ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Transylvania will be the visiting team and Bethany Lutheran the home team in a men’s NCAA Division III basketball game on Saturday at the 42nd Annual Lopata Classic. The Transylvania Pioneers and Bethany Lutheran Vikings both enter at 0-1 and are seeking their first victory of the season.

Transylvania dropped its most recent game to Gustavus Adolphus 87-59. Hunter Barr, a forward, is the Pioneers’ player to watch after finishing with 32 minutes, 21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. Ian Reesor added 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 29 minutes, while Luke Idlett scored 13 points with 5 rebounds and 2 assists in 32 minutes. Barr recorded a double-double in the loss, and Transylvania will look to rebound in the Lopata Classic.

Bethany Lutheran lost its most recent game at Washington-Saint Louis 90-69. Max Briggs, a guard, is the Vikings’ player to watch after posting 23 minutes, 17 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. Mason King scored 15 points with 1 rebound in 22 minutes, and Jack Brockmann added 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in 31 minutes. Briggs led the Vikings in scoring in the loss, and Bethany Lutheran also is seeking its first win.

After the Lopata Classic, Transylvania is scheduled to play at Centre, then at home against Olivet, Mount Union, Berea, Anderson (Ind.), Manchester and Hanover, and at Saint John’s (Minn.) in Naples, Fla., before home games against Mount Saint Joseph and Bluffton. Bethany Lutheran is scheduled to play at Saint Mary’s (Minn.), at home against Wartburg, Wisconsin-River Falls, Minnesota-Morris, Crown (Minn.), Martin Luther, Northwestern-Saint Paul and Macalester, and at Wisconsin-Superior and North Central (Minn.). Both teams will continue regular-season play after the event.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Bethany Lutheran 81, Transylvania 75. Interstat’s ELO system projects Transylvania with a 76.4 percent probability to win.