San Sebastián at Palmer Basket

PALMA (Interstat) — Palmer Basket will host San Sebastián on Friday in a matchup of teams looking to build early-season momentum. Palmer Basket enters with a 2-1 record, while San Sebastián is 1-2. The game will be played at Palmer Basket’s home court. Palmer Basket has won two of its first three games, and San Sebastián has lost two of its first three.

San Sebastián will look to rebound from a 106-76 loss at Estudiantes in its most recent game. Corentin Falcoz led San Sebastián with 21 points and two rebounds in 18 minutes. Gaizka Maiza added 12 points, two rebounds and three assists, while Ondrej Hanzlik finished with 13 points and three rebounds in 31 minutes. Earlier this season, San Sebastián lost at home to Ourense 90-86 and won at Granada 82-76. The visitors have scored 76, 86 and 82 points in their three games. San Sebastián opened the season with a win at Granada before losing to Ourense and Estudiantes.

Falcoz is the player to watch for San Sebastián. In his most recent outing, he scored 21 points and grabbed two rebounds in 18 minutes. The game before that, he had 14 points, two rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes. In the prior contest, he posted 21 points, two rebounds and one assist in 30 minutes. Falcoz has reached double figures in scoring in each of San Sebastián’s three games. He has six rebounds and four assists across those three games.

Palmer Basket won its most recent game, defeating Zamora 84-69 at home. Emil Stoilov, Dezayne Mingo and N. Wimberg were among the most productive players for Palmer Basket in that victory. Earlier this season, Palmer Basket lost at Caja 87 81-72 and edged Fibwi Palma 95-94 at home. Palmer Basket has scored 95, 84 and 72 points in its three games. The hosts have allowed 94, 81 and 69 points.

San Sebastián will continue its schedule at Alicante, then host Coto Cordoba CB and visit Gran Canaria. Palmer Basket is set to host Tizona and Oviedo before visiting Alicante. Both teams will play multiple games in the coming weeks. San Sebastián’s schedule includes a home game against Cantabria Estela, while Palmer Basket will later host Albacete. San Sebastián will also visit Albacete and Palencia and host Caja 87, Zamora and Fibwi Palma. Palmer Basket will visit Palencia, Granada, Fuenlabrada and Menorca and host Estudiantes and Cantabria Estela.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Palmer Basket to win 104-99. Palmer Basket has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -7. The over/under for the game is 160.