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Romeoville, Ill. - The Lewis University men's basketball team is in search for its first trip to the 'Sweet 16' since 2002, as the seventh-seeded Flyers (22-8) meet third-seeded and 15th ranked Indianapolis (24-5) in a NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal at Bellarmine University's Knights Hall on Sunday (March 15) afternoon. Tip-off is set for 5 PM ET.
   Live stats and video streaming of Sunday's contest can be found at www.LewisFlyers.com. The game can also be heard on www.LewisFlyers.com and WJOL (1340 AM) with Scott Slocum 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 40-31 advantage over Indianapolis in their all-time series.  

LAST TIME WE MET - The combination of a season-high 19 turnovers and 50 points scored by Indianapolis' Jordan Loyd and Joe Lawson proved to be too much for Lewis, as the No. 13 Greyhounds earned the 70-61 GLVC Quarterfinal win over the Flyers at the Family Center on March 5th.

LAST TIME OUT - Lewis freshman guard Max Strus (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) notched 20 points and nine rebounds as the seventh-seeded Flyers upset No. 8 ranked UW-Parkside, 70-62, in a NCAA Midwest Regional First Round showdown on Saturday (March 14) afternoon.

WE'VE BEEN UNDERDOGS BEFORE - 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.

RANKED SCHMANKED - Saturday's victory over UW-Parkside and Lewis' win over UIndy on January 31st marks the fifth-straight season that the Flyers have defeated a nationally-ranked opponent.

NEXT TEAM UP! - Lewis is looking to become the first No. 7 seed to advance to the NCAA Midwest Regional finals since Kentucky Wesleyan did it in 2012.  

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.

TOP 10 - Senior guard Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) (1,733 points) is fifth in school-history in career points. He needs 21 points to pass Ron Lesiak (1990-94) for fourth place.

DISHING DIMES - Jackson has recorded a career-high 112 assists this season. That's the most helpers by a Flyer player since Matthew Marino notched 133 during the 2006-07 campaign.

DOUBLE/DOUBLE - Strus 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 was announced as the GLVC Freshman of the Year; and was named to the All-GLVC Second Team along with Jackson.

POURING IN POINTS - Lewis has scored 90+ points four times this season in 30 contests. That's the most times the Flyers have reached the 90-point plateau since they did it four times during the 2005-06 campaign.

PUTTING THE CLAMPS ON - Senior forward Julian Lewis (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) was selected to the GLVC All-Defensive Team for the third-straight season.

TOTALLY TO THE MAX - Strus is the highest scoring (20th, 13.6 ppg.) freshman in the GLVC. He is also the highest scoring Flyer freshman since Lewis' All-Time Leading Scorer Larry Tucker registered 14.9 points-per-game in 1979-80.

WINNING WITH CLASS - Lewis' current senior class (2011) has recorded the most victories by a Scott Trost recruiting class with 79.

THIRD TIME IS THE CHARM? - Both games played between Lewis and Indianapolis this season has ended with each team winning by a score of 70-61.

POINTS IN THE PAINT - The Flyers have a decisive advantage down low, as Lewis is averaging 36.1 points-per-game in the paint to their opponents' 21.4.
 
POUNDING THE GLASS - Lewis currently holds a +5.1 rebounding margin over their opponents through 30 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 six games this season. That's the most times the Flyers have hit at least 10 trifectas since they did it seven times during the 2007-08 campaign.

SIZEABLE VICTORIES - Lewis has had 11 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' eight losses have been by an average of 5.4 points-per-game. Four of those losses have come to three teams who are currently ranked in the Top 15 in the Nation (No. 3 Bellarmine, No. 8 UW-Parkside (twice) and No. 15 Indianapolis). Five of the eight losses have come to teams that are competing in this weekend's regional.

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 44.4% (59-for-133) of his attempts.

20/20 CLUB - Lewis has won at least 20 games for the second-straight season. The last time the Flyers had back-to-back 20+ wins season was from 2002-04.

CLIMB THAT LADDER - A win over Indianapolis would give the Flyers 23 victories. That would be the most wins by a Lewis squad since the 2003-04 Flyers went 24-7.

TWICE IS NICE - Lewis has not beaten UIndy twice in the same season since the 2009-10 campaign.