Nigeria's D'Tigress celebrate Paris Olympic qualification with 78-61 to Belgium.
Nigeria's women's basketball team known as D'Tigress suffered a 78-61 to Belgium at the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Antwerp.
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D'Tigress 61-78 Belgium
The host nation improved to 2-1 as they signed off ahead of Paris 2024, drawing yet another record-breaking audience of 11,645 spectators.
Once play resumed in the second half, Belgium overtook Nigeria.
It was only a 5-point game, but the Cats quickly changed gears and went on an 18-2 run to blow up the advantage and take control of the game.
Nigeria's 29 turnovers demonstrated how they were unable to hold up whenever Belgium increased the pressure on them.
Belgium's mission was to prevent a shock and make sure their incredible supporters returned home content, and they more than succeeded in doing so.
Nigeria's primary goal upon arriving in Antwerp was to defeat Senegal.
However, they were outmatched by Belgium and the United States.
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