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Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team returns to action on Saturday (Feb. 16), as the Flyers (14-8, 8-6 GLVC) roll out the welcome mat for McKendree (7-17, 1-13 GLVC). Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM at Neil Carey Arena.
   The game will be broadcast live on Lakeshore Public Television with Scott Slocum and former Lewis standout and assistant coach Harley Piercy on the call. Lakeshore PTV can be viewed over the air and on satellite through DirecTV and Dish Network on Channel 56, on cable channel 17 in most Northwest Indiana communities, and on 18 and 21 in Chicago and its suburbs.
   Live stats, audio and video streaming of Saturday's game can be found at www.LewisFlyers.com. Saturday's contest can also be heard on WJOL (1340 AM) and www.LewisFlyers.com with Mark Vasko providing the play-by-play action for the Lewis Sports Network. The game will also be broadcast on WLRA (88.1 FM) with Jesse Hardacre and Scott Turek on the call.

LAST TIME OUT - No. 13 Bellarmine knocked down 14 three-pointers on their way to the 78-56 win over the Flyers at Neil Carey Arena on Thursday (Feb. 14) night.

ALL-TIME SERIES - Lewis owns a 2-1 advantage over McKendree in their all-time series.

LAST TIME WE MET - Lewis shot 72.0% (18-for-25) from the field and held McKendree to 23 second-half points on their way to the 82-61 win over the host Bearcats on January 17, 2013.

TAKING CARE OF THE ROCK - Lewis has had eight games of less than 10 turnovers this season. That's the most by a Flyer squad since they had 10 of those contests during the 2003-04 campaign.

TAKING CARE OF THE ROCK (PART DEUX) - Lewis currently has more assists (268) than turnovers (253) - which hasn't happened since the 2009-10 campaign.

REBOUNDING ADVANTAGE - Lewis is 37-8 during head men's basketball coach Scott Trost's tenure when they out-rebound their opponents by 10 or more.

IRON MAN - Lewis senior guard David Bryant (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) has played in all 111 possible games for the Flyers in four seasons.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN - Dating back to last season, Bryant has hit at least one three-pointer in each of his last 23 contests.

YOUNG GUNS - Lewis is the youngest team in the GLVC, as the Flyers have just two active upperclassmen on the roster and three total upperclassmen on the team. Quincy is next youngest squad with three active upperclassmen.

HONORING HIS BROTHER - Bryant wears the number 12 in honor of his late brother Kevin who played for Trost at Illinois Wesleyan from 2004-06.

BIG WIN - Lewis' 35-point victory over Rockhurst on January 12, 2013 is the second time the Flyers have won by 35+ points this season. The last time they accomplished that feat three times came during the 2002-03 campaign.

LESS IS MORE - Lewis is 8-3 when sophomore guard Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) scores 10 or fewer points during his career.

FOR CONTINUITY SAKE - Only six players have started at least one game for Lewis this season, giving the Flyers the fewest starting line-up combinations in the GLVC.

BLOCK PARTY - Freshman forward Kyle Nelson (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) currently leads the GLVC in blocked shots (38), which ties him for seventh in Lewis history for blocks for a season.  The St. Charles, Ill., native needs nine more swats to pass Austin Real (2001-02) and move into sole possession of sixth-place in school history.

DEFENSIVE CLAMPS - Lewis has held five opponents to under 50 points this season. The last time the Flyers held more than five teams to under 50 points, came during the 1985-86 campaign, when they did it six times.

DEAD EYE - Over the past nine contests, Lewis is shooting 85.4% (140-for-164) from the free throw line. Prior to that game, Lewis made just 67.3% (177-for-263) of its charity tosses.

THE LAST TIME...- Following last weekend's sweep of Southern Indiana and Kentucky Wesleyan, Lewis has now defeated three nationally-ranked teams this season. The last time the Flyers beat four ranked teams was during the 1981-82 campaign.

THE LAST TIME (PART DEUX)...- Last weekend's wins over Southern Indiana and Kentucky Wesleyan was the first road sweep of the Screaming Eagles and Panthers since the 1991-92 campaign.