Complete Game Notes

Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team opens Great Lakes Valley Conference action on Thursday (Dec. 1) night, as the Flyers welcome No. 5 Southern Indiana to Neil Carey Arena for a 7:45 p.m. tip-off.
   Thursday'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 Mike Bannon and Ryan Tadych providing the detailed analysis.
   Live stats, audio and video streaming will be available at www.LewisFlyers.com.

ALL TIME SERIES - Since Lewis entered the Division II ranks, Southern Indiana holds a 36-22 advantage over the Flyers in their all-time series.

LAST TIME WE MET - No. 9 Southern Indiana went on a 5-0 run over the final minute to secure the 75-71 come-from-behind victory over Lewis at USI's Physical Activities Center on January 27, 2011. Lewis junior point guard Chris McClellan (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Wheeling) was a perfect 5-for-5 from three-point range and finished with a game-high 23 points, while USI senior center Mohamed Ntumba collected 22 points on 10-for-12 shooting from the floor.

LAST TIME OUT - Lewis, led by 12 points from their reserves, went on a 20-9 run over the final 10 minutes to earn the 62-52 come-from-behind, in-region victory over Hillsdale on Saturday (Nov. 26) afternoon. Lewis senior forward Matt Toth (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) topped the Flyers with a game-high 17 points and seven rebounds.

CONFERENCE OPENERS - During the tenure of Lewis head men's basketball coach Scott Trost, the Flyers are 2-3 in Great Lakes Valley Conference openers.

QUICK START - With a win over Southern Indiana, it would be the Flyers' first 5-0 start since the 1996-97 campaign.

ON THE NATIONAL SCENE - The Flyers have been rewarded for their hot start, as Lewis is receiving 13 votes in the NABC/Division II Coaches Poll, tying them for 32nd in the country with Central Missouri.

1,000-POINT CLUB - McClellan needs 31 more points to reach 1,000 points for his career.

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

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

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 31.1% of the 151 games he has coached in.

LID ON THE BASKET - Opposing teams are shooting 40.3% (50-for-124) from inside the three-point arc against the Flyers this season. Conversely, Lewis is shooting 41.0% (32-for-78) from long range.

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.

DEFENSIVE PRESSURE - Lewis has held each of its opponents to under 60 points this season. The last time Lewis accomplished that feat in four-straight games came during the 1985-86 campaign. They also opened that same season with 13 straight games of holding their opponents to under 60 points.

STAYING OUT OF THE PENALTY BOX - Over the past two contests, Lewis has committed less than 10 fouls against both Trinity International and Hillsdale. The last time that occurred came on March 6, 2004, as the Flyers were whistled for nine fouls in a 66-60 win over Indianapolis.  

BENCH MOB - Lewis' bench, led by Justin Jarosz (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport) (7.5 ppg.), is averaging 30.0 points-per-game in the Flyers' first four contests. The Flyers have four reserves that are averaging at least 13.7 minutes-per-game.

LEWIS VS. RANKED OPPONENTS - Since 2006-07, Lewis is 3-19 against ranked opponents. Their last win over a nationally ranked team, came in an 86-81 win over No. 24 Kentucky Wesleyan on January 29, 2011.