ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The 11th ranked Lewis men's basketball team extended its winning streak to seven with an 83-69 win over Northwood on Sunday afternoon at Neil Carey Arena. Donovan Oliver (Kewanee, Ill./Kewanee) scored a career-high 21 points to lead five Flyers (8-1) in double figures.

The Timberwolves (6-6) opened the game hot hitting three of their first four shots to build an 8-2 lead less than two minutes into the game. Lewis fought back to tie the game at 13 on an old fashioned three-point play from Brandon McCombs (Jacksonville, Ill./Jacksonville) with 13:00 minutes left in the half.

The two sides went back and forth over the next five minutes with the lead changing hands six times. Jake Reinhart (Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic) hit a jumper in the lane to put the Flyers back in front which sparked a 19-4 run over the next 5:30 to give Lewis its biggest lead of the half at 40-26 on a layup from Oliver.

Northwood finished the half on a 10-2 run highlighted by a six-point play with three's from Jack Ammerman and Ja'Kavien Lewis which was sandwiched around a foul on Anthony D'Avanzo (Harwood Heights, Ill./Notre Dame).

The Flyers shot 53 percent (16-for-30) from the floor, was 5-of-10 from three and shot 63 percent at the foul line in the first 20 minutes.

The Timberwolves shot 50 percent (15-for-30) from the field and was 6-of-15 from downtown.

Northwood's leading scorer, Alec Marty was held to three points in the first half but picked it up in the first 10 minutes of the second half scoring 12 of the Timberwolves first 23 points as they cut the lead to 60-59 after a layup from Marty with 10:06 left in the game.

Adam Pischke (Cary, Ill./Marian Central Catholic) hit 1-of-2 at the foul line on the ensuing possession sparking a 14-2 run for the Flyers over the next 4:23 to extend the lead to 13 points. Oliver had four points while Kendale McCullum (Elgin, Ill./Elgin Larkin) added three and Marco Pettinato (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way West), Delaney Blaylock (Wyoming, Mich./Godwin Heights) and Dusan Mahorcic (Montenegro, Serbia/Notre Dame College Prep) added two apiece.

The Timberwolves wouldn't get closer than 11 the rest of the way as Lewis put the game away with an 8-4 run to build its largest lead of the game at 82-65 on three-pointer from Pischke with less than a minute to play.

After scoring 12 points in the first 10 minutes of the second half Marty was held to just two points the rest of the game primarily because of the defense of McCullum.

The Flyers finished the game shooting 58 percent (34-for-59) from the field, 43 percent from three and turned 19 turnovers into 22 points. Joining Oliver in double figures was Pischke and Blaylock with 13 points each while McCullum and D'Avanzo added 12 apiece.

Marty and Trey McBride led Northwood with 17 points each while Lewis dropped in 13. The Timberwolves shot 49 percent from the floor and 40 percent from three in the contest.

Lewis resumes GLVC play on Thursday hosting Truman State at 7:30 p.m. at Neil Carey Arena.