Because everyone and their sister wrote about Deonta Vaughn struggling yesterday (I’m looking at you Mike DeCoursey and the Enquirer), I decided to write about the bench play. With Vaughn struggling, and Lance Stepheson being handcuffed at times, who is picking up their slack off the pine?
The best way to do this is to break down every game and see how well the bench played statistically. We are just breaking down UC’s bench, not the starters. The opponent numbers are just bench numbers, no starters. I got all the box scores from ESPN, so if they are wrong with who started, it’s their fault. The high is for the bench high, not the game high. Keep that in mind. This is long, so there is a jump.
11-16 Prairie View
Starters: Cashmere Wright, Deonta Vaughn, Lance Stephenson, Yancy Gates, Steve Toyloy.
Points: 69 Bench: 28 High: Larry Davis 13.
Rebounds: 44 Bench: 11 High: Darnell Wilks 5.
Assists: 17 Bench: 6 High: Wilks, Rashad Bishop 2.
Opponent Points: 14
Opponent Rebounds: 3
Opponent Assists: 0
11-18 Toledo
Starters: Wright, Vaughn, Stephenson, Gates, Toyloy
Points 92: Bench: 38 High: Rashad Bishop 20
Rebounds: 34 Bench: 19 High: Bishop 8
Assists 27: Bench: 9 High: Bishop 5
Opponent Points: 11
Opponent Rebounds: 10
Opponent Assists: 1
11-23 Vanderbilt
Starters: Wright, Vaughn, Stephenson, Gates, Rashad Bishop
Points: 67 Bench: 26 High: Dion Dixon 12
Rebounds: 45 Bench: 21 High: Dixon 10
Assists: 11 Bench: 2 High: Dixon, Jaquon Parker 1
Opponent Points: 14
Opponent Rebounds: 6
Opponent Assists: 1
11-24 Maryland
Starters: Wright, Vaughn, Stephenson, Bishop, Gates
Points: 69 Bench: 14 High: Dixon 8
Rebounds: 45 Bench: 14 High: Dixon 5
Assists: 12 Bench: 2 High: Dixon, Parker 1
Opponent Points: 15
Opponent Rebounds: 12
Opponent Assists: 4
11-25 Gonzaga
Starters: Wright, Vaughn, Stephenson, Bishop, Gates
Points: 59 Bench: 16 High: Davis, Dixon 5
Rebounds: 31 Bench: 6 High: Steve Toyloy 3
Assists: 11 Bench: 2 High: Dixon 2
Opponent Points: 3
Opponent Rebounds: 4
Opponent Assists: 1
12-1 Texas Southern
Starters: Dion Dixon, Wright, Stephenson, Bishop, Gates
Points: 94 Bench: 49 High: Toyloy 13
Rebounds: 46 Bench: 18 High: Parker 7
Assists: 24 Bench: 10 High: Vaughn 4
Opponent Points: 6
Opponent Rebounds: 8
Opponent Assists: 3
12-10 Miami
Starters: Jaquon Parker, Vaughn, Stephenson, Bishop, Toyloy
Points: 63 Bench: 33 High: Wright 12
Rebounds: 34 Bench: 15 High: Dixon, Gates 4
Assists: 8 Bench: 3 High: Dixon 2
Opponent Points: 19
Opponent Rebounds: 7
Opponent Assists: 3
12-13 Xavier
Starters: Wright, Vaughn, Stephenson, Bishop, Toyloy
Points: 79 Bench: 35 High: Gates 18
Rebounds: 43 Bench: 20 High: Gates 6
Assists: 11 Bench: 2 High: Dixon, Davis 1
Opponent Points: 29
Opponent Rebounds: 12
Opponent Assists: 2
12-16 UAB
Starters: Wright, Vaughn, Stephenson, Bishop Gates
Points: 47 Bench: 23 High: Dixon 13
Rebounds: 29 Bench: 7 High: Toyloy 4
Assists: 8 Bench: 0 High:
Opponent Points: 4
Opponent Rebounds: 7
Opponent Assists: 2
12-19 Lipscomb
Starters: Vaughn, Larry Davis, Stephenson, Ibrahima Thomas, Toyloy
Points: 80 Bench: 34 High: Dixon 18
Rebounds: 36 Bench: 15 High: Bishop 5
Assists: 21 Bench: 8 High: Wright 4
Opponent Points: 15
Opponent Rebounds: 9
Opponent Assists: 1
12-22 Winthrop
Starters: Vaugh, Davis, Stephenson, Thomas, Toyloy
Points: 74 Bench: 42 High: Gates 16
Rebounds: 40 Bench: 22 High: Bishop 7
Assists: 18 Bench: 8 High: Wright, Dixon 3
Opponent Points: 20
Opponent Rebounds: 9
Opponent Assists: 10
12-30 Connecticut
Starters: Vaughn, Davis, Stephenson, Thomas, Toyloy
Points: 71 Bench: 15 High: Gates, Bishop 6
Rebounds: 34 Bench: 9 High: Wilks, Gates 3
Assists: 16 Bench: 8 High: Dixon 4
Opponent Points: 10
Opponent Rebounds: 11
Opponent Assists: 5
1-2 Rutgers
Starters: Vaughn, Davis, Stephenson, Thomas, Biggie McClain
Points: 65 Bench: 34 High: Gates 10
Rebounds: 37 Bench: 18 High: Gates 8
Assists: 11 Bench: 4 High: Dixon 2
Opponent Points: 15
Opponent Rebounds: 8
Opponent Assists: 6
1-4 Pittsburgh
Starters: Vaughn, Davis, Stephenson, Thomas, Gates
Points: 71 Bench: 21 High: Dixon, Bishop, Toyloy 6
Rebounds: 27 Bench: 9 High: Bishop 6
Assists: 13 Bench: 4 High: Bishop 2
Opponent Points: 28
Opponent Rebounds: 9
Opponent Assists: 5
1-6 Cal State Bakersfield
Starters: Vaughn, Stephenson, Bishop, Thomas, Gates
Points: 87 Bench: 56 High: Dixon 13
Rebounds: 41 Bench: 23 High: McClain 8
Assists: 18 Bench: 13 High: Wright, Dixon 4
Opponent Points: 11
Opponent Rebounds: 11
Opponent Assists: 1
1-9 Seton Hall
Starters: Vaughn, Stephenson, Bishop, Gates, Toyloy
Points: 76 Bench: 19 High: Ibrahima Thomas 10
Rebounds: 32 Bench: 12 High: Thomas 5
Assists: 15 Bench: 6 High: Wright 5
Opponent Points: 24
Opponent Rebounds: 6
Opponent Assists: 9
1-13 St John’s
Starters: Vaughn, Stephenson, Bishop, Thomas, Gates
Points: 50 Bench: 16 High: Toyloy 8
Rebounds: 38 Bench: 10 High: Toyloy 7
Assists: 10 Bench: 2 High: Davis, Toyloy, 1
Opponent Points: 39
Opponent Rebounds: 14
Opponent Assists: 7
1-16 Notre Dame
Starters: Vaughn, Davis, Stephenson, Gates, Toyloy
Points: 60 Bench: 25 High: Bishop 10
Rebounds: 48 Bench: 24 High: Wilks 8
Assists: 7 Bench: 4 High: Dixon 2
Opponent Points: 8
Opponent Rebounds: 5
Opponent Assists: 0
1-20 South Florida
Starters: Parker, Vaughn, Bishop, Gates, Toyloy
Points: 78 Bench: 11 High: Dixon 6
Rebounds: 29 Bench: 7 High: McClain, Thomas 2
Assists: 15 Bench: 1 High: Davis 1
Opponent Points: 4
Opponent Rebounds: 3
Opponent Assists: 3
1-24 Louisville
Starters: Parker, Vaughn, Stephenson, Thomas, Gates
Points: 60 Bench: 16 High: Wright 12
Rebounds: 31 Bench: 7 High: Bishop, Wright 2
Assists: 15 Bench: 3 High: Wright, Bishop, Dixon 1
Opponent Points: 12
Opponent Rebounds: 4
Opponent Assists: 4
1-30 Providence
Starters: Wright, Vaughn, Bishop, Thomas, Gates
Points: 92 Bench: 29 High: Lance Stephenson 12
Rebounds: 35 Bench: 17 High: Stephenson 9
Assists: 17 Bench: 4 High: Stephenson 2
Opponent Points: 20
Opponent Rebounds: 8
Opponent Assists: 1
2-4 Notre Dame
Starters: Wright, Vaughn, Bishop, Thomas, Gates
Points: 65 Bench: 27 High: Davis 12
Rebounds: 31 Bench: 12 High: Stephenson 6
Assists: 14 Bench: 3 High: Toyloy, Parker, Stephenson 1
Opponent Points: 7
Opponent Rebounds: 3
Opponent Assists: 1
2-7 Syracuse
Starters: Vaughn, Stephenson, Bishop, Thomas, Gates
Points: 54 Bench: 11 High: Wright 7
Rebounds: 28 Bench: 3 High: Toyloy 3
Assists: 10 Bench: 2 High: Wright, Toyloy 1
Opponent Points: 28
Opponent Rebounds: 7
Opponent Assists: 7
The Bearcats bench hasn’t delivered lately. Dion Dixon, my best friend, has disappeared in Big East play. Some of the numbers are a little skewed because Lance Stephenson and Cash Wright have been playing starter minutes off the bench. The ever changing starting line up helps complicate the bench matters. There is something to be said about guys getting steady minutes every game. As we head down the home stretch, we need the bench guys to start performing at a higher level. But, for every Cash who steps up, it seems like a Deonta Vaughn steps down. We definitely need better play out of the following men who don’t start: Steve Toyloy, Larry Davis, and Dion Dixon. We can’t go stagnant when they check in. Larry has played better, but we need more.
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