LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (Interstat) — Slovan will host Spisski Rytieri on Tuesday at Kodeljevo Sport Hall in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in a matchup of early-season unbeaten and one-loss sides. Spisski Rytieri enters at 2-0, while Slovan is 2-1.

Spisski Rytieri has opened with two home victories. It most recently beat Komarno 87-75, following a 96-82 win over Iskra Svit. Caleb Kenney has been central to that start. Kenney scored 26 points with nine rebounds, three assists and one block in 37 minutes in the Komarno win. In the earlier victory over Iskra Svit, he had 22 points, nine rebounds, six assists and one block in 30 minutes. Elias Cato added 18 points and 14 rebounds against Komarno, while Michael Bradley scored 22 points and handed out six assists.

Slovan has split its first three games, winning two on the road before a road loss. Slovan most recently fell at Igokea 97-89. Zoran Nikolic led Slovan with 24 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one block in 24 minutes. Tray Buchanan scored 18 points, and Desure Buie added 17 points and five assists. In Slovan’s previous wins, it beat Lucenec 80-68 and BC Wolves 94-59. Nikolic had 12 points, 13 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 21 minutes in the win over BC Wolves, giving Slovan an inside presence on both ends.

The game will match Spisski Rytieri’s undefeated start against a Slovan team playing at home. Kenney and Nikolic are the players to watch. Kenney has produced at a high level while Spisski Rytieri has scored 87 and 96 points in its two wins. Nikolic has been productive on the boards and as a scorer, with a 24-point, eight-rebound effort in the most recent contest and a double-double in an earlier win.

Spisski Rytieri will aim to remain perfect before a busy stretch of schedule. After this game, Spisski Rytieri is slated to visit Lucenec before hosting Levicki Patrioti. Slovan will try to bounce back from its first loss and even its record. Slovan is scheduled to visit Cibona before hosting Handlová. Spisski Rytieri is also slated to visit Inter Basket and Nitra Blue Wings and to host Prievidza, BC Wolves and Handlová. Slovan is set to visit Buducnost, Siroki and Iskra Svit and to host Inter Basket, Krka and Nitra Blue Wings. The matchup features teams with contrasting recent results. Spisski Rytieri has won both of its games by double digits, while Slovan has won twice by double digits and lost by eight.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Slovan 84, Spisski Rytieri 77.