Undeterred by internal wranglings in the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) the African women champions Nigeria defeated world power, France at the Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall to set up a clash with the Malians.
D’Tigress dropped the first quarter by 11 to 28 points but came back strongly to take the second, third and fourth quarters in a sweet fashion to win their first game after the opening defeat in the hands of China on Thursday.
Down by 17 points after the first quarter (11-28), Nigeria stunned the French back with an amazing half-court buzzer-beater at the end of the third period by Promise Amukamara.
Nigeria then took the lead midway through the last quarter to set up a dramatic finish. And, in what proved to be a nail biting finish, both nations could have taken victory, but it was the African Queens who got the job done.
D’Tigress were inspired by Victoria Macaulay, who hit 19 points, 5 steals, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, while France were punished by a huge 25 turnovers.
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