Complete Game Notes

Romeoville, Ill. - After an eight-day layoff, the Lewis University men's basketball team returns to action on Monday (Dec. 19), as the Flyers (6-2) welcome Trinity Christian to Neil Carey Arena for a 7:30 p.m. showdown. Monday's contest will serve as an exhibition for the visiting Trolls.
   The game will be broadcast on WJOL (1340 AM) and on www.LewisFlyers.com with Mark Vasko providing the play-by-play analysis. The game can also be found on WLRA (88.1 FM). Live stats, audio and video streaming can be found at www.LewisFlyers.com.

ALL TIME SERIES - Since entering the Division II ranks, Lewis owns a 9-0 advantage over the Trolls in their all-time series.

LAST TIME WE MET - Lewis, led by 21 points and nine assists by senior guard Dennis Thomas, Jr., dished out 27 assists on their way to the 89-73 win over Trinity Christian on December 30, 2010.

LAST TIME OUT - Lewis, topped by a game-high 23 points from freshman guard Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield), left no doubt on Saturday (Dec. 10) night, as they scored 27 of the game's first 32 points on their way to the 79-53 non-conference win over Olivet Nazarene at Neil Carey Arena.

1,000-POINT CLUB - With his 19-point performance against Kentucky Wesleyan on December 3rd, senior guard Chris McClellan (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Wheeling) eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career. He enters Monday's contest with Trinity Christian with 1,041 points.

ON FIRE - McClellan has been hard to stop over the Flyers' past three games, as he is averaging 19.3 points-per-game, while shooting 70.4% (19-for-27) from the field and 66.7% (8-for-12) from three-point range. In the Flyers' 80-66 win over St. Francis (Ill.) on December 7th, McClellan posted a career-high 27 points on 9-for-10 shooting, including a 6-for-7 outing from beyond the arc.

LESS IS MORE - Since the 2009-10 campaign, Lewis is 12-4 (.750) when taking less than 50 shots-per-game. Since Scott Trost's arrival in 2006, Lewis is 18-11 (.621) when they take less than 50 shots.

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.  

DOUBLE-DIGIT QUARTET - Saturday's game against Olivet Nazarene marked the fourth time this season where the Flyers had four starters finish with at least 10 points. Lewis accomplished that same feat five times for the entire 2010-11 campaign.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN - Lewis connected on 7-of-14 of their three-point attempts in the 80-66 win over St. Francis (Ill.). The Flyers are 21-7 (.750) since 2006-07 when they knock down at least 50.0% of their three-point attempts (min. 5 made).

CLOSE CALLS - During Trost's career at Lewis, the Flyers are 25-24 (.510) in games decided by five points or less, which accounts for 31.8% of the 154 games he has coached in.

ACTION JACKSON - Jackson is scoring a team-best 7.3 points-per-game in the second-half for the Flyers.

POUNDING THE GLASS - Lewis is 14-3 (.824) when senior forward Matt Toth (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) leads the team in rebounding during his career.

FRESH FROSH - Jackson and classmate Julian Lewis (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) are the first pair of freshmen that Trost has ever started in his 15 years as a head coach.

WELCOME ROOKIE - Jackson is currently averaging 12.9 points-per-game. That is the highest scoring average by a freshman since Lewis Hall of Famer Larry Tucker poured in14.9 points-per-game in 1979-80.

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

CAN WE SHOOT IT? YES WE CAN - Lewis is shooting 41.0% from three-point range this season, while their opponents are connecting on just 37.8% of their total field goal attempts.