KNOXVILLE — There are two schools of thought for the best way to utilize a basketball bench, as evidenced by the Sweet Sixteen seasons of Tennessee and Ohio State.
The sixth-seeded Volunteers regularly use 10 players, while the second-seeded Buckeyes have recently settled on a seven-man rotation.
Ohio State used two reserves in each of its first two NCAA tournament games, and those players combined for seven points in 27 minutes.
UT used a five-man bench in the first round and a seven-man bench in the second, and those players combined for 43 points in 140 minutes.