Northwood Game Notes (PDF)

Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team has its final non-conference regional game of the season on Wednesday (Dec. 17), as the host Flyers (6-1) welcome GLIAC rival Northwood (5-3)  to Neil Carey Arena for a 7 PM tipoff.
   Live stats and video streaming of Wednesday's contest can be found at www.LewisFlyers.com. The game can also be heard on www.LewisFlyers.com and WJOL (1340 AM) with Mark Vasko providing the play-by-play action for the Lewis Sports Network.

ALL-TIME SERIES - Since Lewis entered the Division II ranks, the Flyers hold a 7-1 lead over the Timberwolves in their all-time series.

LAST TIME WE MET - Lewis fought back from a four-point deficit with less than two minutes remaining to earn the 82-80 non-conference victory over the Timberwolves on November 22, 2008 at Neil Carey Arena. Lewis senior guard Brandon Dagans (23 points) and sophomore guard Dennis Thomas (22 points) both scored 20+ points for the Flyers.

LAST TIME OUT - Lewis head coach Scott Trost won his 300th career game, as the host Flyers claimed the 96-76 win over Cedarville at Neil Carey Arena on Dec. 6, 2014.

THE LAST TIME - Lewis freshman guard Max Strus (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) posted 20 points and 10 rebounds in the 91-62 win over Malone (Nov. 15). He is the first Flyer freshman to score at least 20 points in a game since Jackson did it as a rookie in 2011-12 He is also the first rookie to notch a double-double since his brother Marty Strus (2008-12) accomplished that feat in 2008.

SMOKIN' HOT - Lewis has won 35 of its last 44 contests dating back to the 2012-13 campaign for a winning percentage of .795.

RANKED SCHMANKED - Lewis has defeated at least one nationally-ranked Division II team in each of the last four seasons.

DECEMBER TO REMEMBER - Lewis has won 13-straight games in the month of December dating back to the 2011-12 season.

TOP 10 - Senior guard Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) needs 35 points to crack the All-Time Top 10 in Lewis career scoring.

1,000/700 ON THE HORIZON - Senior forward Julian Lewis (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) needs 147 points to reach 1,000 for his career. He needs 122 more rebounds to become just the fourth Flyer in school history to notch at least 1,000 points and 700 rebounds in the Division II era.

WINNING WITH CLASS - Lewis' current senior class (2011) needs 14 wins to reach the most victories (75) by a Trost recruiting class, set by last year's seniors.

POUNDING THE GLASS - Lewis currently holds a +7.4 rebounding margin over their opponents through seven games this season. That would be the highest rebounding margin of any Flyer team under Trost's tenure. The previous high under Trost was +4.2 in 2007-08.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN - Lewis has hit at least 10 three-pointers in three games this season. The Flyers needed the entire 2013-14 campaign to achieve that same feat.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN (PART DEUX) - Lewis is shooting better from three-point range (44.5%) than their opponents are shooting overall (40.2%).

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN (PART TROIS) - Lewis leads the GLVC and is eighth in the country in three-point shooting (45.5%) as of December 14th.

BENCH MOB - Lewis' bench is averaging 27.6 points and shooting 50.0% (72-for-144) from the field and 46.0% (29-for-63) from three-point range.

LESS IS MORE - The Flyers needed just 47 total field goal attempts to defeat Saginaw Valley State on November 20th. Lewis is 10-3 (.769) since 2012 when taking less than 50 shots in a contest.

NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS - Lewis is 30-7 (.811) in non-conference games dating back to the 2011-12 campaign.

HE'S ON FIRE - Senior forward David Niggins (Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central) is shooting 46.6% (27-for-58) from three-point range in his last 14 contests.

HOME SWEET HOME - Lewis has won 28 of their last 32 games at Neil Carey Arena for an .875 winning percentage.

TAKING THE LEAD - In Lewis' six wins this season, they have trailed just 3:29 out of a possible 240 minutes played.

POURING IN POINTS - Lewis has scored 90+ points twice this season in seven contests. That's the most times the Flyers have reached the 90-point plateau since they did it three times during the 2011-12 campaign.

DOUBLING UP - Six different players scored in double-figures in Lewis' win over Cedarville. That's the first time that the Flyers have accomplished that feat since a 94-52 win over Trinity International on November 22, 2011.

SIZEABLE VICTORIES - Lewis has had five victories of 20+ points or more this season. The Flyers had two 20+ point wins for the entire 2013-14 campaign.

SIXTH (AND SEVENTH) MEN - Niggins (9.9 ppg.) and Gabe Williams (Chicago, Ill./Farragut) (8.9 ppg.) are averaging a combined 18.8 points-per-game off the bench.

TOTALLY TO THE MAX - Strus is the leading freshman scorer in the GLVC, averaging 13.4 points-per-game (as of Dec. 14th). That average is good for 26th in the conference.

DROPPING BUCKETS - Junior forward Kyle Nelson (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) is shooting 70.0% (21-for-30) from the floor this season. Should Nelson reach 50 field goals made and maintain that shooting percentage, he would tie the single-season record set by Larry Tucker in 1981-82.