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00:00:00 Intro
00:10:21 1st quarter
00:30:36 2nd quarter
01:07:30 3rd quarter
01:29:40 4th quarter

Hello everybody good late afternoon from ANP Belgium this is the feea women’s Olympic qualifying tournament 2024 game day three battle between Belgium and Nigeria IA and the good news for both of these countries is they have already punched their ticket for the Olympic Games in France uh which are going to be

Played later this year after this one we have Sagal going up against the United States the Fe winners basketball World Cup winners who had already qualified for the Olympics but they played here Sagle of course will not be advancing these are the standings as we speak USA

With the top It 2 and0 after that unbelievable win against Belgium on opening night Nigeria are third and sagol fourth I’m Jeff Taylor joined by Zia Stewart and AIA it’s not every day that you get to play the USA that you get to play Nigeria that you

Get to play Belgium whatever I mean these games are always important not only just to qualify for Olympic Games and with that already done for both these teams rankings points all kinds of things when you’re together you want to play and play well yeah I think that’s a

Great Point Jeff but also you don’t have much time and I think these games playing against Great opponents like a Belgium like a USA you can learn so many things and I was actually having this conversation this morning with the referees at breakfast and I was saying

As a rookie or a young player and you get small minutes and come into a game nothing can create that that feeling or that moment other than being put in the in the def end or in the fire you know the heart rate heart rate starts racing

The crowd is going there’s so many things that you can learn in games like this yeah absolutely and really it’s a great opportunity for Nigeria uh Belgium are are loving the crowd they played in front of the big crowds every single night Nigeria did play in front of big

Crowds but they weren’t loud crowds but now because they’re playing against Belgium it’s going to get loud it’s going to get so loud and we’re expecting 10,000 plus but the Belgium have done a fantastic I think it’s 13,000 plus yeah done quite as many as the opening

Night so it’s a fantastic turnout and it’s just a wonderful step in the right direction exactly where we want women’s basketball to be these wild cats have been excellent this tournament you know okay they had that disappointing heartbreaking loss versus USA on the first night but boy I bet you they

Learned lots of things also from that game definitely the Belgian cats have excited everybody and they’ve made uh the fans that’s wildly crazy about Tim I mean everybody in encor is buzzing about the women’s team and what they’ve been able to do of course they won the feeble

Image year basket last year uh everybody has their eyes on the cats we’re going to have a pause for the playing of the national anthems [Applause] standing and I ask you to sing as loud as possible the national of Bel the national anthem I think it’s just such an important part of playing

International basketball to sing uh your National Anthem with you know the letters across and the colors across your chest is just a moment that you’ll never forget something you used to do when you played for GB Great Britain yes well we were joking but let’s have a

Look at the referees Martin vet the crew chief tonight in the middle behind the ball from Croatia yasmina alar from Spain on the left and Yan vzo Davidson from Madagascar on the right you know that yasmina alar uh is near fetes that’s where she’s from which is up in Catalonia near the

French border okay A little bit of trivia for the night thank you very much uh we were just saying that both teams are 11 on 11 we have ront who is not playing and Sarah a go that’s right we do have Amy Conor though with Palace punay hakana Elizabeth Bagon promis

Zukar and blessing for in the starting five with Lauren AO AOA Taio A Day ad yayay and inosi coming off the bench just going to throw this out there I’ve said it before inosi needs more minutes you can help this team defensively and here is Reena wama head coach of

Nigeria uh connections to the state of North Carolina Like to say and also a lot of these Nigerian players have connections to the US lot grown up there from there and representing the country of their parents grandparents and Society stuff from Belgium starting five tonight Antonia de Emma Misan bety manunga Julie vano and Julie Al with uh

NASA Kon seren and gof Massie Max maxuell loosa and who else am I think in yores player for Coach Rashid messan well I think Belgium have been on a in a different class of their own I just feel like they’ve been playing at their Tempo their style they’re a well

Oiled machine like you said before they are the champions the queens of Europe and they’ve definitely played like it they’ve stepped up to that position and I think tonight will just be a lovely a cherry on top you know for the fans it’s a great time for them they’ve made the

Olympics it’s just I’m I’m really excited for this Belgian team yes the celebration of women’s basketball really when you watch you know these two teams play I mean you talk about Nigeria winning four consecutive FBA women’s afro baskets in a row I mean they are the dominant force of African basketball and

Belgium you you can’t talk to anybody that knows anything about women’s basketball that doesn’t Rave about their style of play they have basically said we’re going to play the beautiful game and we’re going to beat people with it and they almost beat the USA on opening

Night Nigeria had their work cut out for them against Belgium they do and I think this is great for Nigeria cuz like you said they are the champions of Afro basket they have won that multiple times but now as they get ready this is great prep uh preparation for them going into

The Olympics to play a team that potentially in my opinion could medal so for them it’s important that they get their style their chemistry their DNA and usually Nigeria is a full court pressing team I haven’t seen that this much uh in this tournament I would like

For them to maybe get back into that but I just think a wonderful moment and I’m excited for Tom on so we’ll get ready for the game both teams on the way out will shake hands what was I hope that Nigeria doesn’t do what senagal did the other

Day they stepped off of mes and a mesam and just gave her way too many shots too many open shots Jeff she had 22 points against CLE she was incredible she’s a class athlete an MVP at multiple levels so hopefully they don’t disrespect her in this game great points and we’re about ready

To start here Palace Kay going up against Emma opening jum well good afternoon good evening good morning we’re late afternoon here in Anor the great City in Belgium and I mean that genuinely it is a fantastic place and Belgium taking on Nigeria and getting the first two points in typical

Belum style typical belum style moving the ball each player had touched the ball great offense to start the game fin from mamar not much movement for Nigeria balagon has to pass they not even going to get a shot off in a great defensive possession that’s how you start the game but they’ve overwhelmed

Nigeria Nigeria FEA world ranking number 11 and here’s Emma Misan backing it in world rank number six I I the FBA women’s world rankings presented by Nike always interested to keep up with those that’s a miss and uh here goes Jun vano behind the back pass and

Fouled and they just uh it seems like almost on every give you a reason to get excited yeah it’s a foul but what I liked about mim’s last play is just Poise as she takes her time waits for the defense to fly By alaman was so good the other night coming in get sagol after missing the game against USA B is [Applause] deep well you know what one thing vanl is going to do is shoot the basketball she loves that shot Bagon for three from the right corner good job Bagon I like

That good answer well needed score for Nigeria adamore must have killed her not playing against USA night look at that pass inside Del lays it up and in I really play as a unit and that’s why I really enjoy watching Belgium they move off of each other they’re

Constantly looking for one another and they’re own shot blessing of ge4 hasn’t really been able to make much of an impact here she is she’s got it shot clock winding down he gets it up and just a little too late doesn’t matter she missed it oh I guess

She did get it up in time yeah offensively Nigeria has had their struggles blessing is there for missing it from a long way outa puts it up in [Applause] [Applause] there look at this an easy one out them all wak I wanted a timeout they get it and it’s not the start probably that Nigeria Wanted let’s listen nobody’s running Amy I need you to run all right we need a rebound what are we doing all right run

Run run we look like we’re insane okay we got it out of us now we got to go okay they’re trapping ball screens all right they’re trapping ball screens so please you got to attack them don’t let them trap you and if they are trapping guys don’t stand there and watch her get

Trapped TR all right also we got to know the shot clock that’s on YouTube you have to call the shot clock all right we had two shot clock violations that’s not acceptable you got to communicate got to communicate right now we’re regular Horse let’s just play they want to trap

That Spa go off Evo all right they tra drag it out whoever’s here bless it come up high all right pass it Evo rolls get inside let’s play Let’s Play Let’s turn up 1 1 2 3 well I think that tells a lot coach talks about hey we we look like we’re running in sand and I think that is a good a good point because three games in four days Jeff is a very difficult task and she just pulls that timeout says

They’re tracking the ball make sure we come and help our teammate or attack and so a great timeout as is a 103 start from Belgium and everything’s been easy for Belgium where it’s been difficult for Nigeria to [Applause] score here’s the pass knocked away now to Alamar Bety [Applause] manonga conqu BS it in I was just going to say earlier I needed a cono to get going she’s a huge offensive piece for this Nigerian team and I just feel like the last couple of games not been as aggressive so good to see that

Score Adam on for three a chance for Nigeria closer balagon good job oh no Adam on reading the pass and knocking it away van look at Alam hustle down beats Nigeria down the floor out yeah and nowm death STS the referee in the eyes saying why is that not n

One Alam for a player who missed opening night against USA because of a knee injury does get up and down the floor pretty quickly very quick like a of lightning yeah they’re missing they missed her and Lins on opening night versus who were saying lose the your basket last year so gfor sits

Down Bagon sits down Musa comes in I liked Musa last game he’s automatic oh she points this is the USA mid-range Alam on to the corner maxwella M adamon from the left again misses and M M gets in there takes it over Cal and CTO could have had that

Rebound it’s m puts it up from the elbow struggling a little bit Japan have beaten Canada so Japan have CL their spot in the Olympics congratulations to them Canada’s going a chance and there is a conqu scoring for Nigeria Canada needs Spain to beat Hungary that group has been wild oh my

Goodness group of death we called that didn’t [Applause] we unpredictability his well there is delare from the basine I feel like she’s really had that a wonderful tournament really coming into her own you can see with confidence M Conor the ball little more fight from the Tigers here’s Musa this time she

Doesn’t knocks it away she was boxed out by 14 to seven the cats have the pass deflected good job Musa getting the hands off oh nice no look pass but intercepted by miman and then she just throws it up to delare beautiful Ste by m she knew where

That was going stuck a hand out why are they getting so many break ORS you think well they’re out to the races as soon as they get the ball mean Nigeria not keeping somebody back here goes lwa good job of cororo knocking it away but it’s 16 to7 and and if Nigeria are

Going to stay in this game they can’t afford to fall any further behind Belgium not a team you want to try to come back against here’s mman gets it over Lisa she gets blocked [Applause] and time it I like what what K is doing she’s

Trying to get her team to pick up the tempo a little bit [Applause] IO knocks it down see that yeah we did see that versus senagal where they stepped off of her completely so she has that in her tool box she does in her repertoire aw and her back of

Tricks there is the Baseline shot ason missing that’s a big shot by AO look at Thomas ukar fouled by Del I would think with any any team but especially Nigeria one area if they can really from a conditioning standpoint be their best and that helps their defense that gets them easier

Points I don’t feel like in this wom is look qualifying tournament they are in shape yeah that’s one way to put it yeah and that’s totally fine to say because is the intensity the level that the other team SL how you’re going to be playing as an offensive screen so theyve

Turn over the ball at at the Olympic Games you’ve got to be in your best shape I remember training for the Olympic Games and I was doing 2012 2012 and wow a weird turnover for Bel and you remember what you were training and it was like no more baked

Beins no hypoxic training where you put the mask on and you go up altitude training to get extra oxygen and we were doing so many things and and you really got to commit to that because it’s a huge commitment to be at the Olympics you’ve got to be in

Shape yeah that I I can visually remember so many Olympic games where teams are just getting after it you guys were getting after and we were in shape I I must admit it’s an area where you can’t be weak here’s a foul called so a little bit of

A recovery here for Nigeria although they’re not really scoring much what they are doing is pounding the ball inside really going to the post players get up and put some pressure on this team theal press to me when I think of Nigeria basketball is this the full court press trapping hustling running

Making you have to think under pressure in the game then low from the left Del off fors a rebound R always looking to make that pass oh oh oh goodness the go on even she couldn’t help but smile it was almost as if she didn’t mean to do

It she apologized for having to do it she’s having fun with it and look at that ra diving on the L for the loose ball box checked for Rashid Maan Hustler after yeah I’ve been I’ve been really happy with her minutes and we spoke about um you know yes qualify but

Now you’ve got to keep and show and prove your spot there’s only 12 players that can go and I think plays like that can really build the with your here’s a uh taiw in the game she’s going to end B she hasn’t really been able to show any

Of her qualities first of all in terms of not getting many minutes but that’s you got to earn them you know but on the look at this bounce behind back door pass her biggest quality is her shooting but I think uh the Scout has been out on Her Alon easy too much uh swinging moving the elbows to get her space to shoot the layup let’s have another look couple of little elbow Jabs yeah h I guess one of the big questions for us Su Zandy as well is that Lisa was really arguably the best player for Belgium on

Opening night against USA and then she you know she raised the bar and then in the next game when you know uh alamon came back and then she went out of the starting lineup she wasn’t nearly as impactful and it’s hard to know how to interpret that yeah well I do think some

Some plays it can affect you you start if you don’t start you know but for me I just feel like the most important game was the USA game he had no fear at all she went at Diana trassi was really good to see that and she had 17 points that good

Defense by Palace to knock it out of bounds here’s Lisa look at that look at that that’s it she said Jeff you know what let me show you pass up the Musa the Cordo back to palace look at Palace flying in takes the bump from Massie and is going to the line the

Drive skip does get hit hey there are so many good players in those Nigeria teams when they started to put thems eles on the map you go back and you look and you look at the last Olympic team Ador alono the legend [Applause] really indan awesome player uh odor

Aumo the former F women’s AAS MVP the quarter has finished and it’s Belgium on top 22-1 against Nigeria what about these stats the shooting stats what can we first quarter yeah just 85% for Belgium but you know 0% from the three OB see van she’ll shoot that shot every single time 25% two from eight for Nigeria a little low but here are your first quarters best

Play alamon often in involved in the best plays and uh the beneficiary will it’s mana on that one yeah I really like the style he was the Poise of msman let the defense fly by well let her hit her in the face and unfortunate not to get a call there

This was a nice three-point shot and after Nigeria took that timeout and kind of just you know regrouped was a little bit better but for me Belgium are under control playing here she is dancing had Palace on skates and then the Finish Beautiful by Van so this night team comes here after winning the fee women afrobasket and I think a lot of people expected them not to win it last last year when they no longer had eia beue they no longer had Victoria mcau they no longer had isan Callo chidam andan gei look at this so

Court side 1891 get it in your smartphone by scanning in the barcode get scheduled scores dreams for international basketball especially that’s what you need to have get it on an Apple or Google Play and and really you wonder how you know as we look at this incredible crowd

MH of Belgium fans you know a lot of those players stopped playing really kind of still in their Prime I know they had some issues and they ended up not they qualified for the Women’s World Cup yeah well I think it was important and then they didn’t go yeah they didn’t go

So those players put in so much and then so they didn’t go some to those players that also help qualify stay with the team having promise of mamura back and Sarah Goku those are two fine pieces from the younger you know that team sorry that older team that we were

Talking about and having promise here as she’s defending the ball just solid point guard which I felt like they were missing from their team but I I think Koo is just almost Irreplaceable for her tenaciousness you’re talking about a win a people win this after basket MVP here

Is Van L for three rattles out and mcau obviously is amazing here goes the pass to Balagon but all ntional teams have issues that they go through and uh Nigeria trying to move on here is ramt and L [Applause] yoris yis has been impressive headed out to that midrange Baseline jump shot beautiful danger time for Nigeria they’re down by 13 Belgium starting to

Run AO didn’t know the ball was coming up and the Y’s pass goes out of bounds she thought Massy thought she’s going to shoot it so she’s turned around to rebound the ball and then she’s passing it a little bit of a miscommunication so some three new players come in three go

Out needs to go out they want van to go out and ret will stay In confusion in the ranks for Belgium they don’t know who’s coming off the court there still six people on the court No 1 2 3 four 5 six okay finally ma Thank you new time quick M has to figure that [Applause] out Ty that’s an area where he must make that

Shot break the full press how about yis another another great opportunity for lean to see his youngsters to see because obviously they’re going to have to make some decisions about who’s going to the Olympics and I suppose Nigeria also might be other players champing at the bit to get a chance

Jordis out to alamon ra M High aring three and that’s short andan with the steel bounce pass Alon Beautiful Death I’m telling you Ms averages full steal and it’s just on it look at the steal from RT taking it away and an unsportsman life on promise Amar pick the Pocket they might go going for the ball I guess not they’re going to tell us that doesn’t need to be reviewed being fou in that [Applause] position basket 7 to 11 you can just feel that nail and the call position in right now this is for Nigeria struggling to

Score really feels like the only way they’re going to get back is if they start pressuring and creating some turnovers now well the thing is is that what Belgium are doing really well is putting pressure on Nigeria that they can’t even get a shot I think they’re

Just checking for blood maybe I mean at the end of the day both of these teams have already qualified for the Olympics so you always have to bear that in mind so for Nigeria they won the game they had to win against Sagal they did

That now they now they got to make the most of this opportunity in front of more than 13,000 fans look at that the steal good defense that time from Nigeria puno fouled by yis they go inside this is what one war for [Applause] Nigeria Bagon wants to go pass mie does

Not promise mamar to Bagon shot clock winding down Bon hits a three great one of the moved the ball got a wide open shot yis for three and again Bel not making their threes [Applause] tonight there on easy that’s her favorite little spot that Baseline jump up she comes out

Early one of the first players out on the court who does that warm up the picture that young fan waving the Belgian flag they got the kids excited this beling team they are right behind them me it’s it’s pretty awesome sight really if we look at the nigan V lasia

Look around this Arena all the way around it to see how many fans both the lower level and the upper level oh yeah y this is a big event some people that have come in town to watch belum play B still struggling from the three-point line guess that’s the advantage also

Being in Belgium is not huge country so if you want to drive somewhere to watch a Game and there you go go count that cono the alab basket MVP from last summer puts in a spin cycle hugging her lovely finish on the left hand side conc Wheeling the deal and she can take over the team lead she can take over the game lead in scoring right now

She makes this it’ll be a game high seven points several players had six points including her teammate Elizabeth [Applause] Bon you have it he’s got a game high seven points am kote classis has subed In good hustle Nigeria and the this is the department where they have to be good much better look at this gets a hand in fumbles the ball and then Tes on it Cor oh boy concour pass taken away by miman [Applause] Mana her pass deflected [Applause] delare with the [Applause] board and much like the game against the USA Nigeria trying to get rebounds against this Belgium team this lady I was talking about she’s 19 years old and

We joked around that she’s the same age as Diana chassi who is also on in this side in this group in USA that has been playing for 20 years she’s his oldest her career wow she wasn’t even born B wasn’t started talking about her national team career yes 2004 Olympics correct

A yes di TR is going for her sick gold medal that’s right he got to make team seriously make Team USA you got you got you have to think that USA is going to make some changes too and they’re not going to cut Diana I’ll clear you that

For you always want a v l one we saw her Sub in and shoot those cut free throws yeah that’s here’s Alamar goes behind the back Delare kon’s in the corner they leave her open oh they have got they have not hit a three all night 0 for 12 they’re not really missing him badly there’s been some rimmed in and out Bagon meanwhile has a couple of Threes she misses that one a scrap away

But alaman has it she’s going to get it to kson in the right corner again and passes it back out look at mesan posting up mana delare from the left corner trle the three forel their first of the game oh nice punk face kungo and then just miss the reverse

Layup although she was guard on the other side and it leads to break and alaman misses well you can miss that one today but in the big gamees you better not miss and battleon meanwhile makes it a five-point swing hitting the three that would have been a huge lead for Belgium and instead

Is still 14 points time out 351 remaining gets out in the break fumbles the ball on the layup lovely three-pointer back let’s listen in to the timeout we have to learn okay five against four give a f give a F ball screen okay screen reverse the ball and go until the step of screen at the end okay [Applause] to side reverse The here’s the Miss layer kind of Hit the rim [Applause] wrong bad uh he couldn’t believe it either don’t laugh Max you missed him as well and then balagon as so often happens after a Miss easy one the goes and scores well good timeout from Belgium I think that’s great coaching especially

When Nigeria’s getting a little run and starting to get some confidence again both teams have already qualified for the Olympics going for second place right here and potentially first depending on what happens with the USA although I suppose because USA had already beaten both of these in a goal

Difference in tier yeah they would finish first so playing for second place here’s promon mamura I like Center B but they’re not going to beat USA later tonight absolutely no here goes De this unorthodox kind of shooting form but and it goes in she strong takes her time around the rim great defender she’s got 11 points now yes she does in there silent 11 11 Point 11 here they go they’ve got numbers oh beautiful it’s just immediate you know alamon doesn’t think twice I

Mean it barely is in her hands a split second when she’s already passing her right back on the GI and Go good de though good hands from Nigeria maybe we also soon a little bit of a tired both teams really like I said three games and four days they had the day off yesterday sure they had a nice lunch like you did on the river sheld we did have a lovely lunch there

Is what was that Resturant anyway but still three games four days cono missing and the steal from AO good job monono back to a 14-point deficit facing the Tigers and now Bagon knocks it out Toad’s hands not sure where she’s going to pass it she finally gets it to Mana

De puts it up little bit rushed and now chance to go a chance to run and then push it up Bagon who’s got 13 points make it 11 excuse me and got the time out both points to lead a little of Bel their own Taste of their

Own medicine Nigeria getting out on a fast break I love it time out let’s listen it [Applause] for [Applause] Soats tell you what that’s about the close messan really kind of tearing into this team that time yeah everybody saying saying good things about them like you and me what a great beautiful team aren’t they playing wonderful basketball and uh the coach taking them to task over their aggress aggressiveness aggression

Over their intensity and now they turn it over out of the timeout and that’s going to whoever just made that turnover the L is coming Out Palace how about that 10-point lead the Tigers have battled back and Belgium since the missed layup by alimon have kind of lost their Swagger but now the the Moa P it back up to a 12-point [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] Advantage so Spain definitely have in are in aren’t they because uh Canada they beat Canada so even if they lose this game they have the better head-to-head against Canada so they’re in so so yeah spoke to soon so Canada are out and uh Spain are headed to France here’s

Lisaa missing and Palace boy oh wow what’s going on there is she a little bit upset about her hair being cold Palace have never seen that kind of emotion from her watch this oh what’s going on oh they got tangled up look she helps her up but kind of like

That’s like watching aania Stewart fight that’s how you used to be didn’t want to get into a rebounding battle with you o Palace this is the first so they’ve called a no Sportsman [Applause] like that’s one of the two I guess that’s a little bit of a dangerous play isn’t it yeah locking [Applause] it promise Oh Boy Promise mamar misses the layup but Palace is there for the put back in the lead for Belgium is single digits and it’s kind of like they’ve let the air out of the balloon in here because uh the crowd not too excited about the way this game is going

Alamon I don’t think they’re going to get booed as they leave the court but mwa BS it in right at the End Salvage is a mve to respect so at half time Belgium on top 40 to 29 against Nigeria both teams have already qualified for the for the Olympics but

40 to 29 Belgium on top of [Applause] Nigeria and I should say Canada are not eliminated because yeah they still got the chance with Hungary yeah yeah sorry just keeping up with this is crazy en yoris showing us what she can do yeah that’s put it mildly because

Messian was already very upset with a few minutes left and I think to be aspiring to be the best which I think is what belar you you just can’t have uh moments off they didn’t have any moments they didn’t take any moments off against the USA that’s why they took them right to

The wire but you have to be able to be playing yeah a So Lisa was scoring here and yeah sorry we think that some of your comments weren’t there but yeah it’s uh sorry about that I was just saying that in the first quarter much it was all about

Belgium in the second quarter was all about Nigeria much better job by them education Health Justice we sometimes take these simple things for granted they’re not common for all of us we are all born on the same Planet but not with the same opportunities whatever our gender color belief or

Capability we are one we are all on the same team let’s convince those who never thought they would do it that they can we can together we are stronger no matter your origin basketball can bring everyone together Together basketball for good [Applause] gets a beat set puts it up that’s the three to go hungry with a 503 to 48 Le at the end of three Anderson starting in B Anderson with Serbia on her back puts it in and now getting 10 to two with the crack

On couple of jab steps now attacking rejected by magore she swalled that basketball and leean just goes for the circus pass to Young Lee W what a stop for Cher on the time out look at that guys oh my God she had that ball in her hand for the whole Possession oh what a block by Carlson oh at the buzzer she just rejects l a hill BS it in and the points are come well that’s if you call that well executed play pass it in a high on ball screen Beck took her time showed her Poise as the Clock Was ticking

Down well on top look at this pass from adamar make the easy play great behind the back no doubt that will be a highlight top 10 play [Applause] michelley johanes all behind the back for n can she finish it off wow you saw a nice little smile on her face The

Players Point to each other acknowledging recognizing that she made that extra pass [Applause] Johanna get it to palong she gets free she puts it up and oh I they going to count it has he made it they’re going to review it they will go and review this if they have won on that

Play that will be a stunner from Brianna Stewart [Applause] got to be K [Applause] unbelievable that is unbelievable these guys will be Legends in their own country but also in the international basketball world [Applause] Forever Elizabeth balagon has shown up at the Sport Palace and has been very good from deep that one did not count that was wiped away but she’s got 11 points she’s been doing a little bit of uh this from behind the [Applause] Ark and what do you think about this toor especially when she has a feet set she’s money from those areas doing a bit of everything then balagon leaks out and gets an easy one yeah and just a much better job from Nigeria up and top scorer for Belgium so Antonio delar for 11

Points going with that layup and she’s the only one who scored their three-point they’re struggling from the three-point line Bel they one from 14 and she was the one that scored she’s done a bit of everything look at that look step back move a good day first half Lely still

Right on the money pass from Emma [Applause] mman that’s the three that you were talking about for whatever reason they just have not been able to get those threes to fall one reason why Nigeria pretty you know within Striking Distance yeah I think uh that first qu Belgium came out strong looking exactly

How they’ve been playing but this in the second quarter just fell off a little bit but finally it was Nigeria that I’m used to seeing if I you know look back into the the history books of how Nigeria plays that they they trap they full cour press they pressure you they

Make things difficult and that was a very good quarter by them that second quarter finally got themselves a rhythm and got themselves going and you know only down 11 they can work with this and this is why these games are important to play but it is tough three games in four days

Jeff it is tough and maybe that’s you know for Belgium remember also you have one less player for each of these teams yeah s go is isn’t here and grit um no res mon res yeah is here but obviously no Carol linin although she wasn’t going to play at all cuz her

Ankle yes so both teams with 11 players but what I do like is the coaches are you know subbing keeping the legs fresh as much as you can and I think that’s important also just share the minutes why not you’ve both qualified there’s no emergency sense of emergency to win but

I do think there is that sense of we want to still play top level basketball which I’m feeling Belgium isn’t really happy with that first half but this is why we play 40 minutes of basketball I wouldn’t be happy if uh my coach was talking to me R Miss K cuz he

Was definitely Unhappy and they don’t want to just be making up the numbers and they know that for example when you look back and see how close Belgium came and Tokyo and how they went out against Japan and and Japan they had that great run and you know that they then they ended up not

Playing their best basketball in the final against the USA you have to you have to play your best all the time and if you don’t you definitely have to be those intangibles yeah you know the the rebounds the defense the intensity well and just at this level teams will make you

Pay and I just think Belgium always want to strive for perfection especially if they want to go for gold for me is not out of nothing crazy to say for me especially if you only lose on a buzzer beater to USA you are up 13 you were controlling the

Tempo that can build them lots of confidence they were the champions of Euro basket they have a lot going for themselves going into the Summer Olympics yeah they really do and uh they want to make the most of it because as opportunities go you know these may not

Come around you know you remember you look back at Brazil and they used to be winners of the feeble winners basketball World Cup in in 2004 prob in uh 1994 and you know one of the best teams in 1996 you know all the all the way through 2004 Olympics and then gradually

Now they you know the last time they played at the Olympics was what London yeah London no sorry they played in Brazil when they hosted it but they qualified automatically but um some some countries you know Australia has maybe dropped a little bit it’s inevitable I think probably USA

Has for good reason maintained its dominant dominance the yeah and talk about that group that Brazil group Serbia Australia Brazil Germany are the games for this evening Australia’s already punched their ticket to the olymp picks but Serbia Brazil and Germany are still fighting and that was

In wow that game last night I couldn’t sleep so I ended up turning on Brazil versus Serbia and they needed to win plus eight to get their ticket and they had two free thr down the end and they made one to be plus seven and they

Missed the second and so now H the pations on that game is wild it’s a difficult situation so you stayed up or you fell asleep and then you woke up and I st never the same because you had a late Siesta you had a siesta did I did

Have but just in general even when I was a player when I was playing the adrenaline I just could never sleep and here when I’m doing I’m on conss with you I just can never settle down and I am pretty loud in the room next door I have to say so we

Have we have look at little bit of color here in the crowd Carnival carnivalesque I know they had the carnival in Germany and I know down in al they had Carnival crowd last night once in their basketball game standing cours side 1891 the barod I thought you were pointing at me

To say it you say it video dream schedule scores and more side met 1891 the best app out there your international basketball the followers it’s not just the games some interesting Interviews we’re into the second half faction coming up the crowd’s into it you said how many people are in here more than 13,000 13,000 you tell me where there’s an opening just right up there just a few seats they’re probably getting hot dog in so the battle for second place about to

Resume as we are now underway Nigeria taking on Belgium and Belgium winning 40-29 cono from downtown hits the three over the best player in Europe and some might say the world who knows yep Good Start cono that’s the energy that I’ve needed from her this tournament Massie open for

Three the rear time when you see if the shot go that quickly here’s AIA 4 and she’s fouled by Maman here’s this little Drive rip tip through the tap through M easy call for the referees good start and I think Nigeria they’ they’ve played they’ve they’ve

Kept they’ve stayed in there and now you can see on their faces they’re like hey come on let’s snap to attention we can beat these we can beat these cats yeah and it was from that time out in that first quarter the coach was just saying hey we look like we’re running in

Sand let’s go let’s bring more intensity well you got the Tigers that’s a bigger cat than a this night are the tigers AR they well the cats still leading by seven points looking for some [Applause] execution pass deflected out of bounds by promise amukamara both just not get minutes you

To help him out but then again seven points p over to mesan knock outside down low E A spot on the court to make a three in the corner as he misses that has definitely been a promising start for Nigeria promis toar with good pass and foul on Del struggles still from the three-point line one from 15 Flesh on flesh Callis goes up for the rebound pal seems like she’s had enough she wants to just dominate she’s asking for the foul but she comes in here rips the defense excuse me rips the ball and the defense fist fistic Palace battling that’s how you have to

Be out there got to take it to him and there’s Palace getting the foul call on Massi I like that Nigeria is still going back to her yeah why is she looking like she hasn’t committed a foul she has absolutely hammered her dropping her arm down on her right arm oh my goodness they’re establishing the low coose play which is great for neria just pounding it in

There and it’s [Applause] working Palace and look at this folks it’s 40 to35 Nigeria trailing [Applause] Belgium van low high arcing three and palace with the rebound and this is the rebounding that we should have been seeing all this time from Nigeria cono scores and messan puts his hand to his

Face to his head to say my goodness what’s going on I’ll tell you what’s going on his team has really looked Nigeria made them look bad and there is mai picking up the loose ball and SC basketball is all about games of momentum possessions and Palace out to

Cono sailed it over her head con got hit in the face so she’s just moving a little bit slower but definitely this third quarter Nigeria has come out and is there 8 to 15 I hope she’s okay she’s really been uh looking a bit dazed out there good decision she hasn’t hit one

Yet Adam on back to meon from the line Massie comes in for the rebound and it goes out of bounds off [Applause] Massie right they changed [Applause] it so will be Bel [Applause] basketball the [Applause] referee alamon mimon picks up the basketball gets it to Massie nice drop Massie oh the doesn’t [Applause]

Dr’s in and [Applause] out down low and going for the foul it wasn’t called now Val in the open floor hands it off to alamon and promising mamur oh look at this the pass back to delar nice perfect that she gets it but she’s looking to get rid of it

Immediately immediately and if it’s you know not the right pass or even the shot she’s okay to it out you see her will uh that’s over and back and over and back yeah she’s saying she hit it out but she bounced it on her side and then it

Bounced on the other side so it’s a right Core great minutes from Palace as Musa will Sub in like this intensity from Nigeria that’s a beautiful pass Miss with the lay executed [Applause] play Alon travels y bance backing your way in there [Applause] she’s going to make a note after that play what do you think she’s going to write down

Re talk to Bon about backing down players maybe she’s just looking at a different play set here goes de TR also we’re having a travel party it seems like am I invited where do you want to go 3637 Belgium has stabilized things a little big moments here for Nigeria with

Musa in the game she picks she rolls she gets it she passes to a Geor and a Geor shot not soft enough no chance of going in that one aa’s going to come in for a [Applause] G4 promas to mamar getting tangled up with Massie such good Movement

By move to the side that was definitely a take down that’s almost unfortunate like isn’t it I mean she justed her arm yeah I mean you could call it that as well but it’s called a regular foul so B him out of pounds look at can’t

Look at Bon she’s taking the broom and now she’s getting the moisture off the court that’s what I call a multi multikill player player have you ever done that of course sometimes you’re just not strong enough or quick enough because if the momentum is with you quickly that’s a good point and that’s

Misses kamaron [Applause] the points trying up for Nigeria all of a sudden there’s Meson and she caught that behind her back and managed to distort her body and turn around in [Applause] time moamar oh look like that was going to [Applause] Drop got the mismatch between IO and Almont Messi o the spin nice play over to alamon from the right corner little bit of razzled Dazzle crow that like I said good PO with their offense Belgium they know exactly what they want they’ll turn down a good shot

For a better shot and that’s exactly what they got Finally getting a bucket at the three-point line team from 17 cono taking a difficult shot miss [Applause] him go to it every single time God [Applause] and pass Ted over now van L that’s on Beats the Nigeria defense down the court one of my favorite po players in the world she gets to steal on the other end out to the races perfect pass right on the Monday so time out let’s go down

To the hle disappointing phase for Nigeria they were close if he get L [Applause] no hey our ball right it’s our ball all right we’re going power we’re going power am Amy all right hebo go inside we don’t have itj set this for her going that way if that’s not there MJ go get am for ball screen got it yeah it depends

If if Emo’s not open right then if Amy still has the ball okay go to our ball screen got it well here is in the replay oh man look Nigerian bu is back she just out runs everyone I think a guy just made ,000 for making a

Shot from half court yeah the time out that was just as exciting you know who’s fying tonight yeah guy from The Cow came out and shot a half court shot this was the difficult pass in Captain and a finish he’s great if you’re a young woman or man wanting to get into

Basketball got a bounds cly turnover Emma mesman is somebody you want to you know your game after or take notes cuz she’s the model Player oh nice pun look at that b 20 now as soon as you know Nigeria had out of bounds that little momentum little you know flurry of points and you thought oh gosh belum just need to figure it out boom just like that five six seven eight quick points back by

Down go down to five and now it’s 20 Andow gets it to G Ando there it Is Young Belgium fans loving [Applause] It and that saves and in [Applause] bounds nice no look Pass pass intended for gal but it goes to promise amukamara who’s going to take it all the way and doesn’t get it but the foul is called drive by mamura get the head of a steam here picks her up drives it down the Middle go out and take a rest in the game I mean for me this is a very interesting lineup because you’ve got gof Massie and ramz yeah they quite a small lineup haven’t they these are the players that need to really step up for uh Forum take go [Applause] out

And for me is just such a Silent Assassin you don’t see much emotion up and down she just you know goes yeah back door works hard traveling it looks like she might have gotten away with ramet look at van look a jitterbug out there ra oh that looks good no that was short Online 21 points the advantage Nigeria have to fight back [Applause] again yoro out to Conor long take from agressive Drive I like this from her 18 points can stop Her tries to pass it to Manoa but it’s knocked away all boy Nigeria had numbers and then the foul called you know he was in a full out there was the referee you forget that they if a fast break has to happen bu yes you’ve got to get to the Baseline so

You can see a foul so you’ve got to be ahead of the fast you got to be faster yeah the fast break wow he was out to full Sprint [Applause] there Koro makes the Second and Low cross get pass over to n nice play ni to shooting end does the second three of the game multiple thre Toad All of game here right on the bus out right on time van [Applause] Loop maybe that’s what she needs CH running down to shoot

It it be interesting to see who makes it all the way through the Olympics to join these teams I’m guessing that here is RIT driving in another oh almost got it in right at the buzzer low in and out but it was looking pretty Grim there

For a while and then all of a sudden Belgium returned they leaded 63- 42 with 10 minutes Remaining well here are the third quarter four from 21 finally getting some to four 19% and Nigerian doing a much better job also 32% from two well here is the third quarter best plays Nigeria came out with the energy the enthusiasm that I wanted to see they

Were a very good cut it within five but then really the storm started to hit MMA mum said okay guys that’s enough let’s calm down but I really liked how they answered into the third quarter yeah and now this is the last 10 minutes for Belgium in this Fe wom

Olymic qualifying tournament for the fans and they want to make sure that they leave a good impression on them as they go home and uh have their thinki dinners Belgium isn’t far from France and I think the first couple of stages of basketball is in the city

Of Li so I feel like a lot of these fans will make the trips and to support their cats I really do think so it’s closer than Japan say last last Olympics scanning the barcode get cour side [Applause] 1891 [Applause] [Applause] is there anything that you’ve learned about uh Nigeria team that you’ve been here and you didn’t know already I think that this is the intensity and the style that they need to play at once they go into this summer uh how they played us say the other night was not

Acceptable um I felt like their energy wasn’t there for senagal which was the first game of the tournament this is how I like Nigeria to play and I hope when they look back or they go to Scout or understand okay we’ve made the Olympics what do we need

To do to step our games Up we’ve learned a lot about bed and about some of these other players that don’t get the headlines but certainly can help like this young lady herey they move would it has it taken away by Bey Mana then pramar reaches up gets hands up on defense and AO slow to get up now

Lagon drives and cono feeling the contact this not really asking for the ball here because she was a little bit dazed you can see her there she going to come over to the bench now she’s going to stay in the game there she is she took a

Hit she’s talking about her move but she loves that I think it’s quite her style her type of move she loves the spin doesn’t she a con and I felt like beljan read that and brought the Trap and it turned her over [Applause] Rette takes it deep job I like the energy the speed by I like it what she brings Off the Bench defense fast offense great we talking to Hannah meag the former Belgium International that’s do TV town and is very strong you can see quite ripped in her arm there is another jumper

And getting it back to Coro Coro slip promise mamar missing watch it how she quickly she gets up four and full marks the promise moamar had big minutes today sticking right with her rois left wide Open maybe Nigeria just goes to their bench and get some fresh bodies oh great block from is gr it on promis mamar then Mus Is outside hands on It come in for Promise [Applause] Na naon coming into the game he’s got a a WRA on her left wrist Belgium Yis This a high AR shot had to shoot it desperation three-point shot for Bagon [Applause] Misses [Applause] two points for [Applause] Her Bagon Quick Pass L up again she has as soon as she catches that ball her eyes are up she’s looking down the floor she had multiple B players to pass it to is running down the court Beautiful Finish forces Nigeria into a time up won’t be able to listen in

Don’t quarter no 7145 I like that rule I think it’s a a good roll into the fourth but anyway but what if you’re a li reader you can still know it’s same thought about that sure but it’s more difficult adamon only has five assists she should have a lot more the way she’s

Been zipping the ball Around seven assists for M how many skills does MIM at Four’s at five yeah uh I do know she has 12 points make that look easy five steals five Ste I thought it was F that’s a great clip she’ll get her double double she could get a triple she’s got two

Rebounds three assists shy of a triple double it wouldn’t be a mess like and five more steals she get the double yes quadruple double I was thinking quadruple quadruple but it doesn’t work like that Nigeria coming out going to make a little run here try to get back in this game palagon over to Palace Palace Banks it in pal 24 Point difference tell you what I’ve seen a lot of Comack comebacks lately just it’s too early to even in this situation to right

M his chances off although I think it’s unlikely that’s to tyon Nigeria get the stop [Applause] got the mismatch that they need yeah good job Nigeria recognizing that pal doing a wonderful job on the pick and roll then she’s got on her back calling for the ball good fight down Low pretty sure we’re going to have Fair few number of people sticking around to watch the USA play in the next game so against Sagal and we’ll get to see our favorite time oh yeah go good job miman knocking it away he has really been good defensively he’s got six steals y just

Waiting for it to register good B movement trouble good Passon aloon feat set that’s good oh it’s better a 21 Point deficit she is very good I said earlier when her feet are set the former D BL double yeah she can drill that three-point shot 15 points for her she had a good day she would played to Cameron Indoor

Oh nice pass to it and that’s yis have you noticed how yis is getting a lot of minutes yeah she’s she’s playing well also and good and these are the moments that you need to play well keep building the trust and get more minutes Palace she might have got hit in the

Head Conor loses it going up that’s Pon look at always zipping the ball around pyson from the Baseline like how you see mes passing up the three to give it to C B low comes in has one point today’s on eight rebounds eight assists now and six

Steals we keep an eye on that St for you here is that’s leading the break now up ahead to Elam bring it back gets toon you see Elon has eyes in the back of her head and this is where they just play well together they’ve played a long time

They know exactly where each other going to be nice job Palace I tell you what they I’m glad they’ve had this second half of they had because the fans want to see it correct but also for their own Pride and like I said I think this is the best basketball I have seen Nigeria play this tournament I didn’t think they came out with the right intensity in the centeral but managed to come back down they were training nine points there from that game and then the USA they

Just you know closed up shot and and didn’t really play their style this is much better this is something that they can keep building on and get ready for the summer K and I’m guessing that with with Nigeria good job Musa they’re going to be thinking we need to have a good hard

Training camp yeah and get and be ready to go this is the B Niger have such a great team so much talent history they’ve made multiple Olympic Games and so just commit to that L for three another one that’s the third wide open that’s when I think van

Is the best shooter when she has enough time to set her feet the balagon getting in there and another defensive play by mesam what timing is so Elite inos coming in coming in And4 also coming in so ad yay getting making her first appearance in this game as well as Nicole and abosi promise look she’s working hard here’s promise again look at that going and scoring with the left hand and she has definitely yeah I take your point

About her running the point I me I think she’s better the fact that she’s been able to grind out today 32 33 minutes doesn’t really shot it well but his hustle she’s turned it over but she does have the four steals right now like I said three games four

Days doesn’t get the trible Buble as she goes out and here’s the Applause wonderful day at the office for Miss Emma gets the one R oh she was so open she lost it driving in lost her concentration now double Dribble that they [Applause] Can’t you remember who uh MMA had the triple double against at the at the EUR basket people wi EUR basket last year you remember you were the Courtside reporter I was if you asked her about it think that’s for sure Seven that’s it you’re right 15 points 13 rebounds and 10 assists in that game and they actually put her back in the game L could get it the game was already won Miss is that back down Qui here is Massi Violation back who he the appla the lover Antonio de she Taps to the crowd she’s had a wonderful couple of days really solid minutes great national team career y all these all these uh Belgian players have little Zone here Jeff we haven’t seen them play zone they get the turnover two

Three Zone Changing it up on him in the last minute and a half I like that look at the move a Massy bounce pass oh sure she was ready to score that she’s got to go put that away on the yay baseline from the [Applause] Baseline going to have a four three-pointer from Julie van l no look turns it Over messian really shling players in and out going to take Massie out y back in and he takes b l out those two players here the Applause Smiles high fives still staying in this Zone oh boy the ball goes off with vos’s left hand out of bounds so the final minute and Belgium

Are going to wrap up their feba women’s olym qualifying tournament with a two in one record second place finishing behind the USA we beat him on opening night in one of the more remarkable games of basketball both of us have ever seen correct one of the most

Excited yeah I was flabbergasted on that last shot I couldn’t even get my words wow the shot went viral and there’s no voice of mine I ruined it well who did they put it up okay what I meant why don’t you re-edit it and put your own voice on yeah maybe

Oh G tries to get it to go and a busy had go for another basket JF for banks it in they need they need more scores this Nigeria team they got to put these chances away Belgium are not done they’re going to keep [Applause] playing and now they’re going to hold

Hold it up and just settle job well done both cat they had a spell but he didn’t play that well some of that had to do with Nigeria but coach got their attention the leader Mone came out and snapped them to attention as well and adamon who was just blissfully Blissful

Blissfully brilliant anyway Belgium win at 7861 over Nigeria and Nigeria have still qualified for the Olympics with their Victory on opening night over Sagal again that they trailed into the fourth quarter before turning it around so on balance has been a successful mission accomplished for them

They have done what they needed to do and they’ve also learned that the difference between them and perhaps these other teams granted they did play the USA the number one team in the fever women’s world ranking but also Belgium two of the best teams in the world

They’ve got a lot of work to do they do but I think this is what’s great about this tournament is one not only get your ticket but two you can you can have film tape Scout you can go back and look at yourself individually and as a squad and

A unit what do we need to do to get closer what are we going to do when we get to France but wonderful job they’ll get their ticket the pting pass is on the way out great job by Belgium and it’s one of these nights where again for

Belgium how many times is this legendary group of players going to be able to play in front of this massive crowd hopefully a lot more but they do not take it for granted Nigeria meanwhile being presented with their boarding pass to the Olympics in France people wi the qualifying

Tournament so that will soften the disappointment from this defeat and uh perhaps sharpen the focus for the challenges ahead it’s not that long before the Olympics off in a lovely picture look at that casual Smiles well deserved and they should be excited that’s what I wanted to

See good job from Nigeria now they can really focus in knuckle down these next couple of months have a good training camp going into France and they know what it’s going to take if they you know you’ve got a group stage you could potentially have USA or

Belgium in your group there are the stats 19% five from 27 they struggle from the 3point line Belgium and Nigeria 39% from Two and 40% not bad 6 and 15 rebounding game went to Nigeria Well Done For That 37 to 34 they can definitely build on that the assist game

Was 30 for Belgium oh they’re going to do this together look at this love this the Nigerians are getting out there together and doing it with Belgium this is a beautiful moment this is really lovely this is traditionally Belgium end of game to thank fans you think the women are together in

International basketball they definitely are it’s a nice moment and we’ll get to see the fourth quarter best plays they do this side as well but they don’t know about the other side just got to go with the flow so here we see the again the highlights alaman zipping the ball up to maxwella

Lisa and L is going to be huge for this team moving forward yordis I think really kind of has worked her way into the plans really happy really lovely moment for women’s basketball to share the court with Belgium and Nigeria both qualifying for the Olympic Games congratulations here Emma miman

Was Elite today as always managed to figure it out even when Nigeria cut it down to five jff they kicked in to gear and did very well so here are the standings uh at you know the halfway point of game day three Belgium up at

The top at 2-1 USA will pass them after their game regardless of the result against Sagal then Nigeria are going to finish third and Sagal fourth uh hoping to get a win tonight but because they lost to Nigeria they would lose that head to- head so terrific another uh overall solid

Effort for Belgium they win at 7861 [Applause] You [Applause] sh