UIS Game Notes (PDF)

Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team looks to match its longest winning streak of the season as the Flyers (18-6, 10-5 GLVC) seek their seventh-straight victory on Thursday (Feb. 19) night as they head to Springfield to battle UIS (10-13, 4-11 GLVC). Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM at The Recreation & Athletics Center (TRAC).
   Live stats and video streaming of Thursday's contest - provided by UIS - can be found on on www.LewisFlyers.com.

ALL-TIME SERIES -  Since Lewis entered the Division II ranks, the Flyers hold a 8-3 advantage over UIS in their all-time series

LAST TIME WE MET - Lewis used a 29-4 run over the opening 11 minutes of the second half on their way to the 81-54 GLVC victory over UIS at Neil Carey Arena on January 17, 2015.

LAST TIME OUT - Lewis held Missouri S&T to 33.9% (20-for-59) shooting from the floor and swatted a season-high 11 shots en route to the 77-64 win over the Miners on Saturday (Feb. 14).

COMEBACK FOR THE AGES - Lewis rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit, including being down six points with less than 20 seconds left, in their 74-73 win over William Jewell on February 5th. That is the biggest Flyer comeback since they rallied from a 16-point, first-half deficit in an 84-70 win over Alaska Anchorage on November 13, 2010.

WE SHOCKED THE WORLD - Lewis' 70-61 win over Indianapolis on January 31st was its first victory over a No. 1 ranked team since an 82-77 triumph over Southern Indiana on January 2, 2004 in Evansville. That win marks the fifth-straight season that Lewis has defeated a nationally-ranked opponent.

TOP 10 - Senior guard Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) (1,651 points) is sixth in school-history in career points. He needs 41 points to pass Brandon Dagans (2005-09) for fifth place.

THE LAST TIME - Lewis guard Max Strus (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) has recorded two double-doubles in his freshman campaign for the Flyers. He is the first Flyer rookie to record a double-double since his brother Marty Strus (2008-12) accomplished that feat in 2008.

WELL DONE ROOKIE - Strus has scored at least 20 points in a game four times this season. He is the first Flyer freshman to score 20 points in a game since Jackson did it in 2011-12.

WINNING WITH CLASS - With the victory over Missouri S&T Lewis' current senior class (2011) has recorded the most victories by a Scott Trost recruiting class with 75.

1,000/700 ON THE HORIZON - Senior forward Julian Lewis (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) needs 29 points to reach 1,000 for his career and become just the fourth Flyer in school history to notch at least 1,000 points and 700 rebounds in the Division II era.

TOTALLY TO THE MAX - Strus is the highest scoring (23rd, 13.1 ppg.) freshman in the GLVC.

MID-RANGE JUMPER? - Lewis has scored just 148 points this season that have not been either a three-point FG, a FG in the paint or a free throw. Those points amount to just 7.9 percent of the Flyers' scoring this season.

POINTS IN THE PAINT - The Flyers have a decisive advantage down low, as Lewis is averaging 36.9 points-per-game in the paint to their opponents' 20.8.
 
POUNDING THE GLASS - Lewis currently holds a +5.5 rebounding margin over their opponents through 24 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 four games this season. That's the most times the Flyers have hit at least 10 trifectas since they did it five times during the 2011-12 campaign.

POURING IN POINTS - Lewis has scored 90+ points three times this season in 24 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.

SIZEABLE VICTORIES - Lewis has had 10 victories of 20+ points or more this season, which is the most by a Flyer team during the Division II era (1980-present).

CLOSE CALLS - Lewis' six losses have been by an average of 4.8 points-per-game, including one overtime loss against No. 3 Bellarmine (Jan. 22).

FROM LONG RANGE - Sophomore guard Capel Henshaw (Harrisburg, Ill./Harrisburg) is currently third in school-history in career three-point FG%, as he has converted 44.8% (56-for-125) of his attempts.

FROM LONG RANGE (PART DEUX) - Lewis, led by Henshaw, has six players who shoot 35% or above from beyond the three-point arc for their careers.

DISHING DIMES - Jackson needs 10 more assists to become the first Flyer to record at least 100 assists in a season since Dennis Thomas, Jr., registered 101 in 2010-11.

SMOKIN' HOT - Lewis has won 47 of its last 61 contests dating back to the 2012-13 campaign for a winning percentage of .770.

POST PLAY - Over his last three games, junior forward Kyle Nelson (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) is shooting 92.3% (12-for-13) from the field and has converted his last seven attempts. He has also been a force at the rim, as he has blocked 10 shots in the past three contests, which accounts for one third of his season total of 30 swats.

POST PLAY (PART DEUX) - Lewis is averaging 9.7 points and 7.8 rebounds-per-game during the Flyers' current winning streak. He has grabbed at least 10 rebounds in three contests. Prior to the streak, Lewis was averaging 6.1 points-per-game and 6.9 rebounds.

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Lewis has held its last four opponents to under 40% shooting.

IF THE TOURNAMENT STARTED TODAY - Lewis (No. 5 seed) would host UIS (No. 12 seed) in a first round contest at Neil Carey Arena.