Lagos: The Hungarian basketball team on Wednesday defeated Junior D’Tigress, 77-51, to send Nigeria packing from the ongoing FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Czechia.
The Nigerian girls were utterly overwhelmed by their opponents, struggling throughout the encounter.
They started on a good note, recording a 9-9 scoreline in the first quarter of the game, but fell apart in the second quarter, losing 12-30.
The team fought back in the third quarter but could only make 15-16 points, which was not good enough to pressure the European team.
Hungary took the 4th quarter more seriously and recorded a 16-15 point lead, which allowed them to maintain their lead and eventually coast to victory.
Hungary’s Kinga Jisepovits led the floor for her team with 19 points, while her teammate Eliza Farbas recorded 13 rebounds.
Nigeria’s Tobenna Nweke led the floor with 12 points as Francis Chukwu recorded nine rebounds to their credit.
The Nigerian girls crashed out of the competition but became the first African team to win a match in the competition’s history and also advance to the round of 16.