D'Tigress are the first team to get within single digits of the U.S. at the Olympics since 2004.
Despite winning the first and fourth quarters against the United States in their group opener at the ongoing, Nigeria’s female basketball team were painfully defeated 72-81 by the Americans early Tuesday morning.
During that game, Team USA routed the Nigerian Ladies 93-62 but it was a different clash in Tokyo whereDespite being denied the huge experience of Nneka Ogwumike by FIBA, D’Tigress with a roster full of former U.S. college players showed a lot of promise and could have even stunned the Americans.
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