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D'tigers Of Nigeria Defeat Dominican Republic In Friendly Game. 81-85. by Redman44(m): 5:17am On Jul 21, 2019
Nigeria's Male national basketball team, D'tigers, defeated the Dominican Republic 81-85 in a action packed game full of tension yesterday, 20th July 2019. The game is part of the preparations of D'tigers of Nigeria towards the FIBA 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup to be hosted by China ( 31st August - 15th September 2019 ). The game was played at the Palacio Presidential Basketball Arena in the Dominican Republic. Coach Alex Nwora of Nigeria and his boys gave a good account of themselves and withstood the tense atmosphere laced with the support of the home fans who were expecting a victory for the home side.

Some of the D'tigers players who featured in the game include Deji Akindele, Ike Iroegbu, Gabe Vincent, Christopher Obekpa, Tosin Mehinti, Stanley Okoye etc. Captain Ike Diogu did not play as Nwora was testing out some new invitees to the D'tigers camp. One of them, Gabe Vincent, was outstanding in the game. D'tigers had a good offense but defended averagely and their loss of concentration several times led to the Dominicans closing up the 12 points lead of D'tigers from time to time. Dominican Republic also gave a good account of themselves and made moves that wowed their supporters. There were lots of scraps between both teams throughout the game. It was a very physical contest. Alex Nwora and his Assistant Coaches still have a lot of work to do on the team's defense as they continue their preparations for the World Cup. Nigeria will play Dominican Republic again tomorrow ( 22nd of July ) in the second leg of the friendly game.

Gabe Vincent was impressive in Nigerian colours during the game smiley smiley smiley.

Re: D'tigers Of Nigeria Defeat Dominican Republic In Friendly Game. 81-85. by Redman44(m): 5:40am On Jul 21, 2019
One of the reasons for the 2 legged friendly game against the Dominican Republic is that Coach Alex Nwora is trying to see if he can get 2-3 players who can fight for spots on D'tigers final 12 Man Roster for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. In the game against Dominican Republic yesterday, one player stood out and he is Gabe Vincent. Gabe Vincent plays for the Stockton Kings in the NBA G-League, USA. He is a native of Stockton in California but he has Nigerian heritage. He entered for the 2018 NBA Draft but he was undrafted. He is a unrestricted free agent in the NBA and he is 23 years old. Gabe Vincent was outstanding against the Dominicans yesterday. He hardly missed his free throws and he passed the ball well. We hope to see more of him in the 2nd leg of the game tomorrow.

Re: D'tigers Of Nigeria Defeat Dominican Republic In Friendly Game. 81-85. by ManspaceBarber(m): 6:50am On Jul 21, 2019
Good news. smiley Though a friendly match, but every win should be celebrated.

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Re: D'tigers Of Nigeria Defeat Dominican Republic In Friendly Game. 81-85. by Redman44(m): 9:43am On Jul 21, 2019
It will be interesting to see the final 12 players that will represent Nigeria at the FIBA 2019 Basketball World Cup. There are more friendlies lined up for D'tigers.

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