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D’Tigress are tearing up the script in a big way at the Olympics, shooting down Canada 79-70 to become the first African team (women or men) to make it beyond the group phase in the history of Olympics basketball.

It was also the team’s first time of recording two wins at the Olympics, which they did impressively to confirm winless Canada’s early trip home.

After their defeat to France in their second game on Thursday, head coach Rena Wakama said the African champions needed to get back to their ways against Canada, which was exactly what they did.

Parading several big names, rising teenagers, and recent WNBA draft picks, Canada were favoured to hold their own against any opponent in France after finishing fourth at a recent FIBA Women’s World Cup, but they were surprisingly schooled by the impressive D’Tigress.

Despite being ranked 12th in the world, the lowest among the participating teams at the tournament, Nigeria gained the upper hand in the contest with a stunning 11-0 run to start the second half. It left the world No. 5 reeling as they failed to recover from the heavy setback.

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