The United States forward Breanna Stewart has opened up on how they were able to beat the hard-fighting Nigeria’s D’Tigress.
Despite being the favorite to win the game, the defending champions had to work extra hard to secure an 88-74 victory over the African champions.
Stewart said they knew how Nigeria plays and they are ready for the physicality.
” We’re feeling really good as we got a lot of great contributions from everyone.
We had to make sure that we came out with the right mindset and mentality. We knew how Nigeria played and we had to be ready for the physicality.
It’s amazing to play in front of different fans whether it is here in Paris or in Lille at these Olympics.
It’s the gold standard as we expect to go and win gold. We know that everything leading up to this was hugely important.
We know that we carry a lot because of those who have played before us”, she said.
The United States will confront Australia in the semi final on Friday.
