Reacting to the famous win, Okonkwo said, “It feels so good. We stuck together and we came together in adversity. This is what it is all about—you fight.”
In her reaction, Australia forward Alanna Smith admitted that the team gave away too many chances.
“We turned the ball over way too much, and we were not ready to step up to the physicality of the game. Turning the ball over though was the crux of the game.”
D’Tigress head coach Rena Wakama started returning point guard Ezinne Kalu, 2023 Afrobasket MVP, team captain Amy Okonkwo, Elizabeth Balogun, Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah, and Promise Amukamara.
Showing her class, Kalu, who has already delivered at the biggest events, including Tokyo 2020 and the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2018, brought in her A-game, bagging 19 points, five rebounds and five assists in the game.
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