rebounds and 5 assists and his fellow American import forward Maurice Gordon (198-1999, college: Valdosta St.) added 20 points and 8 rebounds respectively. Catfish maintains second position with 6-2 record having 3 victories less than leader Heat. City Wings lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom place with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Catfish: Y.Sakhniuk 19+16reb+5ast, K.Le Khac Dang 19+6reb+6ast, T.Dinh Thanh 15+6reb+3ast, D. Zinser 12+4reb+6ast, A.Nguyen Tuan 9+1ast, H.Dang Thai 8+6reb+1ast
City Wings: C.Briggs 33+16reb+5ast, M.Gordon 20+8reb+3ast, K.Dang Tran Dang 18+7reb+5ast, H.Pham 3+6reb+2ast, D.Tan Hai 2+1reb+3ast, T.Nguyen Hoang 2