By Daily Sports on September 23, 2018
Nigeria’s D’Tigress lost their first game at the 2018 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Tenerife Spain to Australia 88-68 on Saturday.<;s losing streak at the group stages of the FIBA Women’s World Cup to four games.
Otis Hughley’s girls lost three of the four quarters of the game played at the San Cristobal de la Laguna court on Saturday.
DTigress, ranked 34th in the world, started off more athletic in the first quarter, but lost 24-17.
Australia’s Elizabeth Cambage scored the bagged double; 34 points, 12 rebounds, two assists and one steal.
The D’Tigress will face Turkey in their next game on Sunday.
•Adapted from a Completesports.com report. Photo shows D’Tigress
Source Daily Sports
Posted September 23, 2018
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