Max Klesmit is averaging 32 points per game in recent weeks, and Malik Thomas will have the assignment to limit the damage. The Kangoeroes' lead guard has posted a TIB Efficiency rating of 99.3 — a tier above Thomas's 72.5 — and is also threading 3.5 assists, which means Mechelen's entire offensive rhythm runs through him. Thomas, holding his own at 24 points and 2 assists per game lately, figures to spend much of tonight chasing a player in rare form. That individual battle will shape how wide the margin gets in this BNXT League contest. Mechelen's offensive firepower is concentrated; Aalst's task is containment without fouling out. Watch whether Thomas can impose himself in transition, or whether Klesmit's pace and decision-making simply overwhelm the Okapi's perimeter defense. Tip-off in three hours.