Nigeria’s senior men’s national basketball team ended Ivory Coast’s seven-match unbeaten run with a 72-63 win over its West African rivals as the third window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers dunked off in Luanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A home-based team won three of four quarters to revive its World Cup hopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It won the first, third, and fourth quarters, losing the second quarter 16-15, 14-19, 23-14, and 19-15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D’Tigers moved to the third position in Group E with 12 points, three points behind Ivory Coast and the same points as Angola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The top two teams from the group will qualify for the FIBA World Cup with the third tea waiting for its fate as the best third-placed team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nigeria will face Guinea on February 25 before meeting Angola a day after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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