Nigeria’s D ‘Tigers defeated Dominican Republic 89-87 on Monday in San Domingo, as the team intensified preparations for the FIBA World Cup in China in August.
The Coach Alex Nwora boys dominated spells in the tightly contested game.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria had earlier on Saturday defeated the same team, who were also World Cup-bound, 85-81 in the first leg of the two-legged friendly.
Nwora said the test games would afford him the opportunity to rate his players in a game situation as well as try out new tactics. Read more