Chamberlain Oguchi and Al-Farouq Aminu were in fine form as D’Tigers took the lead from the first quarter, which ended 27-16. The Nigerians continued to dominate the game in the second quarter, which ended 48-30 in their favour.
The Nigerian side, coached by William Voigt, started the second half on a high, scoring 32 points to Uganga’s 11 to end the third quarter 80-41. They scored 18 more points in the fourth quarter to complete the trouncing.
The game was delayed for over 30 minutes with two minutes 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter due to basket failure.
Stan Okoye hung on the rim of basket for some seconds, to avoid falling on a Ugandan player, when he attempted a dunk. But the backboard shattered and needed to be replaced.
The organisers eventually replaced the backboard and the game resumed after both teams warmed up for some minutes.
However, the Ugandans were still no match for the Nigerians after the unscheduled break.
D’Tigers would face their first tough contest against hosts and champions Tunisia on Sunday.
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