Nigeria team of the moment First Deepwater basketball club Monday pounded Sunshine Angels basketball club of Akure by 75-33 points to register its first major win in a competitive game since joining the legion of teams in the Nigeria women league.
The Coach Lateef Erinfolami tutored side used the first two quarters to size up their opponent wining both quarters with a minimal margin of 14-02 and 11-07 to end the first half by 25-09 points.
The Coach Andrew Isokpehi tutored Sunshine Angels side showed some promises in the third quarter but their efforts was not good enough to pick the quarter which they lost by 16-14.
The First Deepwater girls came out smoking in the last quarter pummeling their hapless opponent ending the quarter by 34-10 points for a cumulative score-line of 75-33 points.
Coach Erinfolami and his wards will file out against I.G Queens in Day-2 of the tournament at 14.00 hours.
In the first game of the day on Monday Nigeria perennial champion, First Bank basketball club walloped I.G Queens by as much as 63 points difference of 82-19 points to warn other would-be contenders to beware.
The Elephant Girls as the bankers are often referred to won in all four quarters of 24-04, 12-08, 19-02 and 27-05.
The Nigerian reigning champion will take on sunshine Angels in the second game of Day-2 at the sports hall of the national stadium, Lagos at 16.00 hours.
Olusegun Ikuesan
FIBA