Australian Women’s Basketball Team Struggles with 26 Turnovers, Falls to Bottom-of-Rank Nigeria

On July 29th, in today’s Olympic women’s basketball group stage match, Nigeria’s women’s basketball team defeated Australia 75-62.

In the opening quarter, despite having a significant advantage in strength, the Australian women’s basketball team collectively committed 9 turnovers in the first quarter. For almost half of the period, the team only scored 1 point. At the end of the first quarter, the Australian women’s basketball team was trailing Nigeria by 1 point at 17-18. Nigeria maintained its excellent form in the second quarter, launching a 23-11 offensive wave, leading the Australian women’s basketball team by 13 points at halftime.

In the second half, the Australian women’s basketball team made a strong comeback, narrowing the score difference by 9 points. However, in the fourth quarter, Nigeria managed to stabilize the situation. Kalu and Amukamara led their team forward, especially showing great stability in free throws, leaving no chance for the Australian women’s basketball team to make a comeback. The Australian women’s basketball team ended up committing 26 turnovers throughout the game, and Talbot’s shooting was extremely poor, making only 1 out of 10 shots, totaling 3 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists. Ultimately, Nigeria’s women’s basketball team pulled off a surprising victory over Australia with a score of 75-62.

Notably, before the release of the Olympic women’s basketball power ranking, the Australian women’s basketball team, which boasts 7 WNBA players and is ranked 4th, was at the bottom among the 12 teams.