Tunisia tops Ivory Coast 78-75 to repeat as AfroBasket champ
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KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Former Dallas Mavericks center Salah Mejri has scored 22 points to help Tunisia repeat as African basketball champion in a 78-75 victory over Ivory Coast. The veteran squad included former UCLA star Michael Roll, a naturalized citizen who had 18 points and nine assists as Tunisia won its third AfroBasket tournament in the past 10 years. Senegal beat Cape Verde 86-73 in the third-place game earlier Sunday in host city Kigali, Rwanda.