You might not have noticed, but Cincinnati has had a little bit of trouble scoring lately. UC has averaged 56 points over the last 3 games. It's kind of surprising that they are 2-1 over that span. A large reason why is that the Bearcats have gotten no bench production. Some of this comes with the tightened rotation. Some comes because guys are missing shots Let's look at the bench scoring in every game this season to find out the whole story.
There are going to be a couple of these lists. One of the non-conference, one for conference play. The 12 conference games make for a good match for this comparison. At the bottom the entire season numbers will be there. The conference opponents UC has played twice will have a 1 or 2 by their name.
NON-CONFERENCE
BENCH MINUTES
- 99 – Appalachian St
- 90 – UMass-Lowell
- 90 – USC Upstate
- 86 – Chicago St
- 80 – NC Central
- 80 – Nebraska
- 78 – Middle Tennessee St
- 76 – Xavier
- 74 – Kennesaw St
- 69 – New Mexico
- 67 – NC State
- 66 – Campbell
- 61 – Pittsburgh
BENCH SCORING
- 38 – Chicago St
- 32 – Appalachian St
- 32 – USC Upstate
- 31 – Kennesaw St
- 31 – Nebraska
- 25 – NC Central
- 24 – UMass-Lowell
- 21 – New Mexico
- 19 – MTSU
- 15 – Campbell
- 13 – NC State
- 13 – Xavier
- 12 – Pittsburgh
PERCENT OF TEAM POINTS SCORED
- 41.9% – Nebraska
- 41.5% – App. State
- 38.9% – NM
- 37.2% – USC Up
- 37.2% – Chi St
- 33.8% – NC Central
- 32.6% – Ken. St
- 30.4% – UM-Lowell
- 27.7% – XU
- 27.5% – MTSU
- 27.2% – Pitt
- 19.1% – NC State
- 18.5% – Camp
BENCH FIELD GOAL SHOOTING
- 60% -12/20 – Neb
- 53.8% 7/13 – Camp
- 48% – 12/25 – Ken St
- 43.5% – 10/23 – USC Up
- 42.1% – 8/19 – NM
- 41.7%- 5/12 – MTSU
- 41.4% – 12/29 – App. St
- 38.5% – 5/13 – Pitt
- 38.2% – 13/34 – Chi St
- 34.8% – 8/23 – UM-L
- 31.2% – 5/16 – XU
- 27.2% – 6/22 – NC Central
- 23% – 3/13 – NC State
BENCH THREE POINTERS
- 60% – 3/5 – NM
- 60% – 3/5 – MTSU
- 50% – 3/6 – Neb
- 40% – 2/5 – App St
- 35.3% – 6/17 – Chi St
- 33% – 1/3 – Pitt
- 30.8% – 4/13 – USC Up
- 30% – 3/10 – NC Central
- 28.6% – 2/7 – XU
- 25% – 1/4 – Ken. St
- 0% – 0/1 – NC State
- 0% – 0/3 – Camp.
- 0% – 0/7 – UM-L
BENCH FREE THROWS
- 87.5% -7/8 – NC State
- 85.7% – 6/7 – MTSU
- 80% – 8/10 – NC Central
- 80% – 4/5 – Neb
- 75% – 6/8 – App St
- 75% – 6/8 – Ken. St
- 75% – 6/8 – Chi St
- 72.7% – 8/11 – UM-L
- 72.7% – 8/11 – USC Up
- 66.7% – 2/3 – NM
- 33% – 1/3 – Pitt
- 25% – 1/4 – Camp
- 25% – 1/4 – XU
BENCH REBOUNDS
- 28 – Chi St
- 22 – App St
- 20 – Ken St
- 17 – NC State
- 13 – Neb
- 12 – NC Central
- 11 – USC Up
- 11 – MTSU
- 10 – UM-L
- 10 – Pitt
- 8 – NM
- 7 – Camp
- 6 – XU
BENCH ASSISTS
- 10 – Chi St
- 8 – Ken. St
- 8 – USC Up
- 8 – MTSU
- 6 – NC Central
- 6 – App St
- 5 – Neb
- 4 – UM-L
- 4 – Pitt
- 3 – Camp
- 2 – XU
- 1 – NM
- 0 – NC State
BENCH TURNOVERS
- 8 – App St
- 7 – Chi St
- 6 – NC State
- 6 – UM-L
- 5 – MTSU
- 4 – Camp
- 4 – Ken. St
- 3 – Pitt
- 2 – NC Central
- 2 – USC Up
- 2 – Neb
- 1 – NM
- 1 – XU
BENCH STEALS
- 5 – UM-L
- 5 – Ken. St
- 4 – NM
- 3 – Camp
- 3 – USC Up
- 3 – Neb
- 2 – NC Central
- 2 – App St
- 2 – XU
- 2 – Pitt
- 2 – Chi St
- 1 – NC State
- 1 – MTSU
BENCH BLOCKS
- 3 – Camp
- 3 – USC Up
- 3- Chi St
- 2 – NC State
- 2 – App St
- 2 – Ken. St
- 1 – NM
- 1 – XU
- 1- MTSU
- 1 – Neb
- 0 – NC Central
- 0 – UM-L
- 0 – Pitt
LEADING SCORERS OFF THE BENCH
- 15 – Troy Caupain – USC Up
- 14 – Jermaine Sanders – Chi St
- 13 – Jermaine Sanders – NC Central
- 13 – Troy Caupain – App St.
- 11 – Troy Caupain – NM
- 11 – Kevin Johnson – Neb
- 9 – Jermaine Lawrence – Ken. St
- 8 – Jermaine Lawrence – Camp
- 7 – Troy Caupain / Kevin Johnson – UM-L
- 6 – Jermaine Sanders – MTSU
- 5 – Troy Caupain – NC State
- 5 – Troy Caupain / Kevin Johnson – XU
- 4 – Jermaine Sanders / Troy Caupain / Jermaine Lawrence – Pitt
MOST EFFICIENT GAMES (using BB State efficiency)
- 22 – Jermaine Sanders – Chi St
- 18 – Troy Caupain – App St
- 17 – Troy Caupain – USC Up
- 14 – Jermaine Sanders – NC Central
- 13 – Kevin Johnson – Neb
- 11 – Jermaine Lawrence – Camp
- 10 – Troy Caupain – NM
- 9 – Jermaine Sanders / Troy Caupain – Ken. St
- 9 – Troy Caupain – MTSU
- 8 – Jermaine Lawrence – NC State
- 6 – David Nyarsuk – UM-L
- 5 – Jermaine Sanders – Pitt
- 4 – Kevin Johnson – XU
Conference Play
BENCH MINUTES
- 76 – Central Florida
- 74 – Rutgers
- 72 – Houston
- 71 – SMU-1
- 69 – Temple-2
- 66 – Memphis
- 58 – South Florida-1
- 56 – Temple-1
- 54 – SMU-2
- 50 – South Florida-2
- 46 – Connecticut
- 41 – Louisville
BENCH SCORING
- 27 – Rutgers
- 23 – Memphis
- 23 – Houston
- 23 – Temple-2
- 18 – Central Florida
- 17 – SMU-1
- 12 – Temple-1
- 11 – South Florida-1
- 8 – SMU-2
- 7 – Connecticut
- 5 – Louisville
- 2 – South Florida-2
PERCENT OF TEAM POINTS SCORED
- 38% – RU
- 37.7% – UH
- 33.3% – Mem
- 28.7% – Tem-2
- 26.1% – SMU-1
- 26% – UCF
- 18% – USF-1
- 17.4% – Tem-1
- 14.5% – SMU-2
- 11.1% – UConn
- 7% – UL
- 4% – USF-2
BENCH FIELD GOAL SHOOTING
- 61.5% – 8/13 – Tem-2
- 57.1% – 8/14 – RU
- 44.4% – 8/18 – Mem
- 44.4% – 8/18 – UH
- 42.9% – 6/14 – SMU-1
- 33.3% – 6/18 – UCF
- 33.3% – 3/9 – SMU-2
- 30% – 3/10 – Tem-1
- 27.2% – 3/11 – USF-1
- 22.2% – 2/9 – UL
- 22.2% – 2/9 – UConn
- 12.5% – 1/8 – USF-2
BENCH THREE POINTERS
- 60% – 3/5 – Mem
- 50% – 4/8 – UH
- 42.9% – 3/7 – USF-1
- 40% – 2/5 – RU
- 37.5% – 3/8 – SMU-1
- 33.3% – 2/6 – Tem-1
- 33.3% – 1/3 – UL
- 25% – 2/8 – UCF
- 25% – 1/4 – Tem-2
- 16.7% – 1/6 – SMU-2
- 0% – 0/4 – USF-2
- 0% – 0/4 – UConn
BENCH FREE THROWS
- 100% – 4/4 – Mem
- 100% – 2/2 – USF-1
- 85.7% – 6/7 – Tem-2
- 80% – 4/5 – Tem-1
- 80% – 4/5 – UCF
- 75% – 3/4 – UConn
- 68.8% -11/16 – RU
- 60% – 3/5 – UH
- 50% – 2/4 – SMU-1
- 33.3% – 1/3 – SMU-2
- —% – 0/0 – UL
- —% – 0/0 – USF-2
BENCH REBOUNDS
- 11 – Mem
- 10 – UH
- 10 – UCF
- 10 – USF-2
- 8 – USF-1
- 7 – SMU-1
- 7 – Tem-2
- 6 – SMU-2
- 4 – RU
- 4 – Tem-1
- 3 – UL
- 3 – UConn
BENCH ASSISTS
- 9 – Tem-2
- 8 – Mem
- 6 – Tem-1
- 4 – USF-1
- 4 – UCF
- 4 – SMU-2
- 3 – UL
- 3 – USF-2
- 3 – UConn
- 2 -SMU-1
- 2 – UH
- 2 – RU
BENCH TURNOVERS
- 6 – RU
- 6 – Tem-2
- 5 – UCF
- 5 – SMU-2
- 4 – UL
- 3 – Mem
- 3 – UConn
- 2 – Tem-1
- 2 – USF-1
- 1 – SMU-1
- 1 – UH
- 1 – USF-2
BENCH STEALS
- 5 – Mem
- 4 – UH
- 3 – SMU-1
- 2 – Tem-2
- 2 – UConn
- 1 – Tem-1
- 1 – UCF
- 1 – USF-2
- 0 – RU
- 0 – USF-1
- 0 – UL
- 0 – SMU-2
BENCH BLOCKS
- 3 – UH
- 3 – RU
- 3 – Tem-2
- 2 – USF-1
- 1 – SMU-1
- 1 – Mem
- 1 – USF-2
- 1 – UConn
- 1 – SMU-2
- 0 – Tem-1
- 0 – UCF
- 0 – UL
LEADING SCORERS OFF THE BENCH
- 14 – Troy Caupain – RU
- 11 – Jermaine Sanders – UH
- 10 – Jermaine Sanders – SMU-1
- 10 – Jermaine Sanders – UCF
- 8 – Troy Caupain – Tem-2
- 7 – Troy Caupain / Kevin Johnson – Mem
- 6 – Jermaine Sanders – USF-1
- 5 – Jermaine Sanders / Kevin Johnson – Tem-1
- 5 – Jermaine Sanders – UL
- 4 – Jermaine Sanders – UConn
- 4 – Jermaine Sanders – SMU-2
- 2 – Jermaine Sanders – USF-2
MOST EFFICIENT GAMES (using BB State efficiency)
- 15 – Troy Caupain – Tem-2
- 13 – Troy Caupain – Mem
- 13 – Jermaine Sanders – UH
- 10 – Jermaine Sanders – SMU-1
- 10 – Jermaine Sanders – UCF
- 9 – Troy Caupain – RU
- 6 – Jermaine Sanders / Troy Caupain – USF-1
- 6 – Jermaine Sanders – SMU-2
- 5 – Troy Caupain – Tem-1
- 4 – Jermaine Sanders – UL
- 4 – Jermaine Sanders – USF-2
- 4 – Jermaine Sanders – UConn
When you break down the averages, they look like this:
Minutes
Non-con: 78.1
Con: 61
Points
N: 23.5
C: 14.7
Percentage of team points
N: 32.2%
C: 22.5%
Shooting
N: 106/262 – 40.4%
C: 58/151 – 38.4%
3
N: 28/86 – 32.5%
C: 22/68 – 32.3%
FT
N: 64/90 – 71.1%
C: 40/55 – 72.7%
REB
N: 13.5 per game
C: 6.9 per game
AST
N: 65 / 5 per
C: 50 / 4.2 per
TO
N: 51 / 3.9 per
C: 38 / 3.2 per
STL
N: 35 / 2.8 per
C: 19 / 1.6 per
BLK
N: 19 / 1.6 per
C: 16 / 1.3 per
HIGH
N: 9.3 per
C: 7.2 per
EFF
N: 11.2
C: 8.25
There are some factors in play. You have the Lawrence injury, which had a bigger effect on rebounding than it did anything else. Lawrence hasn't really scored a lot. The free throw percentage is probably better as a result of him not taking so many.
The shorter rotation and the lack of big bench minutes is another one, and the main one. But, who would blame Mick for leaning on the bench less when they aren't producing? The lack of production from Sanders and especially Caupain lately hasn't been conducive to playing time. Hopefully the rest and time off will allow them to rebalance themselves. I don't want to be Mr. Gloom and Doom, but Cincinnati isn't going as far as we want in March if Troy and Sanders don't produce.
Here are the entire season numbers.
ENTIRE SEASON
BENCH MINUTES
- 99 – Appalachian St
- 90 – UMass-Lowell
- 90 – USC Upstate
- 86 – Chicago St
- 80 – NC Central
- 80 – Nebraska
- 78 – Middle Tennessee St
- 76 – Xavier
- 76 – UCF
- 74 – Kennesaw St
- 74 – Rutgers
- 72 – Houston
- 71 – SMU-1
- 69 – New Mexico
- 69 – Temple-2
- 67 – NC State
- 66 – Campbell
- 66 – Memphis
- 61 – Pittsburgh
- 58 – South Florida-1
- 56 – Temple-1
- 54 – SMU-2
- 50 – USF-2
- 46 – Connecticut
- 41 – Louisville
BENCH SCORING
- 38 – Chicago St
- 32 – Appalachian St
- 32 – USC Upstate
- 31 – Kennesaw St
- 31 – Nebraska
- 27 – Rutgers
- 25 – NC Central
- 24 – UMass-Lowell
- 23 – Memphis
- 23 – Houston
- 23 – Temple-2
- 21 – New Mexico
- 19 – MTSU
- 18 – UCF
- 17 – SMU-1
- 15 – Campbell
- 13 – NC State
- 13 – Xavier
- 12 – Pittsburgh
- 12 – Temple-1
- 11 – South Florida-1
- 8 – SMU-2
- 7 – Connecticut
- 5 – Louisville
- 2 – USF-2
PERCENT OF TEAM POINTS SCORED
- 41.9% – Nebraska
- 41.5% – App. State
- 38.9% – NM
- 38% – RU
- 37.7% – UH
- 37.2% – USC Up
- 37.2% – Chi St
- 33.8% – NC Central
- 33.3% – Mem
- 32.6% – Ken. St
- 30.4% – UM-Lowell
- 28.7% – Tem-2
- 27.7% – XU
- 27.5% – MTSU
- 27.2% – Pitt
- 26.1% – SMU-1
- 26% – UCF
- 19.1% – NC State
- 18.5% – Camp
- 18% – USF-1
- 17.4% – Tem-1
- 14.5% – SMU-2
- 11.1% – UConn
- 7% – UL
- 4% – USF-2
BENCH FIELD GOAL SHOOTING
- 61.5% – 8/13 – Tem-2
- 60% -12/20 – Neb
- 57.1% – 8/14 – RU
- 53.8% 7/13 – Camp
- 48% – 12/25 – Ken St
- 44.4% – 8/18 – Mem
- 44.4% – 8/18 – UH
- 43.5% – 10/23 – USC Up
- 42.9% – 6/14 – SMU-1
- 42.1% – 8/19 – NM
- 41.7%- 5/12 – MTSU
- 41.4% – 12/29 – App. St
- 38.5% – 5/13 – Pitt
- 38.2% – 13/34 – Chi St
- 34.8% – 8/23 – UM-L
- 33.3% – 6/18 – UCF
- 33.3% – 3/9 – SMU-2
- 31.2% – 5/16 – XU
- 30% – 3/10 – Tem-1
- 27.2% – 6/22 – NC Central
- 27.2% – 3/11 – USF-1
- 23% – 3/13 – NC State
- 22.2% – 2/9 – UL
- 22.2% – 2/9 – UConn
- 12.5% – 1/8 – USF-2
BENCH THREE POINTERS
- 60% – 3/5 – NM
- 60% – 3/5 – MTSU
- 60% – 3/5 – Mem
- 50% – 4/8 – UH
- 50% – 3/6 – Neb
- 42.9% – 3/7 – USF-1
- 40% – 2/5 – App St
- 40% – 2/5 – RU
- 37.5% – 3/8 – SMU-1
- 35.3% – 6/17 – Chi St
- 33.3% – 2/6 – Tem-1
- 33.3% – 1/3 – Pitt
- 33.3% – 1/3 – UL
- 30.8% – 4/13 – USC Up
- 30% – 3/10 – NC Central
- 28.6% – 2/7 – XU
- 25% – 2/8 – UCF
- 25% – 1/4 – Ken. St
- 25% – 1/4 – Tem-2
- 16.7% – 1/6 – SMU-2
- 0% – 0/1 – NC State
- 0% – 0/3 – Camp.
- 0% – 0/4 – USF-2
- 0% – 0/4 – UConn
- 0% – 0/7 – UM-L
BENCH FREE THROWS
- 100% – 4/4 – Mem
- 100% – 2/2 – USF-1
- 87.5% -7/8 – NC State
- 85.7% – 6/7 – MTSU
- 85.7% – 6/7 – Tem-2
- 80% – 8/10 – NC Central
- 80% – 4/5 – Neb
- 80% – 4/5 – Tem-1
- 80% – 4/5 – UCF
- 75% – 6/8 – App St
- 75% – 6/8 – Ken. St
- 75% – 6/8 – Chi St
- 75% – 3/4 – UConn
- 72.7% – 8/11 – UM-L
- 72.7% – 8/11 – USC Up
- 68.8% – 11/16 – RU
- 66.7% – 2/3 – NM
- 60% – 3/5 – UH
- 50% – 2/4 – SMU-1
- 33.3% – 1/3 – Pitt
- 33.3% – 1/3 – SMU-2
- 25% – 1/4 – Camp
- 25% – 1/4 – XU
- —-% – 0/0 – UL
- —-% – 0/0 – USF-2
BENCH REBOUNDS
- 28 – Chi St
- 22 – App St
- 20 – Ken St
- 17 – NC State
- 13 – Neb
- 12 – NC Central
- 11 – USC Up
- 11 – MTSU
- 11 – Mem
- 10 – UM-L
- 10 – Pitt
- 10 – UH
- 10 – UCF
- 10 – USF-2
- 8 – NM
- 8 – USF-1
- 7 – Camp
- 7 – SMU-1
- 7- Tem-2
- 6 – XU
- 6 – SMU-2
- 4 – RU
- 4 – Tem-1
- 3 – UL
- 3 – UConn
BENCH ASSISTS
- 10 – Chi St
- 9 – Tem-2
- 8 – Ken. St
- 8 – USC Up
- 8 – MTSU
- 8 – Mem
- 6 – NC Central
- 6 – App St
- 6 – Tem-1
- 5 – Neb
- 4 – UM-L
- 4 – Pitt
- 4 – USF-1
- 4 – UCF
- 4 – SMU-2
- 3 – Camp
- 3 – UL
- 3 – USF-2
- 3 – UConn
- 2 – XU
- 2 – SMU-1
- 2 – UH
- 2 – RU
- 1 – NM
- 0 – NC State
BENCH TURNOVERS
- 8 – App St
- 7 – Chi St
- 6 – NC State
- 6 – UM-L
- 6- RU
- 6 – Tem-2
- 5 – MTSU
- 5 – UCF
- 5 – SMU-2
- 4 – Camp
- 4 – Ken. St
- 4 – UL
- 3 – Pitt
- 3 – Mem
- 3 – UConn
- 2 – NC Central
- 2 – USC Up
- 2 – Neb
- 2 – Tem-1
- 2 – USF-1
- 1 – NM
- 1 – XU
- 1 – SMU-1
- 1 – UH
- 1 – USF-2
BENCH STEALS
- 5 – UM-L
- 5 – Ken. St
- 5 – Mem
- 4 – NM
- 4 – UH
- 3 – Camp
- 3 – USC Up
- 3 – Neb
- 3 – SMU-1
- 2 – NC Central
- 2 – App St
- 2 – XU
- 2 – Pitt
- 2 – Chi St
- 2 – Tem-2
- 2 – UConn
- 1 – NC State
- 1 – MTSU
- 1 – Tem-1
- 1 – UCF
- 1 – USF-2
- 0 – RU
- 0 – USF-1
- 0 – UL
- 0 – SMU-2
BENCH BLOCKS
- 3 – Camp
- 3 – USC Up
- 3- Chi St
- 3 – UH
- 3 – RU
- 3 – Tem-2
- 2 – NC State
- 2 – App St
- 2 – Ken. St
- 2 – USF-1
- 1 – NM
- 1 – XU
- 1- MTSU
- 1 – Neb
- 1 – SMU-1
- 1 – Mem
- 1 – USF-2
- 1 – UConn
- 1 – SMU-2
- 0 – NC Central
- 0 – UM-L
- 0 – Pitt
- 0 – Tem-1
- 0 – UCF
- 0 – UL
LEADING SCORERS OFF THE BENCH
- 15 – Troy Caupain – USC Up
- 14 – Jermaine Sanders – Chi St
- 14 – Troy Caupain – RU
- 13 – Jermaine Sanders – NC Central
- 13 – Troy Caupain – App St.
- 11 – Troy Caupain – NM
- 11 – Kevin Johnson – Neb
- 11 – Jermaine Sanders – UH
- 10 – Jermaine Sanders – SMU-1
- 10 – Jermaine Sanders – UCF
- 9 – Jermaine Lawrence – Ken. St
- 8 – Jermaine Lawrence – Camp
- 8 – Troy Caupain – Tem-2
- 7 – Troy Caupain / Kevin Johnson – UM-L
- 7 – Troy Caupain / Kevin Johnson – Mem
- 6 – Jermaine Sanders – MTSU
- 6 – Jermaine Sanders – USF-1
- 5 – Troy Caupain – NC State
- 5 – Troy Caupain / Kevin Johnson – XU
- 5 – Jermaine Sanders / Kevin Johnson – Tem-1
- 5 – Jermaine Sanders – UL
- 4 – Jermaine Sanders / Troy Caupain / Jermaine Lawrence – Pitt
- 4 – Jermaine Sanders – UConn
- 4 – Jermaine Sanders – SMU-2
- 2 – Jermaine Sanders – USF-2
MOST EFFICIENT GAMES (using BB State efficiency)
- 22 – Jermaine Sanders – Chi St
- 18 – Troy Caupain – App St
- 17 – Troy Caupain – USC Up
- 15 – Troy Caupain – Tem-2
- 14 – Jermaine Sanders – NC Central
- 13 – Kevin Johnson – Neb
- 13 – Troy Caupain – Mem
- 13 – Jermaine Sanders – UH
- 11 – Jermaine Lawerence – Camp
- 10 – Troy Caupain – NM
- 10 – Jermaine Sanders – SMU-1
- 10 – Jermaine Sanders – UCF
- 9 – Jermaine Sanders / Troy Caupain – Ken. St
- 9 – Troy Caupain – MTSU
- 9 – Troy Caupain – RU
- 8 – Jermaine Lawrence – NC State
- 6 – David Nyarsuk – UM-L
- 6 – Jermaine Sanders / Troy Caupain – USF-1
- 6 – Jermaine Sanders – SMU-2
- 5 – Jermaine Sanders – Pitt
- 5 – Troy Caupain – Tem-1
- 4 – Kevin Johnson – XU
- 4 – Jermaine Sanders – UL
- 4 – Jermaine Sanders – USF-2
- 4 – Jermaine Sanders – UConn
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