Nigeria’s D’Tigress lost 88-74 to USA to end their campaign in the quarter-final at the Paris 2024 Olympic women’s basketball event on Wednesday.
It is now back-to-back wins for the US against D’Tigress following their win at Tokyo 2020 which ended Nigeria 81-72.
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D’Tigress who became the first African country to reach the quarter-finals, succumbed to the dominance of the defending champions.
Despite 24 points deficit after third quarter, the Rena Wakama-led team rallied back to reduce the deficit to 14 points to end the fourth quarter, 88-74.
Prior to the knockout stage, D’Tigress posted impressive performances with stunning victories against Australia and Canada but lost to France, ending their Group B stage matches with a 2-1 record.
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