D’Tigress: USA Dominates Nigeria, Advances to Semifinals

The United States women’s basketball team continued their quest for an eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal with an 88-74 victory over Nigeria’s D’Tigress.

The Americans will face Australia, who defeated Serbia 85-67, on Friday. The winner of that match will advance to the gold medal game.

However, D’Tigress made history by becoming the first African nation, male or female, to reach the quarterfinals of an Olympic basketball tournament.

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Their journey to this point included a remarkable victory over Canada in the group stage. Although their best wasn’t enough to overcome the overwhelming talent of the USA.

Trailing by nine points after the first quarter, D’Tigress struggled to keep pace with the dominant Americans.

The USA extended their lead to 19 points by halftime and pulled away in the third quarter, eventually securing a comfortable win.

Since women’s basketball debuted at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, the USA has claimed nine of the twelve gold medals awarded.