The
United States on Thursday [Aug 2] night knocked off Nigeria’s D’Tigers 156-73,
in the highest scoring basketball game in Olympic history.
Nigeria
set the record for conceding more than 100 per cent of the points scored by a
team. It was a game in which Olympic scoring records were broken across the
board, reports NBA Circle.
Carmelo Anthony scored 37, surpassing the US record
of 31 by Stephon Marbury, on 10/12
from three point land, also a US record, in just 14 minutes.
The
final score of 156 points is the U.S highest winning scoring while 83 point
differential is a U.S Olympic record.
The
sensational win featured 37 points from Carmelo
Anthony for a U.S Olympic individual scoring high.
No
fewer than 12,000 spectators gathered on Thursday to watch the keen Group A
basketball game between both sides at the Olympic basketball arena in London.
The
game was another dismal outing for Nigeria’s D’Tigers, two days after their
defeat by Lithuania. The USA-Nigeria game ended 49-25 in the first quarter and was
78-42 at half-time.
The
third quarter ended 119-62
in favour of U.S, with Nigeria showing no sign of improving. The game ended U.S
156 Nigeria 73.
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