{
  "id": 713131,
  "title": "D’Tigress End Exhibition Series with Win against China",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/dtigress-end-exhibition-series-with-win-against-china",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T00:02:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/13/dtigress-end-exhibition-series-with-win-against-china/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigeria's D’Tigress concluded their three-game exhibition series against China with a resounding 88-77 triumph on Wednesday, as reported by www.aclsports.com. The Nigerian champions, who struggled in the first two encounters with scores of 70-67 and 69-65 respectively, demonstrated a remarkable turnaround in the final meeting at the Nanhai Sports Center Gymnasium in Foshan City. D’Tigress took an early lead, outscoring China 32-17 in the first quarter, and further extended their advantage with a 26-12 second-quarter performance. The Nigerian team held a dominant 58-29 lead at halftime. Despite a spirited comeback from China, securing victories in the third and fourth quarters, D’Tigress' substantial first-half advantage proved decisive, resulting in an 88-77 victory. Following this series, D’Tigress will embark on a tour of Spain, facing hosts Spain and Belgium in warm-up games from August 15 to 24. They will subsequently travel to Zaragoza for exhibition matches against Mali and Puerto Rico between August 25 and September 3, leading up to the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup which kicks off in Berlin, Germany on September 4.",
  "summary": "African champions Nigeria’s D’Tigress closed their three-game exhibition series against China with an 88-77 victory in Foshan on Wednesday, www.aclsports.com reports. Nigeria, who lost the opening two games 70-67 and 69-65 respectively,",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}