The Olympic women’s basketball quarterfinals take place tomorrow, and with that, the U.S. will face off against Nigeria at 3:30pm ET. It could be one of the more lopsided quarterfinals games — but then again, Nigeria has been counted out before, and has continued to surprise during this Olympic run.
The two women’s basketball programs hail from vastly different historical contexts: the United States women’s team has won a striking 58 consecutive Olympic games — and seven straight gold medals — while Nigeria just made history by becoming the first African nation to ever make the quarterfinals in Olympic basketball history.
But, in single-elimination play, that might
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