Complete Game Notes

Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team seeks to continue its winning ways, as the Flyers battle in-region rival Hillsdale at 3 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 26) afternoon at Neil Carey Arena.
   Saturday's contest can be heard on WJOL (1340 AM) with Mark Vasko providing the play-by-play action for the Lewis Sports Network. The game will be also aired on WLRA (88.1 FM), with Brett Lyons and Jesse Hardacre on the call.
   Live stats, audio and video streaming will be available at www.LewisFlyers.com.

ALL TIME SERIES - Lewis holds a 4-3 advantage over Hillsdale in their all-time series.

LAST TIME WE MET - Hillsdale junior Brent Eaton (25 points) connected for his fifth three-pointer with 13 seconds left to break a 77-tie and give the host Chargers the 80-77 win over Lewis at the Jesse Phillips Arena on November 27, 2010. Lewis senior guard Dennis Thomas and junior center Marty Strus (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) (8 rebounds) led the Flyers with 16 points apiece.

LAST TIME OUT - Lewis senior forward Matt Toth (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) led six Flyers in double-figures with a game-high 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting, including three trifectas in a 94-52 win over Trinity International on Tuesday (Nov. 22) night.

TREY BIEN - Lewis connected on 13 three-pointers against Trinity International, which was the most by a Flyer squad since they hit 13 in a 101-82 win over UW-Parkside on January 17, 2009. That game also marked the last time Lewis had six players in double-figures.

QUICK START - With a win over Hillsdale, it would be the Flyers' first 4-0 start since the 1999-2000 campaign.

LESS IS MORE - Since the 2009-10 campaign, Lewis is 12-3 (.800) when taking less than 50 shots-per-game. Since Scott Trost's arrival in 2006, Lewis is 18-10 (.643) when they take less than 50 shots.

OH, YOU AGAIN... -  As the head coach of Illinois Wesleyan, Trost's squad rallied from a 13-point, second-half deficit to defeat Hillsdale head coach John Tharp's previously undefeated Lawrence squad, 71-68, in a NCAA Division III regional semifinal on March 11, 2006.

NOT MY BROTHER - Lewis senior forward Justin Jarosz (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport) and freshman guard Jeff Jarosz (Lyons, Ill./Morton) are not related.

CLOSE CALLS -  During Trost's career at Lewis, the Flyers are 25-22 (.532) in games decided by five points or less, which accounts for 31.3% of the 150 games he has coached in.

DOUBLE-FIGURES - In just three games, Lewis has had seven different players score in double-figures.

1,000-POINT CLUB - Senior guard Chris McClellan (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Wheeling) needs 41 more points to reach 1,000 points for his career.

BENCH MOB - Lewis' bench, led by Justin Jarosz (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport) (10.0 ppg.), is averaging 35.7 points-per-game in the Flyers' first three contests.  

DEEP ROTATION - With a deep roster, Trost has been able to use 40 different player combinations in just three games. Lewis has eight players who are averaging at least 16.3 minutes-per-game this season.

POUNDING THE GLASS - Lewis has registered three consecutive games with at least 40+ rebounds. The last time Lewis a Flyer squad accomplished that feat came during the 2003-04 campaign when they did it in four straight games from Dec. 1, 2003 to Dec. 15, 2003.

HONORING HIS BROTHER - Junior guard David Bryant (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) wears the number 12 in honor of his late brother Kevin who played for Trost at Illinois Wesleyan from 2004-06.