MEADVILLE, Pa. (Interstat) — Roanoke and Allegheny will meet in a men’s NCAA Division III basketball game on Saturday at the David V. Wise Center in Meadville. Roanoke is the visiting team and Allegheny is the home team. Both teams enter with 0-0 records. The Maroons will look to start their season with a road win, while the Gators will try to protect their home court in their opener. The contest will be an early-season opportunity for both programs to establish momentum, and both sides will be seeking their first victory of the campaign. The game will mark the opening contest for both teams and will be played at the David V. Wise Center.

Roanoke’s most recent result was an 83-81 overtime loss at Emory. Allegheny’s most recent result was a 66-62 home loss to Franciscan. The Maroons will be making their first appearance of the campaign as the visitor, and the Gators will be playing their first home game of the season at the David V. Wise Center. Roanoke will aim to recover from its overtime setback, and Allegheny will look to bounce back from its home defeat. Both teams will be seeking their first win of the season in the matchup, which will be played in Meadville. The Maroons will be the visiting team in the scorebook, and the Gators will have the home designation.

Roanoke’s upcoming slate includes Pittsburgh-Greensburg, Notre Dame (Md.), SUNY Oneonta, Washington & Lee, Virginia Wesleyan, Marymount (Va.), Gettysburg, JWU Charlotte, Susquehanna and Eastern Mennonite. Allegheny’s upcoming schedule includes Rochester (N.Y.), Denison, Pittsburgh-Greensburg, Penn State-Behrend, Thiel, Westminster (Pa.), Carlow, Hiram, Waynesburg and Carnegie Mellon. The Gators will seek a strong home performance before their schedule continues, while the Maroons will aim to build positive early-season form. The game will be played at the David V. Wise Center in Meadville, Pa. The Maroons and Gators both carry 0-0 records into the contest. The matchup will give both programs an early test as the season begins.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Roanoke 75, Allegheny 66. Interstat’s ELO system projects Roanoke with a 90.6 percent probability to win.