{"id":64896,"date":"2021-07-31T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=64896"},"modified":"2021-07-31T10:00:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T09:00:01","slug":"dtigers-crash-out-of-tokyo-2020-olympics-games-after-defeat-to-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/31\/dtigers-crash-out-of-tokyo-2020-olympics-games-after-defeat-to-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u2019Tigers crash out of Tokyo 2020 Olympics games after defeat to Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria men\u2019s basketball team are out of the race for medals at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after they lost 80-71 in their third and final group game to Italy on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The defeat to Italians means African champions lost all their three group games following earlier defeats to Australia and Germany.<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Tigers started Saturday\u2019s must-win game on a shaky note; losing the first quarter by as much as 12 points as the Italians wheeled away with a 29-17 points lead.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Mike Brown\u2019s men, however, shook off their slow start; taking the second and third quarters 22-11 and 24-16 thus enjoying a seven-point lead heading to the final quarter.<\/p>\n<p>However, just like they caved in the final quarter against Germany, D\u2019Tigers\u2019 poor finishing was evident against the Italians too as they lost the final quarter 24-8 with the final score of 80-71.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Nwora and Chimezie Metu led the floor Nigeria; combining 42 points for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/31\/tokyo-olympics-nigerias-blessing-okagbare-suspended\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D\u2019Tigers<\/a> but it was still not enough to save the day.<\/p>\n<p>Jahill Okafor with 14 points was also massive for D\u2019Tigers and his forced removal for injury proved costly.<\/p>\n<p>The victory over Nigeria is the second for Italy who had opened their campaign in Tokyo with a 10-point victory over Germany before narrowly losing to Australia in their second game.<\/p>\n<p>According to the competition format in Tokyo, the teams placed first and second in each group and the two best third-placed teams in the Group Phase qualify for the final phase.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining four teams who fail to make it to the quarter-finals will take no further part in the competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria men\u2019s basketball team are out of the race for medals at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after they lost 80-71 in their third and final group game to Italy on Saturday morning. 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