ABILENE, Texas (Interstat) — The men’s NCAA Division III basketball game between Trinity (Tex.) and Chapman is set for Friday at Mabee Complex in Abilene, Texas. Trinity (Tex.) will be the visiting team, and Chapman will be the home team in a matchup of the Tigers and Panthers. Chapman is designated as the home squad at Mabee Complex, while Trinity (Tex.) makes the trip as the visitor.

Both teams enter at 0-0. Trinity (Tex.) is coming off a most recent result in which it fell 75-58 at St. Thomas. Chapman’s most recent result was a 93-64 loss at Redlands. The Tigers and Panthers will look to open their accounts and establish early rhythm in a game that pits Trinity (Tex.) against a Chapman side seeking a stronger start.

Trinity (Tex.) has a busy early schedule ahead. After Friday’s game, the Tigers are set to face California Lutheran at home in Abilene, Texas, before a listed game against Benedictine (Ill.) in Bloomington, Ill. Trinity (Tex.) also is scheduled to host St. Thomas (TX), Claremont Mudd Scripps, Southwestern (Tex.), Oglethorpe and Worcester Polytechnic, and to travel to Hardin-Simmons, Centre and Maryville (TN). The stretch will give Trinity (Tex.) a range of opponents as it builds through the opening weeks of the season.

Chapman also has a full slate on the horizon. The Panthers are scheduled to face Hardin-Simmons, Puget Sound, Lewis & Clark, Whitman, Occidental, UC Santa Cruz, Illinois College, Wisconsin-La Crosse, Claremont Mudd Scripps and Whittier. Chapman is listed to host Puget Sound, Lewis & Clark, Whitman, UC Santa Cruz, Illinois College, Wisconsin-La Crosse and Whittier, and to travel to Hardin-Simmons, Occidental and Claremont Mudd Scripps. Chapman will seek to use the home designation and the setting at Mabee Complex to set a tone before its schedule deepens.

The matchup will feature two programs at the start of their seasons and two teams eager to move past their most recent results. Trinity (Tex.) will aim to generate offense against Chapman, while the Panthers will look to settle into their home role and control the tempo. The game is one of the early entries on the Division III men’s calendar and offers both teams a chance to establish an identity before the longer stretch of the schedule arrives. Both teams carry 0-0 records into Friday’s game. The programs will meet with both teams at 0-0 and in search of an opening win at Mabee Complex. The contest is set for Friday in Abilene, Texas.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Trinity (Tex.) 80, Chapman 75.