For a moment there, it looked like Nigeria could pose a real threat to Team USA. Ezinne Kalu, one of the breakout stars of the tournament, was seemingly hitting everything, and Nigeria was only down by five points midway through the second quarter. Then, Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson happened, USA found its offensive footing, and the rest was history.
The U.S went a run to close the first half and take a 21-point lead heading into halftime. And just like that, Nigeria became the latest Olympic team to be on the wrong end of a blowout. Nigeria trailed by 20+ for most of the second half, before
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