The national men’s basketball team, D’Tigers continued from where they left off in their opening group game against Madagascar with another five star performance against defending champions, Tunisia 87-66.
D’Tigers began the game on the front foot and raced to a 10-0 lead with Houston Rockets star Josh Okogie dictating the pace in the one-sided match at the Pavilhao Multiusos de Luanda in the Angolan capital.
At the end of the 1st quarter, the D’Tigers had 29 points against their opponents’ 16. When the first half ended, Nigeria outscored the Tunisians, having 48 points while the latter were on 33.
It stretched to 68- 47 in Nigeria’s favour after the third quarter. By the time the fourth quarter was over, the 2015 Afrobasket champions had done the job, defeating the Eagles of Carthage 87-66.
Okogie made history in the match, scoring the highest point total for a Nigerian since 2021 —33points.
Nigeria fielded a strong lineup, which included Ike Nwamu, Caleb Agada, Ike Nwamu, Talib Zanna, Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu, and Okogie against Tunisia.
The victory came on the heels of the opening win against Madagascar 77-59 and puts them on top of the Group B lot.
The Nigerian team will face Cameroon on Sunday for the last group game which would also determine the pairings for the knockout stage.
