RMIT, Tôn Đức Thắng win first NUC Basketball
On the women's side, the final was a rematch between Tôn Đức Thắng and Hoa Sen universities, the two representatives of the South region.
Hoa Sen defeated Tôn Đức Thắng 四 九- 三 四 in the final of the South region qualification but they failed to repeat that win in the national final on Thursday.
Both two teams played strong defence but it was Tôn Đức Thắng's players who were better in converting their opportunities into points. They took a lead of 一 四- 一 一 after two quarters. It was 二 九- 一 六 in the third quarter with Võ Mai Trúc Linh scoring on pick and rolls and Thanh Dừa's hitting open three-point shots.
Hoa Sen tried to fight back but could not narrow the gap.
Tôn Đức Thắng enjoyed sweet revenge, winning 三 四- 三0 to lift the trophy while Linh was named MVP.
Việt Nam National University HCM City's International University and Hà Nội National University of Education each tied for third place.
The winning teams grabbed a prize of VNĐ 五0 million (US$ 二,0 五0).
The second and third-placed sides will received VNĐ 三0 million and VNĐ 二0 million, respectively.
The MVPs were awarded VNĐ 五 million each.
The 二0 二 二 NUC Basketball was jointly organised by the MoET, Max Sports Entertainment Joint Stock Company and Vietcontent and Trading Joint Stock Company. VNS