Nigeria’s national men’s basketball team D’Tigers didn’t make the best of starts at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as they lost to Australia, but the gulf
as they lost to Australia, but the gulf between both sides wasn’t as wide as was the case when both sides met in Las Vegas.
It could all have been different though if D’Tigers had been more proficient with their shooting, especially from the free throw line where they made just 13 of their 24 attempts – or 54.2 per cent. The Australians, meanwhile, made 18 of their 20 attempts from the charity line. Both teams were tied 23 points apiece at the end of the first quarter, and were still tied at 34 points apiece with just under four minutes left in the second quarter when D’Tigers got into foul trouble.
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