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Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team shot 75% (18-for-24) from the field and turned the ball over once in the second half as the host Flyers won their fifth-straight contest with the 76-52 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over Drury at Neil Carey Arena on Thursday (Feb. 12) night.

The Flyers were equally as impressive on the defensive end, as they held Drury to 31.6% (18-for-57) from the floor. Drury's leading scorers Kameron Bundy (17.9 ppg.) and Cameron Adams (17.4 ppg.) combined for 17 points on 5-for-19 shooting. Adams (4-for-10) finished with a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Bundy was limited to seven points on 1-for-9 shooting.

Lewis freshman guard Max Strus (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) posted team-highs in points (19), rebounds (7) and assists (6). His backcourt mates Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) and Jeff Jarosz (Lyons, Ill./Morton) combined for 24 points and eight assists. Jackson was 7-for-12 from the floor and finished with 14 points and four assists, while Jarosz added 10 points, four assists and two steals in the win.

Lewis junior forward Kyle Nelson (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field to finish with a season-high 14 points and tied a career-high with five blocks.

The win snaps a nine-game losing streak to the Panthers and pushes the Flyers to a mark of 17-6 overall and 9-5 in GLVC action. The Panthers drop to 16-6 on the campaign and 10-4 in conference play.

Drury scored the first basket of the game and that was the last lead that the Panthers would own. The Flyers controlled the first half and put the game completely out of reach in the final stanza, as they utilized a 42-18 run to secure the victory.

For the game, Lewis shot 58.5% (31-for-53) from the floor and went 2-for-11 from three-point range. If you take away Lewis' three-point attempts, the Flyers shot 69.0% (29-for-42) from inside the arc. The Flyers tied a team-season low with six turnovers on the evening.

"I don't think we've played a better half this year than we did in the second half tonight," Lewis head men's basketball coach Scott Trost said. "Drury is good and they're awful difficult to defend.

"I thought we did an unbelievable job on Bundy and Adams defensively and we made it really difficult on them," Trost continued. "Overall, I thought it was a really, really good performance.

"We're playing better, we're playing well and it's a good time to be playing well."

Lewis returns to action on Saturday (Feb. 14), as the Flyers welcome Missouri S&T to Neil Carey Arena for 'Senior Day'. Tip-off is set for 3 PM.