The Ferris State University men's basketball squad, which was ranked seventh in the nation this past week, returns from the Thanksgiving holiday break with a regional road contest at Lewis University on Monday (Nov. 29) evening in Romeoville, Ill.
The Bulldogs and the Flyers will square off at LU's Neil Carey Arena with tipoff set for 8 p.m. (ET).
Monday night's contest will be carried live by local flagship station Sunny 97.3 FM and the Bulldog Sports Network with online coverage available at FerrisStateBulldogs.com. Rob Bentley will call the play-by-play action beginning with the pregame show starting at 7:30 p.m. Lewis will provide a live pay-per-view video stream and live internet statistics at LewisFlyers.com.
The Bulldogs are currently 4-1 overall this year and coming off a close 71-68 home regional setback to McKendree this past Wednesday (Nov. 22) night at Jim Wink Arena. Meanwhile, Lewis is 1-2 to date this season and dropped an 84-72 road decision in its most recent action on Nov. 18 against Wayne State in Detroit.
Last season, the Bulldogs dominated the Flyers in a 97-73 triumph on New Year's Eve at Jim Wink Arena. The Flyers, though, won the most recent matchup in Romeoville in the longstanding series by a 90-85 count two years ago (11/20/21). FSU is 2-10 all-time versus Lewis in Romeoville.
Overall, Lewis has claimed three of the last four series' matchups and leads the all-time series by a 14-9 count. The two teams have played each other each season since 2009-10 with the exception of the 2020-21 campaign that was impacted by COVID.
Following Monday night's tilt, the Bulldogs will return home to host Grace Christian on Saturday (Dec. 2) in Big Rapids starting at 3 p.m. (ET) before opening Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) play on the road at Purdue Northwest on Dec. 7 and Parkside on Dec. 9.