Olympic Women's Basketball U.S. Women's Basketball VS Nigeria Women's Basketball

       Competition time: 2021-07-27 12:40

       US Women's Basketball News: The US Women's Basketball currently ranks first in the FIBA. The U.S. team played three warm-up games. The first game was 85-93 to the women's basketball star team, the second game was 67-70 to the Australian women's basketball team, and the third game was 93-62 to the Nigerian women's basketball team. In the defeat of the Nigerian team, the American team's main players all performed well. Stewart had 14 points and 6 assists. Stewart scored in double figures in all three warm-up games. Wilson had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Greina had 12 points and 6 rebounds, and Fowles had 10 points and 4 rebounds. Veteran Sue Bird had 9 points and 5 assists.

       Nigerian Women's Basketball News: The Nigerian women's basketball team ranked 17th in the FIBA, and lost 31 points to the US women's basketball team in a recent warm-up match. After qualifying for the Olympics, the Nigerian team played 5 warm-up matches, with a record of 1 win and 4 losses, and only defeated the Serbian women's basketball team 59-56. In the loss to the US Women's Basketball, none of the Nigerian players scored in double figures. Ibekovy had 8 points, Elizabeth Williams only had 4 points and 4 rebounds, and McCorley had 4 points and 4 assists. The Nigerian team did not score more than 65 points in the five warm-up games.

       What to watch for the game: 40-year-old Sue Bird is competing in the Olympic Games for the fifth time. What kind of performance can she make in her debut in this Olympic Games?

       Clash history: The Nigerian women's basketball team has lost in the past 5 matches between the two teams. In the 2018 Women's Basketball World Cup, the Nigerian team lost 31 points 40 to 71.