“We told ourselves we needed a good 3rd quarter because we didn’t want it to come down to the stretch. We are proud of the way we executed the offense and defense to extend the lead.” Nigeria DTigers Basketball
The team was inspired by Al-Farouq Aminu with 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists to emerge the top performer.D’Tigers, who have since set their target on an automatic Olympic Games qualification, started in a fierce fashion to win the first quarter, 24-18 points.
Vincent contributed 15 points, two rebounds while Ekpe Udoh had 13 points, five rebounds and one assist in a match that 5 players scored double digits. “That is our goal now obviously. We got knocked out of the contention to get a medal so we had to change our vision and continue to make sure that we keep Nigerian basketball, playing every year and compete. So, we want to ensure that we do the best to qualify for the Olympics.”
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