Complete Game Notes

Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team heads to Joliet on Wednesday (Dec. 7) night to square off with local rival St. Francis (Ill.). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Patrick Sullivan Center.
   The game will be broadcast on WJOL (1340 AM) and on www.LewisFlyers.com with Mark Vasko providing the play-by-play analysis.

ALL TIME SERIES - Since Lewis entered the Division II ranks, the Flyers hold a 28-8 lead over the Fighting Saints in their all-time series.

LAST TIME OUT - Kentucky Wesleyan guard Cardell McFarland hit a three-pointer with one second remaining to give the No. 9 Panthers the 74-71 victory over Lewis at Neil Carey Arena on Saturday (Dec. 3) afternoon. Lewis' starting backcourt of Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) and Chris McClellan (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Wheeling) each scored 19 points in the loss.

LAST TIME WE MET - Behind a game-high 19 points from senior guard #Dennis Thomas, Jr.# and a meager three turnovers, Lewis claimed the 82-61 victory over St. Francis (Ill.) on December 11, 2010.

MISSED ENCOUNTERS - Both Lewis head coach Scott Trost and USF head men's basketball coach John Baines share similar backgrounds. Trost was a head coach at Elmhurst College from 1992-96, while Baines was an assistant coach for the Bluejays from 2000-10. Trost also served as the head coach of Illinois Wesleyan from 2000-2006, while Baines was a four-year letterwinner for the Titans in the mid 1990's.

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.  

FRESH FROSH - Jackson and fellow freshman Julian Lewis (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) have started all six games for the Flyers this season, marking the first time that Trost has ever started a pair of freshmen as a head coach.

'D'NG UP - Lewis is allowing a meager 56.0 points-per-game, which is tops in the GLVC (as of Dec. 6).

STAYING OUT OF THE PENALTY BOX - Over the past four contests, Lewis has committed 39 fouls, allowing their opponents only a total of 25 free throws.

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

1,000-POINT CLUB - With his 19-point performance against Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday, McClellan has eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career. McClellan enters Wednesday's contest against St. Francis (Ill.) with 1,002 points.

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.

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 32.0% of the 153 games he has coached in.

ACTION JACKSON - Jackson is scoring a team-best 7.8 points-per-game in the second-half for the Flyers.

POUNDING THE GLASS - Lewis has won the rebounding battle in all six games this season.

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

REMEMBER ME? - St. Francis (Ill.) senior forward Lukas Zebrauskas and Lewis senior center Marty Strus (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) were teammates at Stagg High School in Hickory Hills, Illinois from 2004-2008.