Posted: 3:37pm 13/12/2025
(Bangkok Comprehensive News on the 13th) “Meimei“Tan Jun Hong, Huang Yihao and Zeng Zifeng jointly scored 44 points to help the Malaysian men’s basketball team beat Vietnam by 26 points!
Malaysian men’s basketball team todaySEA GamesIn the first game of Group A of the 5-a-side basketball tournament, they faced Vietnam. They led by nearly 30 points and won 89-63, which can be said to build momentum for tomorrow’s group match against the defending champion Philippines.
Meimei and Zifeng Yihao scored 44 points together
In the battle against Vietnam, which was ranked 6th in the previous tournament, the Malaysian soldiers performed outstandingly after entering the second quarter. While leading the score, they established a 9-point lead (41 to 32) entering the halftime break. After changing sides and fighting again, Malaysia dominated the opponent and entered the final quarter. It was far ahead 64 to 47. Vietnam’s momentum was over.
In addition to Li Jinhong, 11 other members of the Malaysian team scored. Among them, “Meimei” Chen Junhong, who was unexpectedly assigned as a substitute by coach Felton Sealy (previously participating in the 3-man game), still played 30 minutes and scored 16 points and 8 rebounds.
Wang Yidong retired due to serious injury in the first quarter
Malaysia’s offense flourished. Huang Yihao scored a game-high 17 points and 3 rebounds. Zeng Zifeng scored 11 points on 3 of 4 three-pointers. Captain Wang Weiyong sent 6 assists. Li Xunwen also had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. The only drawback was that Wang Yidong unfortunately suffered a serious injury before the end of the first quarter.
Next, the Malaysian team will try to get some time to rest before going into back-to-back games against the Philippines tomorrow morning. According to the competition system, the group leader will advance directly to the semi-finals, while the second and third place teams in the group will compete in the playoffs to compete for the top four qualifications.
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