Teams from all over the world are currently fighting for a chance to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The South Korean Basketball team is no exception but so far, they are having problems meeting their goal. This is because South Korea Loses third Straight Game at FIBA Basketball World Cup against Nigeria in a 108-77 defeat.
For those who like betting on the Korean Nation basketball team, this is quite a blow. This is because Korea just lost the FIBA Basketball World Cup group phase without a victory. In addition, this latest loss means they are in last place in their group adding insult to injury.
South Korea FIBA Basketball World Cup Game Recap
According to offshore sportsbooks, this should have been an easy victory for South Korea. This is because the Nigerian basketball team is no. 33 which is a rank that is below South Korea at no. 32. Unfortunately, this was another nightmare for the Korean Basketball team as they lost to Nigeria at the Wuhan Sports Center.
During the beginning of the first quarter, the South Korean Men’s basketball team led the game. However, due to their poor turnovers and transition, Nigeria took the lead from them.
Ricardo Ratliffe, a Korean center playing as Ra Gun-a, had his third continuous twofold with 18 points and 11 rebounds. In addition, forward Lee Seoung-hyun was the main other Korean to score in twofold figures with 12 points.
According to basketball betting websites, Micheal Eric, the center for Nigeria drove Nigeria with 17 points. On the other hand, Nigeria’s two current NBA players did not perform as well. However, they didn’t need to do much for that game. This is because Nigeria shot 51 percent from the floor and 50 percent from long separation, with 15 makes.
During the game, the South Korean was poor with only shot 34% from the floor in the first 20 minutes. Thereafter, things only got worse from there over the final two quarters.
Just the best two groups from every one of the eight gatherings will progress to the second round. If South Korea is unable to qualify for the 2020 Olympics in this tournament, they will only have one shot left. However, this is only if they an make it to FIBA’s separate qualifying tournament next July.
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