D’TIGERS of Nigeria closed out their Group D campaign of the 2025 AfroBasket on an impressive note on Sunday at the Pavilhao Multiusos de Kilamba in Angola, beating Cameroon 99-90 to finish with a 3-0 record.

More importantly for the D’Tigers is the direct entry to the quarter-finals of the tournament.

In their inspired performance, D’Tigers had six players score in the double digits, Josh Okogie leadingthe with 16 points.

Caleb Agada scored 15, Stan Okoye finished with 14, Christian Mekowulu and Ike Nwamu each contributed 12, and Martins Igbannu scored 10.

Cameroon were led by Fabien Ateba with 19 points and Yves Missi with 18.

Jeremiah Hill left the game with a knee injury after scoring 16 points, and Samir Gbetkom scored 13.

Nigeria and Cameroon traded buckets in a frantic first quarter that saw the D’Tigers 28-25 up. Mekwolu led the scoring for the D’Tigers with six points, all coming from three-point range, while Cameroon’s Hill had seven points.

Signs were already there in the first quarter that the small crowd in attendance were in for a high-scoring game.

In the second quarter, Nigeria upped their intensity, outscoring Cameroon 30-16.

Josh Okogie and Stan Okoye propelled D’Tigers to the must-win encounter, combining for 30 points. Okoye, who came off the bench, put in a great shift, especially from three-point range, where he was 4-for-4, and he also grabbed seven boards.

Cameroon struggled to find an answer to Nigeria’s three-point prowess, and they ultimately paid the price with their nine-point loss. Nigeria’s 15 three-pointers were the most by any team in the tournament so far.

Trailing by as many as 34 points required a Herculean effort from Cameroon, which they displayed in the fourth quarter.

However, their fight-back spirit came a little too late.

With agency report