Nigeria, March 14 -- Nigeria's senior women's basketball team, D'Tigress, produced a dominant second-half performance to defeat the Philippines 101-84 on Saturday to secure their second victory in three games at the FIBA Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Lyon, France.

After a difficult outing against South Korea on Thursday, the Nigerian side responded with resilience and attacking intensity, overturning a halftime deficit to seal an emphatic win.

The result provides a strong response from Coach Rena Wakama's team, who had suffered a 77-60 defeat to South Korea after opening their campaign with a commanding 70-37 victory over Colombia.

The Philippines began the game brightly and edged the first quarter 26-21, capitalising on d...