Nigeria, March 12 -- Nigeria's D'Tigress suffered their first defeat at the FIBA Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Lyon after losing 77-60 to South Korea on Thursday.

The loss came less than 24 hours after the Nigerian side delivered a commanding 70-37 victory over Colombia in their opening game of the tournament.

South Korea produced a disciplined performance, especially in the final quarter, to overturn Nigeria's historical dominance in the fixture. Before Thursday's clash, D'Tigress had won both previous meetings between the teams.

The Asian side started strongly, taking the first quarter 20-16. Nigeria responded in the second quarter as both teams matched each other point for point, ending the period 16-16 to leave Korea w...