Complete Game Notes

Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team looks to ring in the New Year with a victory, as the Flyers (7-2) host Wayne State (8-2) for a 3 p.m. tip-off at Neil Carey Arena on Saturday (Dec. 31) afternoon.
   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, Wayne State owns a 3-2 advantage over the Flyers in their all-time series.

LAST TIME WE MET - Wayne State took advantage of Lewis' 14 first-half turnovers, scoring 22 points off the miscues, on their way to the 79-66 win over the visiting Flyers at the Matthaei Center on November 18, 2010.

LAST TIME OUT - For the second-straight game, Lewis scored 50+ first-half points, as the Flyers posted 57 tallies in the opening stanza against Trinity Christian en route to the 90-59 non-conference win over the Trolls at Neil Carey Arena on December 19th. Flyer forward Matt Toth (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) collected a team-best 20 points on 9-for-16 shooting.

ON FIRE - Lewis senior point guard Chris McClellan (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Wheeling) has been hard to stop over the Flyers' past four contests, as he is averaging 18.3 points-per-game, while shooting 72.7% (24-for-33) from the field and 72.2% (13-for-18) from three-point range.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN - Lewis connected on 10-of-19 of their three-point attempts in the win over Trinity Christian. The Flyers are 22-7 (.759) since 2006-07 when they knock down at least 50.0% of their three-point attempts (min. 5 made).

WELCOME ROOKIE - Lewis freshman guard Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) 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.

CAN WE SHOOT IT? YES WE CAN - Lewis is shooting 42.4% from three-point range this season, while their opponents are connecting on just 38.4% of their total field goal attempts.

HIGH PERCENTAGE SHOT - Lewis shot a season-best 63.2% (36-for-57) from the floor in the Flyers' win over Trinity Christian. That is the best shooting performance by a Flyer squad since a 67.2% (41-for-61) showing in a 101-82 win over UW-Parkside on January 17, 2009.

RUNNING THE TABLE - With a win over Wayne State, that would give the Flyers a perfect 8-0 non-conference record for the season. The last time Lewis ran the non-conference table came during the 2002-03 season, when they went 9-0.

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.  

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.

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.

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 Toth leads the team in rebounding during his career.

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