KAHRAMANMARAS (Interstat) — Kahramanmaras will host CO Basket on Saturday in a matchup of teams separated by early-season form. Kahramanmaras enters with a 4-1 record, while CO Basket is 2-3. The home team has won four of its first five games and has scored at least 79 points in each victory. CO Basket has won its last two games after a 0-3 start, including a road win at Fenerbahce and a home win over Darussafaka.

Kahramanmaras most recently defeated Final Spor Genclik 91-78. Ike Nweke, the player to watch for Kahramanmaras, finished with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. Koray Cekici added 17 points and 7 rebounds, and Burak Gozeneli scored 18 points with 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Earlier this season, Kahramanmaras beat Kecioren Baglum 85-72, won at Balikesir 79-69, topped TED Kolejliler 83-72 and lost at Goztepe 72-73.

Nweke has reached double figures in scoring in four of five games this season. He had 12 points and 11 rebounds against Kecioren Baglum, 21 points and 8 rebounds at Balikesir, and 13 points and 7 rebounds at Goztepe. Nweke also had 22 points and 7 rebounds in the most recent win over Final Spor Genclik.

CO Basket has relied on Keshun Sherrill. In the win over Darussafaka, Sherrill had 18 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists. Yagiz Aksu added 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, while Arda Aydin Ahmet had 6 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Sherrill also produced 10 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists at Fenerbahce and 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block against Gaziantep.

CO Basket’s recent results include an 81-68 win at Fenerbahce after losses to Gaziantep, iLab Basketbol and Konya BBSK. Kahramanmaras has won both of its home games this season. It beat Kecioren Baglum and TED Kolejliler at home and lost at Goztepe by one point.

CO Basket opened the season with a 75-59 loss to Konya BBSK, a 98-77 loss at iLab Basketbol and an 84-62 loss to Gaziantep before beating Fenerbahce and Darussafaka. Kahramanmaras began with a 73-72 loss at Goztepe before winning four straight games. Kahramanmaras has scored 83 or more points in three of its four wins and 79 in the other. CO Basket has scored 81 points in each of its last two victories.

After this game, CO Basket is scheduled to host TED Kolejliler, while Kahramanmaras is set to visit Harem Spor. CO Basket will later play at Balikesir, while Kahramanmaras will host Mersin. Both teams continue their regular-season schedules later in the month.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Kahramanmaras to beat CO Basket 88-81.