Nigeria’s ladies’s nationwide basketball crew misplaced 77–60 to South Korea ladies’s nationwide basketball crew of their newest recreation on the FIBA Girls’s Basketball World Cup Qualifiers in France.
The defeat ended D’Tigress’ six-game profitable run and was their first loss within the qualifying event.
Nigeria went into the match with confidence after a powerful victory over Colombia ladies’s nationwide basketball crew earlier within the week. Nevertheless, the African champions struggled to cope with the quick and correct capturing of the Korean crew, who’re ranked beneath them on the planet rankings.
The Nigerian facet, coached by Rena Wakama, didn’t win any of the 4 quarters of the match. They misplaced three quarters whereas the second quarter ended degree.
Victoria Macaulay was Nigeria’s prime scorer with 22 factors and 6 rebounds. Ezinne Kalu additionally performed an vital function with six assists, whereas Murjanatu Musa added 10 factors.
D’Tigress began the sport properly and managed a lot of the primary quarter. However South Korea completed strongly, scoring eight fast factors whereas Nigeria managed only one, permitting the Asian facet to take the quarter 20–16.
The second quarter was intently contested as each groups confirmed robust defence and vitality. Nevertheless, South Korea slowly gained management of the match, making good use of long-range capturing and ending the sport with 14 profitable three-point pictures.
The Korean crew sealed the victory within the fourth quarter with a powerful 14–2 run, whereas Nigeria struggled to attain and managed solely 9 factors within the ultimate interval.
The loss is Nigeria’s first defeat to South Korea in three conferences and brings an finish to D’Tigress’ six-game profitable streak.
Nigeria will now purpose to bounce again after they face the Philippines ladies’s nationwide basketball crew of their subsequent group match on Saturday.
