DENIZLI (Interstat)—Tofas will visit Denizli Basket on Saturday in a basketball game between teams trending in opposite directions early this season. Tofas is 2-0, while Denizli Basket is 0-2. Tofas has scored 90 and 82 points in its two wins, while Denizli Basket has allowed 101 and 85 points in its two losses.

Tofas most recently defeated Chemnitz 82-69 at home. Tyler Jones led Tofas with 13 points, four rebounds and six assists in 26 minutes. Jamuni Mcneace added 11 points and nine rebounds in 18 minutes, and Tre Shawn Thurman finished with eight points, six rebounds and three assists in 21 minutes. Tofas also opened the season with a 90-89 home win over Bordo Bandirma.

Jones is a player to watch for Tofas. In his two recent performances, he had 13 points, four rebounds and six assists in 26 minutes, and 15 points, three rebounds and six assists in 24 minutes. He has been a primary playmaking option for a Tofas team that has started the season with two wins.

Denizli Basket enters after an 85-81 loss at Aliağa Petkim. Marko Pecarski produced 13 points, seven rebounds, one assist and two blocks in 27 minutes. John Meeks had 15 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one block in 37 minutes, and Brae Ivey added 10 points, three rebounds and seven assists in 31 minutes. Denizli Basket also lost 101-98 at Vechta earlier this season.

Pecarski is a player to watch for Denizli Basket. He had 14 points, eight rebounds, two assists and one block in 28 minutes at Vechta, then recorded 13 points, seven rebounds, one assist and two blocks in the loss at Aliağa Petkim.

After Saturday, Tofas will visit Bourg-en-Bresse, then host Esenler and Buducnost. The team will also travel to Korfez Basket and Azzurro Napoli before returning home against Aliağa Petkim. Later matchups include a trip to Slask Wroclaw, a visit to Fenerbache Koleji, a home game against Neptūnas and a road game at Anadolu Efes.

Denizli Basket will host Prievidza next, then travel to Anadolu Efes and Benfica. The team will also host Trabzonspor and later travel to Geneva Lions and Turk Telekom. Additional games include trips to Absheron and Bahcesehir Kol. and home contests against Galatasaray and Bakken.

The game will match Tofas’ unbeaten start against a Denizli Basket side still seeking its first victory. Tofas will look to Jones to create offense, while Denizli Basket will rely on Pecarski and its other contributors at home.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Denizli Basket 88, Tofas 79.