CONWAY (Interstat) — South Carolina Upstate and Coastal Carolina will meet Monday in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C. Both teams are seeking their first win of the season, with the Spartans at 0-2 and the Chanticleers at 0-2. The game is set for Coastal Carolina’s home floor and will give both programs an early chance to establish momentum.

South Carolina Upstate enters after a 78-70 home loss to South Carolina State. Alessandro Perotti paced the Spartans with 18 points and nine rebounds in 26 minutes, while Derek Edmond added 14 points, six rebounds and two assists in 36 minutes. Amont’e Allen-Johnson contributed seven points, nine rebounds, five assists and one block in 30 minutes. Perotti, a forward, also had five points and three rebounds in 14 minutes at East Carolina earlier this season. The Spartans’ other loss was an 83-70 setback at East Carolina. Perotti is the player to watch for South Carolina Upstate, which will need production from its frontcourt.

Coastal Carolina last played at Duke, falling 113-52. Jaevian Alston, a guard, had 10 points and four rebounds in 19 minutes for the Chanticleers. Trey Perry scored 14 points with three rebounds and one assist in 24 minutes, and Caleb Middleton added two points, four rebounds and one block in 17 minutes. Coastal Carolina’s other result this season was a 71-70 home loss to Eastern Michigan. Alston is the player to watch for Coastal Carolina, which will look for scoring and activity from its backcourt.

The matchup offers both programs a chance to settle in early in the season. South Carolina Upstate will lean on Perotti’s inside production and rebounding, while Coastal Carolina will look to Alston for scoring and activity on the wing. The Spartans and Chanticleers are both searching for consistency after difficult opening stretches. South Carolina Upstate will next host Bob Jones before road games at Campbell and UNC Greensboro, and it also has upcoming home games against Samford and Southern Wesleyan. Coastal Carolina will next host Virginia-Lynchburg before road games at Wisconsin and Tennessee, and it also has upcoming home games against Campbell and Western Illinois. South Carolina Upstate also has a road game at Citadel and a home game against West Georgia, while Coastal Carolina has upcoming road games at Queens (N.C.) and East Carolina.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Coastal Carolina 71, South Carolina Upstate 69. Interstat’s ELO system gives Coastal Carolina an 89.2 percent probability to win. Coastal Carolina is installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-10.5. The over/under is 149.