Chimezie Metu scored 22 points and Jordan Nwora added 20 for D'Tigers, who were at the Games with a team comprising entirely of debutants.
Nigeria’s Olumiye Oni blocks a shot in the men’s preliminary round Group B match between Italy and Nigeria’s D’Tigers during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena. Photo: AFP
It was the third loss in a row for the African champions, following earlier defeats to Australia and Germany. D’Tigers opened the summer with exhibition wins over the U.S. and Argentina in Las Vegas but went no further in their first Olympic appearance under coach Mike Brown. Nigeria didn’t score for nearly seven minutes from there, and Mannion’s wide-open 3-pointer with 29.9 seconds left sealed the win for ItalyNicolo Melli scored 15 points, Nico Mannion had 14 and Italy used a 14-0 run in the fourth quarter to rally and beat Nigeria in the Group B finale for both teams at the Saitama Super Arena.
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