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Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team ends the regular-season on Thursday (Feb. 28), as the Flyers (17-8, 11-6 GLVC) look for a season-sweep of GLVC East Division champion and No. 13  UW-Parkside (19-6, 14-3 GLVC). Tip-off is set for 8 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 Thursday's game can be found at www.LewisFlyers.com. Thursday's contest can also be heard on WJOL (1340 AM) 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 Marc Denson and B.J. Boldog on the call.

LAST TIME OUT - Lewis turned in an amazing performance from the free throw line, as the Flyers converted 41-for-45 (91.1%) of their charity shots on their way to the 96-77 GLVC victory over Saint Joseph's at Scharf Fieldhouse on Saturday (Feb. 23) afternoon.

ALL-TIME SERIES - Since Lewis entered the Division II ranks, the Flyers hold a 35-24 advantage over UW-Parkside in their all-time series.

LAST TIME WE MET - Lewis sophomore guard Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) posted a career-high 32 points on 10-for-13 shooting, as the Flyers rallied from a 10-point, first half deficit for the 77-74 GLVC win on January 21st.

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 (300) than turnovers (285) - which hasn't happened since the 2009-10 campaign.

REBOUNDING ADVANTAGE - Lewis is 39-8 (.830) 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 114 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 26 contests.

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.

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

WINNING WAYS - A win over UW-Parkside would give the Flyers 18 victories, which would be the most since they went 20-11 in 2007-08.

DOUBLE-DIGITS - A win over UW-Parkside would give Lewis 12 wins in GLVC play, which the Flyers have not accomplished since the 2003-04 campaign when they had 16.

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 Jackson 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 (40), which puts him seventh in Lewis history for blocks for a season.  The St. Charles, Ill., native needs seven 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 12 contests, Lewis is shooting 85.1% (212-for-249) from the free throw line. Prior to that game, Lewis made just 67.3% (177-for-263) of its charity tosses. As a team, Lewis is currently shooting 76.0% (389-for-512), which is good for 12th in the country (as of Feb. 24).

CHARITY STRIPE - Lewis' 41-for-45 performance at the free throw line against Saint Joseph's was the most makes by a Flyer squad since they dropped a school-record 45 charity tosses against SIU-Edwardsville on January 4, 1997.

REGIONALLY-RANKED - Lewis is ranked No. 8 in the latest NCAA Division II Midwest Regional rankings, announced on Wednesday (Feb. 27).