Mejri and Roll secures a comfortable win for Tunisia in AfroBasket opener / News - Basketnews.com

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On Tuesday AfroBasket 2021 started in Rwanda and Tunisia (1-0) opened the tournament with a convincing victory.

Michael Roll

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Dirk Bauermann’s team 82-46 (17-9, 24-11, 21-14, 20-12) beat Guinea (0-1) in their first game of Group B. Egypt and the Central African Republic will be also competing in this group.

For the winners, Salah Mejri scored 17 points (7/7 2PT, 1/3 3PT) and added 3 rebounds, 4 blocks, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 turnover, and 24 EFF.

Meanwhile, Michael Roll contributed with 14 points (5/7 2PT, 1/5 3PT, 1/1 FT), 5 assists, 3 steals, 2 rebounds, 1 turnover, and 17 EFF.

In their next game, Tunisia will face Egypt, whilst Guinea will meet the Central African Republic.

Tunisia: Salah Mejri 17 (7/7 2PT, 4 BLK, 24 EFF), Michael Roll 14 (5/7 2PT, 1/5 3PT), Omar Abada 10.

Guinea: Cheick Sekou Conde 9, Ibrahima Doumbouya 7, Mohamed Queta 6.

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