CORUM, Turkey (Interstat) — Saturday’s Turkish TBL matchup between visiting Gaziantep and home CO Basket will bring together a Gaziantep team looking to build on an overtime victory and a CO Basket side still seeking its first win of the season.

Gaziantep enters with a 1-1 record. Its most recent result was a 91-89 overtime win over Final Spor Genclik on Saturday. Sarp Coskun led Gaziantep with 28 points, four rebounds and one assist in 34 minutes. Utku Yucedag added 17 points and 11 rebounds in 41 minutes, while Smith Scoochie recorded nine points, three rebounds and 12 assists in 46 minutes. Gaziantep’s other result this season was an 82-68 loss at Kecioren Baglum. Coskun is the player to watch for Gaziantep. He finished with 28 points, four rebounds and one assist in the overtime win. Coskun’s 28 points were a game high. Yucedag’s 11 rebounds were a team high, and Scoochie’s 12 assists were also a team high.

CO Basket enters with a 0-2 record. Its most recent result was a 98-77 loss at iLab Basketbol. Omer Sancakli paced CO Basket with 21 points, five rebounds and one assist in 34 minutes. Yagiz Aksu added six points, four rebounds, seven assists and one block in 26 minutes, while Ata Engin contributed 10 points, three rebounds, one assist and one block in 22 minutes. CO Basket’s other result this season was a 75-59 home loss to Konya BBSK. Sancakli is the player to watch for CO Basket. He produced 21 points, five rebounds and one assist in the loss at iLab Basketbol. Sancakli’s 21 points were a game high for CO Basket, and Aksu’s seven assists were a team high.

The game is part of the Turkish TBL schedule and will be played Saturday. Gaziantep will be the visiting team, while CO Basket will be the home team. Gaziantep has scored 91 and 68 points in its first two games, while CO Basket has scored 59 and 77 points. Both teams will continue league play after this matchup, with a full slate of upcoming games ahead.

Gaziantep’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Harem Spor, trips to Mersin, Mugla, Baskent Ankara, iLab Basketbol and Darussafaka, and home matchups with Buyukcekmece, Konya BBSK, Goztepe and Fenerbahce. CO Basket’s upcoming schedule includes a visit to Fenerbahce, a home game against Darussafaka, trips to Kahramanmaras, Balikesir, Final Spor Genclik, Goztepe and Mersin, and home games against TED Kolejliler, Kecioren Baglum and Harem Spor.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Gaziantep 90, CO Basket 80.