Tizona at Granada
GRANADA (Interstat) — Tizona will look for its first win of the season Saturday when it visits Granada in an early-season basketball matchup.
Granada enters at 1-1 after a 77-67 road win at Oviedo in its most recent game. Tanner McGrew led Granada in that victory with 13 points, nine rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes. Greg Parham added 21 points, four rebounds and one assist in 28 minutes, while Jovan Kljajic scored 19 points with two rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes. Parham’s 21 points were the most among Granada players in the win at Oviedo.
McGrew, a player to watch for Granada, also finished with nine points, four rebounds and one block in 19 minutes in a 82-76 home loss to San Sebastián earlier this season. Granada opened its season with that home defeat.
Tizona is 0-2 and dropped its most recent game, falling to Albacete 104-92 at home. Chris Czerapowicz is a player to watch for Tizona. In the team’s 91-71 loss at Ourense earlier this season, Czerapowicz finished with 12 points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes.
Tizona has lost its first two games, including the road loss at Ourense and the home setback against Albacete. Granada has split its first two games, following the loss to San Sebastián with the road win at Oviedo. Tizona will seek its first victory after opening with two losses. Granada will seek its second win after splitting its first two games.
Granada’s scoring in its most recent win included three players in double figures. McGrew, Parham and Kljajic combined to provide much of the offense. McGrew also contributed on the boards, finishing one rebound short of a double-double.
Tizona’s Czerapowicz had nine rebounds in the Ourense game, matching McGrew’s nine rebounds from Granada’s win at Oviedo. Czerapowicz played 23 minutes in that contest and scored 12 points.
The game is part of a busy stretch for both teams. Tizona is set to host Oviedo, then visit Palmer Basket, host Alicante, visit Caja 87, host Gran Canaria, visit Fuenlabrada, host Cantabria Estela, visit Coto Cordoba CB, host Estudiantes and visit Palencia. Granada will visit Zamora, visit Caja 87, host Fuenlabrada, visit Palencia, host Estudiantes, visit Cantabria Estela, host Palmer Basket, visit Albacete, host Menorca and host Coto Cordoba CB.
Granada’s most recent win at Oviedo came by 10 points. The loss to San Sebastián was by six points. Tizona’s loss to Albacete was by 12 points, and its loss at Ourense was by 20 points.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Granada 88, Tizona 81.