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FIBA World Cup: Tunisia escapes with close win over Angola to top Group N

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/09/07/20190908-tunisia.jpg"/><figcaption>Salah Mejri and Tunisia grabbed a crucial win in their pursuit of a berth in the 2020 Olympics. FIBA.basketball</figcaption></figure></div>BEIJING—Tunisia finished at the top of Group N in the 2019 FIBA World Cup after holding off Angola, 86-84, at Wukesong Arena here on Sunday night.Michael Roll had 21 points, Makram Ben Romdhane added 20, and Salah Mejri had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 8 blocks before fouling out with 61 seconds to play in the game.Tunisia finished the World Cup with a 3-2 win-loss record, allowing the continental champions to top their classification group and boost their chances of finishing as the best African team in the tournament.Nigeria, with a 2-2 record in Group M, can still tie Tunisia if it wins against China later tonight.It was a back-and-forth game all the way through, and Angola seized a 74-71 lead off back-to-back lay-ups by Carlos Morais with 6:15 to play.But Roll spearheaded a 12-0 run, capped by a Mejri triple that put Tunisia back in control, 83-74, with 2:45 left. Angola refused to fade away, as a Morais tripled sparked an 8-0 run. An and-1 by Yanick Moreira — off Mejri&#x27;s final foul — made it a one-point game, 83-82.Angola appeared poised to take the lead once more as Mourad El Mabrouk was called for a traveling violation in the next trip down, but after a timeout, Morais bobbled a lay-up. They played good defense on Roll in the next possession, but he was able to give the ball to Mohamed Hadidane, who nailed the dagger 3-pointer as the shot clock expired.A bucket by Valdelicio Joaquim at the buzzer was too little, too late for Angola, which finished the tournament with a 1-4 win-loss slate.Moreira finished with 21 points and 9 rebounds, while Gerson Domingos had 19 points, and Joaquim tallied 16 for Angola. <div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

Tunisia finished at the top of Group N in the 2019 World Cup after holding off Angola, 86-84, on Sunday night.

Tunisia finished at the top of Group N in the 2019 World Cup after holding off Angola, 86-84, on Sunday night.

FIBA World Cup: Tunisia escapes with close win over Angola to top Group N

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FIBA World Cup: Tunisia escapes with close win over Angola to top Group N

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 08, 2019 07:04 PM PHT

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