Cluj-Napoca at Šiauliai

ŠIAULIAI, Lithuania (Interstat) — Cluj-Napoca will visit Šiauliai on Wednesday at Siauliai Arena in Šiauliai, Lithuania, in a basketball matchup between teams with early-season records of 2-2 and 4-3.

Cluj-Napoca is 2-2. The visiting team most recently lost to Dubai 92-85. Kristian Kullamae had 19 points, seven rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes. Uros Plavsic added nine points, 10 rebounds and three assists, and Javon Bess scored 10 points with five rebounds and one assist. Cluj-Napoca’s other results include a 98-92 home win over Venezia, a 95-84 win at Vienna, and an 89-55 loss at Maxima Roma. Kullamae is a player to watch. In the Dubai game, he recorded 19 points, seven rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes.

Šiauliai is 4-3. The home team most recently beat Juventus 83-71. Martynas Pacevicius had 12 points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes. Simas Jarumbauskas scored 14 points with five rebounds and two assists, and Dayvion Mcknight added 13 points, five rebounds and three assists. Šiauliai has also defeated Jonava 79-63, London 74-71 and Panevezys 86-77. Its losses came at Frankfurt 79-71, at Zalgiris 101-82 and at Gargzdu Gargzdai 90-79. Pacevicius is a player to watch. His recent outings include 12 points and nine rebounds against Juventus, five points and five rebounds at Jonava, five points and four rebounds at Zalgiris Kaunas, 10 points and three rebounds against Lietkabelis, and 12 points and eight rebounds at Gargzdai.

The matchup will be played at Siauliai Arena, with Šiauliai serving as the home team and Cluj-Napoca as the visitor. Cluj-Napoca is scheduled to play at Spartak Subotica after Wednesday’s game, then host London, Studentski Centar and others. Šiauliai is set to host Lietuvos rytas next, then travel to Turk Telekom and Neptūnas. Both teams will continue their schedules with additional games in the coming weeks.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Šiauliai 79, Cluj-Napoca 71.