Botswana wallops Barbados

Towering shooter Tebogo Radipotsane was the other vital cog in the Africans' win, displaying some elegant shooting skills and an astonishingly long reach. For three-quarters of the game, Radipotsane was shooting 100 percent, and only two missed goals in the chaotic closing spell lost her the perfect match.

But she still managed a very impressive 95 per cent success rate, sinking 34 of her 36 attempts. Barbados started strongly to lead 14-12 at the end of the first quarter, but a strong second spell from Botswana gave them a 23-20 halftime lead and laid the foundation for their upset win. Coach Joseph Makakaba said his team took to the court with some very specific instructions. "We had to mark their wing attack and goal attack, especially the first because her role was to feed. We planned to attack, to feed our goal, shoot because she can go up and she's very accurate," he said afterwards.