Senegal on Wednesday ended Nigeria’s hopes of reaching the semifinals of the continuing Afrobasket Championship in Luanda, Angola, with a 91-75 win over D’Tigers.
The end result got here only a month after Nigeria’s D’Tigresses had overwhelmed Senegal within the ladies’s last of the identical competitors, however this time the Senegalese males took their revenge.
Nigeria began nicely, edging the primary quarter 24-23, however Senegal responded strongly within the second, dominating 30-18 to guide 53-42 at halftime. The third quarter was even harder for D’Tigers as they trailed 23-13. A late push noticed Nigeria take the fourth 20-15, but it surely was not sufficient to shut the hole.
NBA star Josh Okogie, who had scored 33 factors in a gaggle recreation, struggled to make an impression and completed with simply 4 factors. Senegal’s Brancou Badio shone brightly, main all scorers with 32 factors and an effectivity score of 29 per cent.
Regardless of the defeat, Nigeria nonetheless maintain a slender edge of their head-to-head file towards Senegal, with 5 wins to 4
