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Romeoville, Ill. - The fourth-longest home winning streak in the country came to an end, as No. 24 UW-Parkside, behind a game-high 21 points from junior forward Zygimantas Riauka, claimed the 76-70 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over No. 18 Lewis University in the regular-season finale at Neil Carey Arena on Thursday (Feb. 27) night.

Lewis entered Thursday's contest having won their last 16 contests at home, dating back to February 14, 2013.

Riauka was 7-for-10 from the floor and knocked down 7-of-9 of his free throw attempts, while topping the Rangers with six rebounds. UWP junior guard Jordan Mach drained five three-pointers to finish with 15 points, while sophomore guard Andy Mazurczak also had 15 points and led the Rangers with five assists. Sophomore guard Jimmy Gavin came off the bench to score 14 points.

With the win, UW-Parkside improves to 22-5 on the season and 15-3 in conference play, while the Flyers fall to 21-5 overall and 13-5 in GLVC action. Despite the loss, the Flyers have clinched the No. 4 seed in the upcoming GLVC Deaconess Men's Basketball Tournament in Evansville, Ind., and will play the winner of Truman State and Illinois Springfield at 12 PM on Friday (March 7).

Lewis junior guard Jeff Jarosz (Lyons, Ill./Morton) scored a team-high 19 points in his return following a three-game absence due to injury. Jarosz's backcourt mate Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) added 15 points in the loss. Flyer junior forward Julian Lewis (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) recorded a career-high 18 rebounds, which is the most caroms by a Lewis player since Stephan Bolt had 18 against Indianapolis on February 21, 2008.

The Flyers struggled offensively, as they shot 33.3% (9-for-27) in the first half and finished with five assists and 12 turnovers on the evening. UW-Parkside, however, shot 48.0% (24-for-50) from the field, knocked down eight three-pointers and converted 20-of-25 free throw attempts in the win.

"We didn't have much of a rhythm or a flow tonight offensively," Lewis head men's basketball coach Scott Trost said. "Defensively, I thought we competed, but there were more issues offensively than there were defensively. We just had a hard time scoring tonight.

"I'm disappointed, but not discouraged," Trost continued. "It's one game and Parkside is a good team.

"We have to find a way to bounce back."