D’Tigers lose 92-99 to Germany in their second Group B match of the Preliminary Round of the basketball competition.
Previously, D’Tigers gave a strong showing against the Boomers of Australia in their opening game of the Tokyo Olympics but a set of misses and an awful final quarter did not help and they lost 84-67.
The match was not helped by off the court issues as the action was paused for nearly 5 minutes in the third quarter to sort out technical glitches that affected the time clock and shot clock stop that stopped functioning.
But the scoreline was a poor reflection of how closely the contest was, especially for the opening three quarters.
It was marred by mistakes and turnovers from both sides, only that the Australians took more points in the process to extend their lead.
D’Tigers were valiantly matching the Boomers, attempting to catch up with them all the way into the final quarter. Both sides began that quarter with Australia up by six points at 58-52, only to blow out the scoreline in the late stages for the 17 point victory, which was helped by more accurate free throws by the Boomers.
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