Spain won their first game in the Rio Olympics by defeating Nigeria’s basketball team 96- 87. This is the Nigeria basketball team’s third loss as they were defeated in their previous matches by Lithuania and Argentina.
It was a pretty fierce game as the Spain basketball team won the first quarter, 25-11 against the Nigerian team. The D’ Tigers fought back in the second quarter by outscoring Spain by 12 points; the quarter ending 41- 43 with Ben Uzoh scoring 8 points for the D’Tigers.
Chamberlain Oguchi led the fight in the third quarter, which ended with Nigeria 77 – Spain 81. Oguchi eventually ended the game with 24 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and made 7 out of 12 three-point shots. Unfortunately, it was not enough to lift the D’ Tigers as Spain took the lead at the start of the fourth quarter, leading them to victory.
Nigeria will face Croatia in Game 4 on Sunday, 14th August at 2:30 am and host country Brazil on Monday, 15th August at 6:15 pm.