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Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team wraps up its regular-season road campaign on Saturday (Feb. 23), as the Flyers (16-8, 10-6 GLVC) head to Indiana to square off with Saint Joseph's (6-17, 4-12 GLVC). Tip-off is set for 1 PM at the Scharf Fieldhouse.
   Live stats - provided by Saint Joseph's - 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.

LAST TIME OUT - Lewis clinched a berth in the GLVC Tournament, as the Flyers recorded a season-high 14 steals and scored 29 points off of 19 Indianapolis turnovers on their way to the 76-63 win over the Greyhounds on Thursday (Feb. 21) night.

ALL-TIME SERIES - Since Lewis entered the Division II ranks, the Flyers hold a 46-25 advantage over Saint Joseph's in their all-time series.  

LAST TIME WE MET - Lewis held Saint Joseph's to a 30.2% (19-for-63) shooting performance on their way to the 69-49 victory over the Pumas at Neil Carey Arena on February 2nd.

TAKING CARE OF THE ROCK - Lewis has had nine 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 (293) than turnovers (271) - which hasn't happened since the 2009-10 campaign.

REBOUNDING ADVANTAGE - Lewis is 38-8 (.826) 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 113 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 25 contests.

CLOSE CALLS - Lewis is 4-4 in games decided by five points or less this season.

WINNING WAYS - A win over Saint Joseph's would also give the Flyers 17 victories. That is the number of wins that Lewis has finished with in each of the last three seasons.

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 fewer than 10 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 (39), which puts him seventh in Lewis history for blocks for a season.  The St. Charles, Ill., native needs eight 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 11 contests, Lewis is shooting 83.8% (171-for-204) 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 the Flyers' sweep of Southern Indiana (Feb. 7) and Kentucky Wesleyan (Feb. 9), 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.

DOUBLE-DIGITS - A win over Saint Joseph's would give Lewis 11 wins in GLVC play, which the Flyers have not accomplished since the 2007-08 campaign.

REGIONALLY-RANKED - Lewis entered the inaugural NCAA Division II Midwest Regional rankings, announced on Wednesday (Feb. 20) at No. 8.