CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Wittenberg will visit Mount Saint Joseph on Friday for a men’s NCAA Division III basketball game at Harrington Center in Cincinnati.

The Tigers enter the matchup with a 0-0 record, and the Lions also are 0-0. Wittenberg is the visiting team, while Mount Saint Joseph is the home team. The game gives both programs an early opportunity to establish momentum at the start of the schedule.

Wittenberg’s most recent result was a 75-61 loss at Denison. Mount Saint Joseph’s most recent result was an 80-51 home loss to Franklin. The Tigers will seek a better outcome in their first game of the season, and the Lions will aim to protect their home court at Harrington Center.

Mount Saint Joseph will play as the home team in a matchup between two programs beginning the campaign with 0-0 records. Wittenberg will travel as the visitor for the contest, which is set for Friday. The game will be played under NCAA Division III men’s basketball rules and will count toward each team’s overall record.

The Tigers and Lions both carry 0-0 records into the game. Wittenberg’s nickname is the Tigers, and Mount Saint Joseph’s nickname is the Lions. The visiting Tigers will face the home Lions in Cincinnati. Both teams will be seeking their first victory of the season. The contest will be played at Harrington Center, the home venue for Mount Saint Joseph. Wittenberg will be the visiting program for the matchup. The game is part of the early-season schedule for both teams and will be played in Cincinnati.

Wittenberg’s upcoming schedule includes a road game at Wilmington (Ohio), followed by home games against Adrian and Capital. The Tigers also are set to play at Marietta and at Wabash before returning home for Oberlin and John Carroll. Later games include trips to Husson and Carroll (Wisc.) in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and a home contest against Waynesburg.

Mount Saint Joseph’s upcoming schedule begins with a road game at Otterbein. The Lions then host Centre, La Roche, Washington-Saint Louis and Wilmington (Ohio). Mount Saint Joseph also is scheduled to visit Hanover and Earlham, host Manchester and Bluffton, and close the listed stretch with a home game against Wabash.

The game at Harrington Center will give both teams a chance to open the season with a victory. Wittenberg will look for a strong road performance, while Mount Saint Joseph will seek to use its home setting. Both programs enter the matchup with 0-0 records and a fresh slate. The Tigers and Lions will meet in Cincinnati with their season records still clean.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Mount Saint Joseph 68, Wittenberg 67. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Wittenberg with a 53.3 percent probability to win.