D’Tigers had a slow start in their final group game, as the Koreans went on a 5-0 run for the first three minutes of the game before they caught up to close out the first quarter 15-17 points.
Captain of the team, Ike Diogu, further helped Nigeria extend the lead with 15 points in 17 minutes performance.
Every player in the Nigerian team made a point with Michael Eric leading all scorers with 18 points and 9 rebounds.
Despite the failure to qualify from the group, D’Tigers are in line to pick automatic qualification to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as best placed African team in the world cup. This will however be decided after the classification games where they’ll play Ivory Coast and either of Venezuela or China.
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