JERUSALEM (Interstat) — Hapoel Jerusalem will put its unbeaten start on the line Tuesday when it hosts Rostock in a Eurocup game at Malha Arena.

Hapoel Jerusalem enters at 2-0. Rostock is 1-3 and will be the visiting team. The matchup is organized by the Eurocup.

Hapoel Jerusalem has won its first two games, most recently beating Hapoel Beer Sheva 83-69. Kenny Lofton Jr. was among the most productive players in that win, finishing with 15 points, six rebounds and two assists. Ethan Burg added 16 points, four rebounds and two assists, while Shake Milton had 13 points, four rebounds, six assists and one block. In Hapoel Jerusalem’s other game this season, it won 110-77 at Maccabi Ashdod. Lofton had 23 points, three rebounds, one assist and two blocks in that victory. Hapoel Jerusalem’s 2-0 mark includes a home win over Hapoel Beer Sheva and a road win at Maccabi Ashdod. The team has scored at least 83 points in both games and reached 110 in the road victory.

Rostock has dropped three of four to open the season. Its most recent result was an 83-82 loss at Löwen Braunschweig. Robin Amaize scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds in that game, Artur Konontsuk had 16 points, six rebounds and one assist, and Taronte Crockett added 18 points, one rebound and two assists. Rostock also has lost at Ludwigsburg and at Hamburg, with a home win over Phoenix Hagen in between. The team’s 1-3 record includes three road defeats and one home victory.

Konontsuk is a player to watch for Rostock. He scored 16 points with six rebounds and one assist in the most recent game and had 10 points, two rebounds and two assists in a previous outing at Hamburg. Crockett scored 18 points in the most recent game. Rostock will need production from him and Crockett to challenge Hapoel Jerusalem on the road.

Kenny Lofton Jr. is a player to watch for Hapoel Jerusalem. The forward has opened the season with strong scoring efforts, including 15 points against Hapoel Beer Sheva and 23 points at Maccabi Ashdod. Hapoel Jerusalem also has gotten balance from Burg and Milton, giving the home team multiple options against Rostock.

Rostock’s upcoming schedule includes games against Hamburg, Rigas Zelli, Würzburg, Le Mans, Aris, Mitteldeutscher, Tortona, Bayern, Miraflores and Ulm. Hapoel Jerusalem’s next slate includes Cedevita Olimpija, Hapoel Holon, Miraflores, Hapoel Beer Sheva, Rigas Zelli, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Le Mans, Ironi Eilat, Aris and Hapoel Ha’Emek.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Hapoel Jerusalem 78, Rostock 73.