Right at the beginning of the match, Cantho Catfish deployed their favorite ball-rotation style of play. This strategy helps the Western representative have many opportunities to finish clearly.
On the other side of the front line, Danang Dragons is somewhat dependent on individual efforts. After the rectification, Danang Dragons pitchers significantly improved both defense and attack, and narrowed the gap to 19-23.
Entering game 2, Cantho Catfish still maintained a dominant position and continuously maintained a safe gap. However, in the 6th minute, in an effort to stop the speedy spearheads of Danang Dragons, two pillars, Yevgen Sakhniuk and Dang Thai Hung, respectively, were fouled by the third individual.
There were two inside players who had to play moderately, coach Le Tran Minh Nghia and his team could not make a breakthrough. Closing the first half of the match, "Ca Basa" only led 41-35 after game 2.
Game 3, for the most part, thanks to creating many attack options, Cantho Catfish continued to maintain a better position. In the 7th minute, taking advantage of Bryan Nguyen's 3 consecutive losses of the ball, "Ca Basa" accelerated to create a gap of 15 points 64-49.
Having the upper hand, coach Le Tran Minh Nghia and his team suddenly suffered a loss when Yevgen Sakhniuk lost the right to play due to his 5th personal foul. Missing an important pillar, the home team's advantage was reduced to 10 points at 64. -54.
In the deciding half, taking advantage of Cantho Catfish's number one shield that had left the field, Bryan Nguyen connected the Danang Dragons pitchers to equalize. However, the "Han River Dragon"'s attempt to penetrate deep into the area near the basket showed signs of being caught. In the end, the match ended with an 84-74 victory for Cantho Catfish.
With this result, the positions of the two teams on the rankings remain the same. Accordingly, Cantho Catfish (10 wins, 6 defeats) ranked 3rd, and Danang Dragons (5 wins, 11 defeats) ranked 5th.
Even if they win the remaining matches, Danang Dragons' maximum achievement will always be lower than Cantho Catfish and Nha Trang Dolphins. Therefore, representatives of Can Tho and Nha Trang officially became the owners of the remaining two semi-finals.
