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Basketball: Australia beat Nigeria’s D’Tigers 108-69

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Amadi Promise is an Assistant Senior Editor at Okay Nigeria (Okay.ng) who handles Sports & Educational sections. He loves sharing what he knows and also learns...
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Published: 2021/07/14
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Nigeria’s basketball team, D’Tigers lost their exhibition game against Australia on Wednesday, 108-69.

The loss followed stunning victories by the team against U.S.A and Argentina.

The Australians dominated the game displaying grit and technical prowess as they ripped D’Tigers apart right from the beginning.

The first quarter ended 26-13.

D’Tigers could not still find their foot in the second quarter as Australia continued dominating.

They extended their lead in the second quarter with 20 points ending the game 49-29.

The third quarter ended with the Aussies still dealing a blow to Nigeria 84-46, as they capped the game clocking the 100-point mark to win by 39 points ending the game 108-69.

It was the first loss for Mike Brown since taking over as coach of D’Tigers in 2020.

Australia, ranked third best basketball team in the world are yet to lose any game since the exhibition began.

It was the first loss for team Nigeria since the Olympic preparation games began.

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Amadi Promise is an Assistant Senior Editor at Okay Nigeria (Okay.ng) who handles Sports & Educational sections. He loves sharing what he knows and also learns from others. Promise is also an Android developer at Rad5 Tech Hub.
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