Tortona at Aris
THESSALONIKI (Interstat) — Aris will put its unbeaten record on the line Wednesday when it hosts Tortona at Alexandreio Melathron. Aris enters with a 4-0 record, while Tortona is 2-3.
Aris will be the home team, and Tortona will be the visiting team. The game is set for Alexandreio Melathron in Thessaloniki. Aris has won all four of its games this season. Tortona has two wins and three losses. Aris’ record stands at 4-0, and Tortona’s record stands at 2-3.
Aris is coming off an 88-58 home win against AEK Athens. Matt Morgan led the way with 25 points, two rebounds and one assist in 21 minutes. Jeremiah Robinson added 15 points, six rebounds, one assist and one block in 23 minutes. Vasileios Charalampopoulos finished with five points, six rebounds, two assists and one block in 18 minutes.
Morgan is a player to watch for Aris. In that most recent outing, he scored 25 points and added two rebounds and one assist while playing 21 minutes. Morgan’s line against AEK Athens was 21 minutes, 25 points, two rebounds and one assist. Aris also has previous wins against Miraflores, Karditsas and Le Mans. The win over Miraflores finished 93-80, the win over Karditsas finished 74-68 and the win at Le Mans finished 87-74.
Tortona’s most recent result was a 93-86 loss at Reggiana. Giordano Bortolani scored 17 points and grabbed three rebounds in 17 minutes. Dante Maddox had 16 points, four rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes. Justin Gorham added nine points, six rebounds and one assist in 30 minutes.
Maddox is a player to watch for Tortona. He has been productive recently, including 16 points, four rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes in the loss at Reggiana. Maddox’s line against Reggiana was 25 minutes, 16 points, four rebounds and two assists. Tortona’s other results this season include an 89-83 home win against Le Mans, a 108-70 loss at BC Roma, an 86-84 loss at Rigas Zelli and a 101-93 home win against Verona.
Aris will host Maroussi next, then visit Rostock and Mykonos before home games against Cedevita Olimpija and Panathinaikos. Aris will also visit Hapoel Jerusalem and Doxa Lefkadas, then host Rigas Zelli, Olympiacos and Le Mans.
Tortona will host Maxima Roma, Miraflores, Azzurro Napoli and Rostock before visiting Udine and Cedevita Olimpija. Tortona will then host Treviso and Hapoel Jerusalem before visiting Cantu and hosting Rigas Zelli.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Aris 79, Tortona 71.