Nigeria's D'Tigress keep Olympic hopes alive with a 72-65 win against Senegal.
In a thrilling contest between the African teams in Antwerp, Nigeria emerged victorious, defeating Senegal 72–65 and keeping their hopes of advancing to the Olympic Games.
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This always appeared to be a potential championship match, and it might still be as Nigeria continued their recent dominance over their fellow Africans ahead of the games against Belgium and the United States.
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57-49 behind Nigeria dug deep as the last ten minutes approached for a win.
They went on an 11-0 run to start the final quarter and turn the game decisively back in their favor.
Amy Okonkwo led Nigeria with an incredible 21 points and 10 rebounds, demonstrating why she was named MVP of the FIBA Women's AfroBasket the previous year.
Nigeria scored a significant 30 points off the bench in addition to a total of 16 offensive rebounds, both of which were noteworthy.
Nigeria's journey was somewhat unpredictable; they started the game better, faltered mightily in the middle, and then rallied to win it in the closing moments.
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