RUSSIA BEATS NIGERIA TO GET ONE OF 3 OLYPIC TICKETS AVAILABLE - NIGERIA NOW NEEDS TO WIN LOSERS FINAL TO QUALIFY

The Russian team in action

Russia led by former Utah Jazz All-Star Andrei Kirilenko and current Denver Nuggets center Timofey Mozgov defeated Nigeria' D'Tigers in the Semi-finals today to clinch one of the 3 tickets available. Now Nigeria needs to beat the loser of the Lithuana/Dominican Republic Semi-final in order to be at the London 2012 olympics!