Buckeyes Need to Get More Production From Bench

Ohio State's loss this past Saturday at West Virginia showed a weakness that the Buckeyes have had all season long- their bench.

The Mountaineers had worn down the Buckeyes by the end of the game. Evan Turner, David Lighty and William Buford played the entire game. It was clear in the last couple of minutes that these three were tired. And it showed. Their shots were coming up short and they were a step slower than usual.

Evan Turner is about as close to Superman as anyone in college basketball, but you can't expect the kid to play 40 minutes and be 100% from start to finish. He needs to get some rest at some point in the game so he can have his legs at the end.

The bench provided a grand total of zero points. Zero. That just can't happen if OSU wants to advance into the postseason.

Someone needs to step up from the bench and provide OSU with a consistent scoring option when the starters need rest.

A lot of this can fall on Thad Matta's shoulders as well. The Bucks are not a very deep team, but he's going to have to give his starters some rest and trust the guys off the bench, or this team won't go anywhere.