Men's Basketball World Preliminary Round 丨 Megeri 19 points and 9 rebounds, Tunisia away 61-67 Egypt.
Tunisia led 21-13 in the first quarter, the two teams drew at halftime, Egypt played 21-10 in the third quarter, Tunisia chased the score to 61-63 in the last quarter, and finally lost by 6 points.
The rebounds of the two teams were basically equal, with Egypt shooting 7-of-23 from three-point range and 6-of-13 from the free throw line. Tunisia also made 7-of-23 three-pointers and 20-of-60 from two-point range.
Former NBA player Megerry played 19 minutes, shooting 8-of-13 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range, with 19 points and 9 rebounds. Mejri currently plays for the Kuwaiti league.
