Fiba U19 Female World Cup: Nigeria defeats Argentina in the classification clash

The Nigeria team delivered a dominant display on Friday afternoon, defeating Argentina 68–58 in a classification match at the FIBA U19 women’s basketball World Cup in progress in Brno, the Czech Republic.

The meeting, held at the Starez Arena Vodova Hall 2, was part of the 9-16 positioning round, overturning 3:00 PM Local time.

Nigeria maintained control during the game, exceeding Argentina in the first three quarters before settling for a draw in the last period. The breakdown of the neighborhoods was the following:

Q1: Nigeria 19–17 Argentina

Q2: Nigeria 10–9 Argentina

Q3: Nigeria 18–11 Argentina

Q4: Nigeria 21–21 Argentina

Nora Ezike was the leading performer for the Nigerian part, recording 20 efficiency points. Julia Bosque of Argentina replied with 16 points of efficiency but was unable to prevent loss.

Statistically, Nigeria has exceeded Argentina with a percentage of Goal on the field of 35.2% compared to 29% of the South American. From the free shooting line, Nigeria hit 70% of their shots, while Argentina managed to 64.3%.

Other key statistics included:

The greatest advantage: Nigeria led by 16 points; The highest Argentina was three.

Longer score: both sides managed a 7-0 race.

Lead time: Nigeria led for 27 minutes and 55 seconds, compared to 5 minutes and 49 seconds of Argentina.

Lead changes: the game has seen six changes to the lead.

The game was officiated by Wissam Zein (Syria), Sandra Sanchez (Spain) and Xiao Zhang (China), with Heba Eba El Hadidy acting as a commissioner and technical delegate. Participation was recorded to 97 spectators.

The victory advances Nigeria in the 9-12 placement band while they continue their campaign to obtain a strong goal in the tournament.