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Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team looks to win 20 games for the second-straight season, as the Flyers (19-6, 11-5) seek their eighth-straight victory against McKendree (11-13, 4-12) on Saturday (Feb. 21) at the Melvin Price Convocation Center. Tip-off is set for 3 PM.
   Live stats and video streaming of Saturday's contest - provided by McKendree - can be found on on www.LewisFlyers.com.

ALL-TIME SERIES -  Since entering the Division II ranks, Lewis owns an 6-1 advantage over the Bearcats in their all-time series.

LAST TIME WE MET - Lewis set a then, season-high with 34 field goals and tied a season-high with 11 three-pointers en route to the 97-70 GLVC win over McKendree at Neil Carey Arena on January 15, 2015.

LAST TIME OUT - Lewis senior guard Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) scored a season-high 30 points, including 16-for-20 from the free throw line, as the Flyers claimed the 83-78 win over UIS on Thursday (Feb. 19) night. The 16 free throws tied a career-high for Jackson.

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 - Jackson (1,681 points) is sixth in school-history in career points. He needs 11 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 - Lewis' current senior class (2011) has recorded the most victories by a Scott Trost recruiting class with 76.

1,000/700 ON THE HORIZON - Senior forward Julian Lewis (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) needs 25 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 (24th, 13.0 ppg.) freshman in the GLVC.

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

MID-RANGE JUMPER? - Lewis has scored just 156 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 8.0 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 25 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 25 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 44.9% (57-for-127) 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 four 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 48 of its last 62 contests dating back to the 2012-13 campaign for a winning percentage of .774.

SMOKIN' HOT (PART DEUX) - Lewis is in the midst of its second seven-game winning streak this season. The last time the Flyers had two seven-game winning streaks in a season was the 1985-86 team that won 25 games.

POST PLAY - Over his last four games, junior forward Kyle Nelson (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) is shooting 88.9% (16-for-18) from the field.

POST PLAY (PART DEUX) - Lewis is averaging 8.9 points and 8.0 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.