Nigeria's D'Tigers lost their opening basketball group game to
Argentina's national team 94-66 at the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil in a
game played at the Carioca Arena 1 on Sunday. The William Voigts' coached side failed to convert their chances and were defeated by a tactically drilled Argentine side.
Manu
Ginobili of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs added 12 points and the
Brooklyn Nets’ Luis Scola 18 as the more experienced Argentines proved
too much for D'Tigers.
Ike Diogu led in the Nigerian
team with a double-double, making 15 points and 13 rebounds, with 12 of
that coming from a defensive point. Diogu was followed by Ebi Ere who
made 14 points and 3 rebounds.
Nigeria's
D’Tigers started poorly in the game, trailing very early by as much as
11-0, but they somehow reduced the deficit to end the first quarter at
22-15. However an early injury to Shane Lawal altered the rhythm of
D’Tigers just when they looked like they were getting back in the game.
A clinical Argentina side, out of 34 outside shots attempted, scored 15 while D’Tigers scored 4 out of 25 attempts.
Nigeria will now have to regroup and prepare for their next game against Lithuania.
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With their pre-tournament performances, i believe in this team, but this is a setback..hope they get their acts together on time, will be shameful to be the weeping team of the group, besides the margin is too high
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