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Posted By Udokabestluv On March 14th, 2026

Nigeria’s D’Tigress rallied to beat Philippines, 101-84 in their third game at the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament on Saturday.

The African champions, who lost 77-60 to Colombia in their second game in the competition on Thursday started the game slowly.

Philippines won the first quarter 25-21, and took a comfortable nine-point lead into half-time at 51–42.

D’Tigress took control of the game in the third quarteroutscoring the Philippines 34–21 to erase the deficit.

Rena Wakama’s side sealed the victory by dominating the final period 25–12, and pushing past the 100-point mark in emphatic fashion.

D’Tigress will face France in their next game on Sunday, before wrapping up their campaign against Germany on Monday.