Afrobasket: D’Tigress beat Egypt to make quarter finals

D’Tigress of Nigeria are on the brink of securing their third Afrobasket title ambition and a World cup ticket as they out dunked Egypt to book a quarter fi nals ticket at the ongoing 2017 FIBA Afrobasket in Bamako, Mali. Th e team recorded a new team record with a 106points to 72 pummelling of the North African side to become the fi rst country to book passage to the next round after their third group game played on Sunday. Evelyn Akhator shone like a million stars as she provided the needed platform on which the team built their victory.

Th e Dallas Wings player scored 24points, 5 assists and another impressive 13 rebounds against a more physically imposing Egyptian side. Ever dependable Ezinne also stepped up her display to record 18points, 3 assists and 5 rebounds during her 24:08 minutes’ stint on the court. Nyingifa Atonye continued her resurgence after a sloppy opening game registering 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 15 points. A breakdown of the four quarters saw the Sam Vincent led team ending the fi rst quarter with a 20-15 points lead before scoring 30 more points in the second quarter against their opponents who could only manage 14 more points. Th e team extended their lead to 79-49 at the end of the third quarter before hitting the 100 point mark as they emerged with a personal competition record of 106. Reacting at the post match press conference, Akhator described the D’Tigress team as a young side with the ability to dominate off ensively and defensively which according to her is a plus.

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