Slask Wroclaw will look for its first win of the EuroCup campaign on Wednesday when it hosts Paris Basketball. Slask (0-6) comes off a blowout defeat in London, but its last two home games were close calls, decided by a total of 6 points, and Coach Andrej Urlep will hope that this time it can get the monkey off its back at home. Paris (4-2) has won back-to-back games and is 3-0 on the road in its first season in the competition.
Slask hunts its first win against Paris
Point guard Jeremiah Martin (16.8 ppg., 5.0 apg., 3.0 spg.) has been Slask’s most dangerous weapon so far this season while center Aleksander Dziewa (11.3 ppg., 7.0 rpg.) has been a force in the paint. Paris will turn to Kyle Allman (19.8 ppg., 4.7 apg.), who is second in the EuroCup in scoring, to take on Martin and Ismael Kamagate (10.5 ppg., 9.5 rpg., 2.5 bpg.) is the man the visitors can count on inside.
The teams play at much different paces with Paris ranked fifth in the EuroCup in scoring with 85.3 points per game and Slask 19th with 74.8. The stat that could tell the story of the game is two-point shooting as Paris has converted so far this season at a 57.6% clip and Slask at 49.3%. The hosts must shoot better or deny Paris inside to improve their chances of finally getting their first win this season.